Sponsorship Information

Through sponsorship, your business can play an important role in bringing Read-a-thon to life in schools in your community. There are many ways you can participate: by making a cash donation, committing to ongoing financial support for the program, or providing goods and/or services in-kind.

How can your company benefit from becoming a sponsor?

Read-a-thon can help your company increase its visibility and build its brand. Your brand will appear on Read-a-thon materials that are distributed to thousands of homes, schools and libraries in our community, across Canada and internationally. It will also appear on the Read-a-thon website and be seen in regional and national newspapers.  Read-a-thon can help your company demonstrate its commitment to children and their education. By sponsoring Read-a-thon, you are investing in children’s lives, improving schools and creating a better community. It’s a great opportunity to get involved and make a difference.

School Councils, School Boards & Public Libraries

School councils can be instrumental in ensuring the success of Read-a-thon in their schools by:

• Endorsing the Read-a-thon program


• Providing volunteer support to administration and teachers to implement the program


• Seeking out additional prizes or incentives for students within the community

School boards can support Read-a-thon by:

• Endorsing the Read-a-thon program


• Working with Read-a-thon planners to identify schools of interest for Read-a-thon


• Facilitating distribution of Read-a-thon material to schools

Public libraries can support Read-a-thon by:

• Endorsing the Read-a-thon program


• Partnering with local schools to enrich Read-a-thon activities by providing reading lists for students and animating reading activities in schools


• Posting Read-a-thon information for the community and Read-a-thon results from local schools

Media Sponsors

To promote and support the program, Read-a-thon organizers are seeking partnerships with print and electronic media. As Read-a-thon supporters, media partners will receive prominent recognition in Read-thon material and launches. Partnering with media may include:

• On-air or in-print promotion of Read-a-thon (editorial and/or advertising)


• Coverage of Read-a-thon events in the community (launch event and/or individual school activities)


• Production and airing of PSAs


• Guest appearances by Read-a-thon organizers on local media

Kiwanis Members

Kiwanis Club Members have a unique opportunity to support Read-a-thon activities by:

• Becoming a Kiwanis Champion at a school in your community, which may involve acting as a liaison between the Kiwanis organization and participating schools, and participating in your school’s Read-a-thon activities


• Making a donation to Read-a-thon


• Providing goods and in-kind services to support Read-a-thon


• Assisting with the promotion of Read-a-thon within the community

Individuals

Members of the community are invited to support Read-a-thon by:

• Making a donation to Read-a-thon


• contacting the Kiwanis Club to learn more about how you can get involved