Readers Are Leaders
Our favorite community outreach is the Readers Are Leaders program. Once a year, as part of the Read Across America national event celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday, we read to 2nd and 3rd graders at our local school. We’re proud to be founders of this event in our community.
We founded our Readers are Leaders in 2011 with 6 readers and the United Way. We chose our own books from the library, brought them from home, or went out to buy them. Our 7th Annual Readers are Leaders event was held in March of 2017 with over two hundred and fifty volunteers reading to over four thousand students at 22 Grade Schools.
Readers Are Leaders 2017. We read Oh Say Can You Say; a book of tongue twisters. After hearing a tongue twister, the children raised hands hoping to read the same tongue twister better than their guest reader. Here I am being read Pete Brigg’s Pigs by a 2nd grader after my crown..
Serving Others
I served two terms on the United Way of Kenosha County Board of Directors. I’ve served on their Campaign, Oversight and Grants Committees.
I founded, funded, and hosted the United Way Save the Babies program. I have been given the United Way’s Champion Award.
We have served on –
The Salvation Army’s Advisory Council for Chicago and the Northwest Suburbs, as Chairman of Illinois School District 214’s Annual Campaign, Shelter Incorporated’s Black Tie Dinner, the Lutheran Home and Services Alzheimer’s Benefit Committee, Herzing University’s Advisory Council, the Kemper Center Building and Grounds Committee, and the Rotary Club Grants Committee.
We’ve donated –
Web authoring and hosting for the Kemper Center Murder Mysteries, Carthage Lady Reds Softball Team’s Golf Outing, the Kenosha Area Dragon Boat Festival, the Taylor Clark Memorial Golf Outing, Children’s Organ Transplant Association outings, and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
We’ve volunteered at –
The Kemper Center Murder Mystery Series, Oktoberfest, Save the Babies, the Children’s Organ Transplant Association outings, the Taylor Clark Golf Outing, Carthage Lady Reds Softball Golf outing, and Readers Are Leaders.