We raised $61,220.05! Our community came together to raise this incredible amount at this year's Beyond the Book Benefit. Every dollar will help bridge the educational gap for students across Austin. Because of everyone's generosity we will now be able to support 10-15 additional schools for the 2026-27 school year.
For our first event, we spent the afternoon poolside with margaritas, yummy food and a short presentation to help educate guests on our cause. We were overwhelmed with the generosity and support shown by all attendees as well as out of town donors. We raised over $12,000, surpassing our fundraising goal!
The funds raised at this event will support a reading intervention program called Read Naturally at Guerrero-Thompson Elementary School. The school lost the funding to continue this subscription for the 2024-25 school year. This program provides individualized help to each student with reading quizzes, phonics lessons, teacher assessments and much more. After the subscription was started 3 years ago the school saw drastic improvements in reading standardized test scores. We are excited to be able to provide the funding needed to continue the program at this school.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all who attended, donated, and volunteered. Your support makes a world of difference, and we look forward to continuing this journey together.
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