Welcome To Arizona's Read For The Record Blog!

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record campaign puts books in the homes of children who need them most and focuses on helping them make gains in crucial language and literacy skills. This year’s official Campaign book is the beloved children’s classic Corduroy from Penguin Young Readers.

Last year in Arizona over 18,000 children, parents, teachers, community leaders and volunteers read "The Story of Ferdinand." Nationwide we reached a world record of over 250,000 participants in the world's largest reading event. This year, we believe we can reach a million!

We hope even more Arizonans will be part of the joy and experience of giving the gift of literacy as we Read For The Record, Arizona 2008!

On October 2, 2008, volunteers will be reading Corduroy to children around the world as we promote the need for literacy skills. Join us by creating your own event at http://www.readfortherecord.org/ or by attending a registered event in your area.

We promise this experience will change your life when you take the time to read to a child and donate a book!

Thank you to our returning supporters and participants and welcome to all those who will join us this year. We can truly make a difference together!

This Year's Campaign - How it Works; How to Get Involved!

There are many ways to participate in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record in 2008

Buy a Book and Read

Buy a special edition copy of Corduroy and open the world of reading for a child. Plus, 100% of the proceeds support Jumpstart’s proven program, which provides caring adult mentors who work one-to-one with children for a full year to help prepare them to enter school ready to succeed.

Join us on October 2, 2008 and make Jumpstart’s Read for the Record the largest shared reading experience ever!

Donate Books

Create or join an online book drive to help Jumpstart's Read for the Record raise money to provide copies of Corduroy to children in low-income communities.

Why? The number of books in a home is the single strongest indicator of a child's future reading ability - help us build home libraries for children who may have few, if any, age appropriate books in their homes.

Read at an Event

Read with your friends, family or community on October 2, 2008 and show your support

• Create your own event
• Find an existing local event
• Build an Event Kit - everything you need to host an event!

Stay Connected

Stay connected to Jumpstart's Read for the Record - sign up for campaign updates.

Gear up

Celebrate Jumpstart's Read for the Record in style with official campaign gear including apparel, mugs, stickers, magnets and much more!

Spread the Word

Add a Campaign Button to your email signature, website, or social networking page to help raise awareness about Jumpstart's Read for the Record and the importance of providing books to children in low-income communities.

Host your own fundraising event!

Jumpstart has provided ideas and templates on how you can host your own fundraising event to benefit Jumpstart's Read for the Record!