Raise a Reader

2010 Times Colonist Postmedia Raise-a-Reader Campaign

In September GVPL staff joins over 200 volunteers in Victoria for the annual Raise a Reader Campaign, selling newspapers by donation and helping to raise $414,069 for literacy on Vancouver Island

Thank You for helping raise readers!

On Raise-a-Reader Day, Wednesday, September 29, 2010 we raised $351,294 for literacy!

Poor literacy skills are one of society's hidden handicaps. Statistics show that over 40% of adult Canadians have difficulty with reading and comprehension - skills needed to succeed in today's world. The Postmedia Raise-a-Reader campaign, an award-winning national fundraising initiative, was created to address this issue. It is a unique philanthropic program that increases awareness and raises money and other resources in support of family literacy programs throughout Canada. Twenty-seven newspapers across the country, including the Times Colonist, support the campaign. Since its inception in 2002, this campaign has raised more than $17 million dollars and has grown into a year-round initiative with important fundraising events taking place throughout the year coast-to-coast, leading up to Raise-a-Reader Day.

See the Raise a Reader website for more information.