Literacy Nurturing: A Priority for Our Children

Written by Denise Gary There is no more beautiful creation than a child.  They are born with loving, giving hearts, ready to have their minds nurtured to greatness.  It is the responsibility of our society to provide a constant culture of kindness, respect, compassion, and peace for every child, and to provide them with responsible […]

KNTR Volunteers Enjoy Holiday Hijinx

Written by Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary The first ever KNTR holiday party was an evening of fun and frivolity, given as thanks to the amazing KNTR volunteer crew for all of their hard work throughout 2010. There is not a finer team of volunteers than these folks! Santa’s coal awaited all of the […]

Holiday Book Drives Benefiting KNTR!

Written by Denise Gary There are two Phoenix area book drives underway this holiday season and they are benefiting Kids Need to Read in a spectacular way!  The Chandler Barnes & Noble has already presented KNTR with nearly 2,000 new books and they are not finished yet.  Although we do not yet know how many, […]

Star Wars Float to Feature Kids Need to Read in Fiesta Bowl Parade!

Written by Denise Gary Thanks to the wonderful support we receive from the Phoenix area Star Wars groups, the Kids Need to Read banner will be riding atop the Star Wars float in this year’s Fiesta Bowl parade!  We could not be more excited to close out the year with our name and logo featured […]

Put On Your Joy!

Written by Denise Gary Photographs © Bruce Matsunaga and Denise Gary The holidays are here, which means it is time for much joy and kindness!  But as is always said, joy and kindness should be celebrated year ‘round, so that is what we do at Kids Need to Read.  We put on our joy and […]