Life Alert Sponsors KNTR 2014 Calendar

By Denise Gary Calendar Image © Steven Riley For the fourth year in a row, Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. is sponsoring the annual Kids Need to Read wall calendar. The company has kindly contributed $2,400 to print the upcoming 2014 calendar, which will be introduced at the end of May during Phoenix Comicon (May […]

Great Fun Celebrating Phoenix Library Friends 35th!

By Denise Gary Photographs © Robert Gary & Bruce Matsunaga Kids Need to Read was invited by Friends of the Phoenix Public Library to help produce a free community event celebrating family literacy and the 35th anniversary of the Friends group. The day was filled with sunshine, books, literacy activities, and laughter! The event took […]

Students of East Quogue Elementary Fund KNTR Peace Pack

By Denise Gary Image © Kids Need to Read Kids Need to Read received a moving letter and gift in the mail this week from teacher Christine Capozzola of East Quogue Elementary School in New York: Please accept this donation from the Special Education class of East Quogue Elementary School in memory of Dylan Hockley.  […]

KNTR Receives $1,000 Walmart Foundation Grant

Written by Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary Kids Need to Read was chosen by Walmart Facility #2515 to be a recipient of a $1,000 Walmart Foundation grant for use in the expansion of Reading Revolution, the groundbreaking literacy program for middle school students produced by Kids Need to Read in partnership with Arizona State […]

Business Leader Tyson Breinholt Named KNTR Chairman of the Board

Kids Need to Read (KNTR) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chairman of the Board.  Mr. Tyson Breinholt, who has previously served as a director on the board for one year, recently accepted the appointment. He takes over the position from Dr. James Blasingame, who honorably served as the KNTR chair for […]