A Heart Full of Thanks for Our Volunteers!

By Lori Cothrun Photos by Denise Gary The traditional definition of a volunteer is a person who freely takes on a task. While this may be the case, the volunteers at Kids Need to Read are so much more than a traditional definition. We would define them as caring, wonderful, generous, hardworking, determined, and quirky. […]

Author Steven Riley Inspires “READ Together” Kids

By Denise Gary Photos by Robert Gary, Shelby McBride, and Denise Gary I thought the presentation by Steven Riley for our kindergarten students was outstanding! Kindergarten is a hard age to keep engaged, and he had our 150 kindergarteners engaged and enjoying themselves throughout the presentation. What’s even more amazing is that he incorporated teaching […]

Rock & Read Book Drive Benefits KNTR with Irish Flair

By Denise Gary Photos by Denise Gary We had such a fantastic time at Friends of Saint Patrick–AZ presents Rock & Read this past Saturday, enjoying plenty of Irish hospitality and culture! Friends of St. Patrick Centre–Arizona Chapter (FoSPC–AZ) kicked off a month-long book drive for Kids Need to Read with this joyful celebration in […]

Geekrageous Fun at Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest!

By Denise Gary Photos by Bruce Matsunaga, Shelby McBride, and Phoenix Comicon What a geekrageous time we had at Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest 2015! Yes, we make up our own words about Phoenix Comicon, because no ordinary words will suffice. Taking place at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Kids Need to Read “worked” the […]

#GivingTuesday Results in 36,331 Highlights Magazines for KNTR!

By Zachary J Fox Photos by Shelby McBride, Bruce Matsunaga, and Denise Gary Highlights magazines are filling up the warehouse of Kids Need to Read and we are running out of room! This is thanks to everyone who participated in the Highlights #GivingTuesday project, which pledged 12 copies of Highlights magazines to Kids Need to […]