Fourth Annual PetSmart Reading Buddy Drive Is Live for 2019 (Online, Too!)

Support Kids Need to Read’s Reading Buddy Drive with PetSmart!

We are so excited! This is our fourth year to partner with PetSmart Phoenix to collect Chance the Dog, Lucky the Cat, Hope the Bunny, and new this year Lucky the Unicorn to serve as read aloud pals for children. The drive has begun and for the first time ever, supporters can donate buddies ONLINE, too! A donation of only $5 provides children with an encouraging friend for read aloud practice, as well as a great source of comfort and love. Please consider swinging by the Phoenix location (1745 W. Bethany Home Road) to make a donation toward a PetSmart Charities reading buddy or two for Kids Need to Read, or support the cause online, now through Christmas Eve.

Online ordering information:

Please select “Buy online, pick up in-store,” then “check nearby stores” and enter “85015” to find the Phoenix store on Bethany Home Road. Write “Donation” in the comments section and “Kids Need to Read” as the person picking up the order. Here are the links to each critter for your choosing pleasure:

Chance the Dog

Lucky the Cat

Hope the Bunny

Wish the Unicorn

Thanks so much to PetSmart Phoenix and PetSmart Charities for their wonderful partnership in this priceless project!

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