2008 Phone-A-Thon

The primary purpose of the Phone-a-thon is to raise money to fund literacy programs at the elementary school level in our school district. GBEF began the Learning to Read program in 2002 in response to national studies showing that reinforced efforts to help struggling readers paid off in the long run by helping those students achieve national competency benchmarks.

Through the Learning to Read program, under-performing readers in all eleven elementary schools in the district are identified in first grade and provided targeted, one-on-one assistance to improve reading ability. Assessment tools are used twice yearly to determine growth. Out of 164 students served in Year 1 of the program, 162 showed documented growth in reading levels ranging from one to three levels.

A secondary purpose of the Phone-a-thon is to help student extra-curricular groups become economically self-sufficient by raising and budgeting their own funds to support their activities. These groups will include: athletic teams, choirs, bands, drama departments, speech and debate teams, and student councils from the district’s three high schools.

Lastly, the Phone-a-thon will help broaden the Foundation’s base of community support. The Phone-a-thon helps GBEF identify a greater number of district parents who are willing to make a contribution and help support educational excellence in our schools.

During the week of February 25-28, 2008
we urge you to

“Answer the Call – Because Reading Matters!”

Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Tokola Properties
Bremik Construction
Danna Brothers-Elmers
Gresham Ford
The Outlook

A student caller makes calls during the Second Annual GBEF Phone-A-Thon.

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