UGI Utilities employees are donating hundreds of literacy kits to schools as part of the company’s celebration of 35 years of partnering with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).
UGI volunteers assembled the kits over the past several weeks and have begun distribution at six of the schools that have been involved in the RIF program the longest. Each literacy kit contains three books, activity sheets, and a bookmark inside a UGI-RIF branded bag.
Upcoming literacy kit drop-offs, include:
- Carter & MacRae Elementary School (Lancaster) – April 24 at 1 p.m.
- Daniel Boone Primary Center (Birdsboro) – April 27 at 9:30 a.m.
- Wycallis Primary Center (Dallas) – May 5 @ 9:30 a.m.
- Brecknock Elementary School (Denver) – May 5 at 2 p.m.
Media is invited to each school during the distribution. Daniel Boone Primary Center and Wycallis Primary Center will also be hosting RIF book donation events that include class readings with the Reading Wizard, a UGI-created mascot who shows students how magical reading can be. As part of the book donation events, students select a book to take home and add to their personal library.
The UGI-RIF partnership brings to life the magic of reading, demonstrates the power of books, and is memorable and impactful for children. Since the start of its partnership with RIF in 1991, UGI has distributed more than 1.6 million books to more than 500,000 first-grade students.
“UGI is committed to making the communities we serve stronger. This includes improving literacy,” says Rachael Romig, UGI’s Community Relations Manager. “Fueling young minds continues to be part of UGI’s mission for more than 35 years.”
