Hooked on Books

Facts

Reading while sitting on a large rock
  • 18 Board Members
  • 34 Organizations participate in our summer reading
  • 34 Captains inspire colleagues to sacrifice their lunch hours to read to the children in the summer program
  • 2,500+ readers have been "reading pals" to the children in the Hooked on Books! Program since 1994
    • 1 lieutenant governor
    • 3 CEOs
    • 2 University Presidents
    • 8 Judges
    • 20 Attorneys
    • 1 Congressman
    • 1 State Senator
    • 1 State Represenative
    • 1 County Executive
    • 3 Doctors
    • 2 Clergyman
  • 96.1% - The percentage of readers who return read from 2 to 15 sessions
  • $140,000 - the operating budget for 2000 (The last year we had a volunteer to prepare our fiscal statement.) This entire budget (as every year's budget) was covered by in-kind donations.