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RAR-MA Announces New Director of Development
Raising A Reader MA is thrilled to announce Mary Ann F. Lerner as its new Director of Development. Mary Ann has had a nearly 20-year career as a Vice President in retail and commercial banking at several top 10 U.S. banks.
Read MoreHelp Your Child with the Summer Slide
What Is The Summer Slide? The term “summer slide” by itself might seem like a positive phrase, perhaps warm and joyful even. It may conjure up images in your mind of children sprinting around a playground, screaming gleefully as they glide down vibrant, colorful slides, their smiles further brightening the golden summer day. However, the…
Read MoreMorgan Stanley Gives Back in June
For Morgan Stanley, June represents a time for giving back to their communities. This year, Raising A Reader MA was lucky enough to have the support of twelve staff members during their annual Global Volunteer Month. In honor of this month of volunteerism, Morgan Stanley employees have already donated over two million hours since 2006…
Read MoreBeyond the Red Book Bag
This summer, Raising A Reader MA went beyond the Red Book Bag and into local libraries. These library events in Roslindale, Fields Corner, Uphams, and Egleston public libraries proved to be great ways to engage local communities. Attendees participated in a variety of arts and crafts and joined in story time featuring the children’s book…
Read MoreMaking an Impact with Deloitte
On June 7th, Raising A Reader MA was honored to have the support of 14 staff members from Deloitte Boston as part of the company’s 20th Annual Impact Day. Each year, Deloitte employees in offices across the country spend a day supporting their local communities through a day of volunteerism. This was the second year…
Read MoreDinner with an Author 2019
On May 8, 2019 33 authors, 37 sponsors and 300 attendees gathered at the Mandarin Oriental for the 13th annual gala to raise money for Raising A Reader MA. Over $240,000 was raised to support Raising A Reader MA’s efforts to end the cycle of low literacy in high need communities across the state of…
Read MoreCelebrating Parent Ambassadors
How can we better connect with families across cultural, language, and other barriers? For us, the answer is easy: Parent Ambassadors. Since as early as 2011, Raising A Reader MA (RAR-MA) has trained parent volunteers from our program to help share the message of early literacy with their own communities. Today, that effort has resulted…
Read MoreBringing the Program Partners Together
Stronger partners, stronger community for a stronger future for Massachusetts children. On March 27th, Raising A Reader MA (RAR-MA) hosted its second annual Program Partner Networking Event. The Raising A Reader MA team welcomed the staff at our program partners to join us for a day of knowledge sharing and networking. Raising A Reader MA…
Read MoreTwo First-Gen Authors Share Their Stories
90% of the RAR-MA families are multilingual households, many of which are immigrants. This presents many challenges, as well as learning opportunities. Read about two authors who have similar experiences. Marianne Leone Cooper Writer and actress, Marianne Leone Cooper, is a daughter of two Italian immigrants who came to America and settled seven miles outside…
Read More4 Mystery/Thriller Authors That Support RAR-MA
Each year Raising A Reader MA hosts its Dinner with an Author gala. With the support of 30 esteemed authors, we provide guests with an incredible night to raise money to support our programming. Read why these authors want to support RAR-MA. ONE: Hank Phillippi Ryan “What if you had never visited Oz? Never knew about Narnia,…
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