Essential Support
Become part of our mission to make interactive reading a joyful and rewarding routine for all families.
Our Events help raise essential sponsor support and are an important part of our efforts to equip parents to be their child’s first teacher. Come out and show your support!
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Join Raising a Reader MA in 2026 as we celebrate 20 years of transforming lives through early literacy. Our annual Dinner with an Author Gala brings together a community of talented authors, prominent supporters, and literacy champions who believe every child deserves the chance to read, learn, and thrive in school and beyond.
Together, we’ll honor two decades of milestones and build the foundation for the next generation of readers.
For more information about our upcoming Dinner with an Author Gala, please visit our event page:
Dinner with an Author Gala 2026
Past Events
The 2025 Dinner With an Author Gala
Together with 22 esteemed authors, 24 generous sponsors, and a sold-out crowd of over 230 guests, because of your, we exceeded our $400,000 fundraising goal – all in support of Raising a Reader MA’s efforts to close the literacy opportunity gap among young children and their families in communities across Massachusetts.
We could not have done this without you. Thank you for making Dinner with an Author so impactful!
Science is a way of thinking. Technology and Engineering are ways of doing. Math is a way of measuring. And literacy is the key that unlocks them all.
The 2024 Dinner With an Author Gala
Together with over 20 esteemed authors, 30 generous sponsors, 16 gracious hosts, and a full room of over 200 guests, we raised over $380,000 towards RAR-MA’s efforts to close the literacy opportunity gap among young children and their families in under-resourced communities across Massachusetts!
Together with over 20 esteemed authors, 30 generous sponsors, 16 gracious hosts, and a full room of over 200 guests, we raised over $380,000 towards RAR-MA’s efforts to close the literacy opportunity gap among young children and their families in under-resourced communities across Massachusetts!
Together with over 20 esteemed authors, 30 generous sponsors, 16 gracious hosts, and a full room of over 200 guests, we raised over $380,000 towards RAR-MA’s efforts to close the literacy opportunity gap among young children and their families in under-resourced communities across Massachusetts!
33rd Annual Rodman
Ride for Kids
For over 30 years, the The Rodman Ride for Kids has raised over $145 million and impacts tens of thousands of kids each year.
