Sixth summer for Reading College focusing on youth literacy
A group of 63 students will benefit from the sixth annual Reading College program held at Red Deer College.
The annual program runs the month of July and funding efforts were bolstered in November with more than $40,000 being donated through Tim Horton’s Smile Cookie campaign.
The program is supported by Optimist Clubs of Red Deer, Prairie Bus Lines, Red Deer College, and now Tim Horton’s.
Reading College is seeing some expansion this year with the inclusion of 10 elementary schools within Red Deer Public Schools. This year’s one-month program will help 63 children, but the number of students helped each summer can vary based on need.