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West Hartford, CT – Fifth graders from West Hartford’s Renbrook School raised $9,307.43 for the March of Dimes by earning dollars with every book they read in March and April. These 10 and 11 year olds read in school and at home as participants in the March of Dimes Reading Champions program. In addition to their reading, students studied infant health issues as part of their Grade 5 curriculum in human growth and development.
"The March of Dimes mission of saving babies is something our students understand clearly and care about deeply," says Susan Hild, a fifth grade teacher at Renbrook. “What the agency does in true life connects clearly with what students learn in the classroom."
Reading Champions challenges elementary school children to read as many books as they can, while being pledged by family and friends to support the March of Dimes mission of improving the health of babies.
This is the 21st generation of fifth graders from the school to participate. Over more than two decades, Renbrook students have raised more than $140,000 in support of the March of Dimes.
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies and in 2003 launched a campaign to address the increasing rate of premature birth. For more information, visit the March of Dimes Web site at marchofdimes.com or its Spanish language Web site at nacersano.org.
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