I got some great feedback privately stating that they needed more context. Most visitors land on that page from an email that sends them there. Here is a snippet from that email:
""" Why Children’s Books Are Important According to the United Way, there are more than a dozen books per child in middle-income neighborhoods, but in low-income neighborhoods the ratio is closer to one book for every 300 children. In Utah County alone, 29 percent of children are in a low-income family. That’s 34,931 children — and that’s just accounting for one county in Utah. We must come together as a community to solve this problem. Getting books in the hands of children early is critical because we know third grade reading ability is one of the strongest indicators for later success. Students who read at grade level in third grade are four to six times more likely to graduate from high school. In just Utah County, almost 20% (one out of five) of third graders do not read at grade level and are therefore at greater risk of dropping out. In 2014, approximately 970 students dropped out of high school in just Utah County. There is a shortage of children’s books in our state, and we’re lagging behind the rest of the country when it comes to childhood literacy. Startup Santa would like to help. """ Again, thanks! Best, Gabe On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Gabriel Gunderson <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > > I wanted to bring this to your attention: > > https://startupsanta.org/ > > Every dollar and every book go directly to underprivileged kids in > Utah. Most of us were raised in homes were reading, learning and > studying were encouraged and we're better for it :) > > I'd encourage you to get your company signed up in this friendly > competition and for you and your co-workers to make difference in the > lives of children right here in our backyards. > > Thank you for your time and Happy > (Holidays|(Christ|X|Winter-een-)mas|(Ch|H)ann?ukk?ah|Kwa(nza|anz)a|New > Year's (Eve|Day)|(Boxing|Zamenhof) Day|Yule(tide)?|Winter(val|s > Day|fair)|Festiv(us|al of the Bells)) ! > > > Gabe /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
