Thank you for visiting this page.  Reading has always been a passion of mine, and a skill I try not to take for granted.  I am raising money for Room to Read because knowing how to read makes people safer, healthier and more self-sufficient — yet over 750 million people are illiterate and two thirds are women and girls.  

Room to Read focuses on schools in low-income countries during the two most critical time periods in a child’s schooling: early primary school for literacy acquisition and secondary school for girls’ education.  Room to Read aims to make its changes stick by collaborating with schools and families as well as the new readers and girls wanting to reach their potential.

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