By way of innovation, tapping into social networks from his previous golfing career, and engaging volunteers around the community, Mr. Floriani launches his charity full-scale with revolution in mind. By empowering children with the use of books and knowledge, Brian Floriani hopes to make a difference in the world and inspire his own children to continue his legacy of helping others.
7 million books and counting: One man’s fight for literacy among city’s at-risk kids
Submitted by Judy Hanning on Wed, 2017-02-08 04:00
A man, who is inspired by his father’s dedication to literacy, founds a charity in Chicago with the goal of providing 12 books per year to each child at risk from birth through to the 6th grade. As a man from modest roots, Brian Floriani recognizes the potential for him to make a difference in the community around him, and vows to help improve the literacy rates in the Chicago area memory of his father.
Each kid steps to the front and gets a shiny white plastic bag, then wades back into a moment that builds into a kind of feverish, break-the-piñata pandemonium. The bags are filled with books, not candy, but in an instant they are pulled out, spread across desks, passed with wonder from hand to hand.
Key Takeaways:
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Rowe Elementary gave out bags of books, rather than candy.
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The surprise of what they picked excited the children and gave them the drive to read.
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The plan is to give away 12 books a year to every ad risk student.
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http://www.readingrockets.org/news/7-million-books-and-counting-one-man-s-fight-literacy-among-city-s-risk-kids
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