Reach Out and Read Colorado welcomed Anne Tengler as its new executive director on April 8. Anne has served in leadership, management, and volunteer board roles for leading nonprofits for over 25 years. A former CEO and business owner serving Latino communities in Colorado, Arizona, and Texas, Anne’s expertise in growing and scaling her business […]
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2019 Winner, Magdalena Aguayo Literacy Champion Award | John Hickenlooper
Governor John Hickenlooper has been an exceptional advocate for the Reach Out and Read Colorado program. His dedication to the mission of Reach Out and Read Colorado as Mayor of Denver and Governor of Colorado and his promotion of early literacy has been an incredibly powerful catalyst for our statewide impact. Governor Hickenlooper has sent […]
Goddard School Book Drive
Blog feature by Ms. Heather, Director of the Goddard School of Littleton The Denver area Goddard Schools have completed our annual book drive. Nine Goddard Schools participated this year, and we collected a total of 5,168 books! We are so thrilled to be able to participate in this event and donate to a great cause. The building blocks […]
Reach Out and Read Colorado Parent Story: Hanna Nichols
As an advocate working in the field of early childhood health and development, I had a lot of tools at my disposal when I became a parent. I recall returning from the hospital in May of 2016, a few days after giving birth to my beautiful daughter, Nora, and immediately sitting down and opening a […]
Reach Out and Read Colorado Volunteer Story: Cherie Courtade
I’ve been able to use my lunch hour to break from my daily work routine, support an organization that does great work, and be surrounded by books—how could I not love it? I estimate that I’ve counted and sorted thousands of donated books, discarding those that are damaged and weeding out books that are outdated, […]
Reach Out and Read Colorado Volunteer Story: Gwen Black
Reach Out and Read Colorado has been on my radar screen since late 2016, when I began looking for a nonpolitical organization to which I might make holiday gift donations for my family. Nothing seemed more appealing than furthering the cause of pairing young children with something to read. I remember hoping each Christmas for […]