SUMMER EDUCATION ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Post COVID, we have been partnering with the Alexander City Schools to provide books, and a few school supplies, to the children in grades K-6 attending Summer Numeracy and Literacy Camps, as well as Summer Tutoring Programs and other enrichment programs. In 2023, almost 400 students received a drawstring bookbag with NEW, grade level books, along with pencils, pencil holder, erasers and other treats as a celebration for the hard work they put in through the summer. The new books were purchased through a Spark Grant from Walmart.
We are hoping to restart our larger scale, Summer Reading Program, again in 2026. We are in talks with the Alexander City Schools and other community partners to bring back this program. In pre-COVID years, we were able to bring in educational programs, have community readers, popsicles, local book drives and a friendly competition to see who could read the most throughout the month of June!
If you are interested in sponsoring this program, making a donation or volunteering, please contact the United Way office at 256-329-3600 or email director@unitedwaylakemartin.org.
