Back in November, Grammy Award®–winning artist Usher joined with Scholastic to launch the new "Open a World of Possible" initiative, designed to elevate the importance and joy of reading for all children. In a live classroom webcast viewed by close to 3 million students and their teachers, Usher talked about the ways children can get involved in spreading the joy of reading.
For their first call to action, students were asked to learn about three leading nonprofit organizations and vote for the organization(s) they’d like to receive a donation of books. Today, Scholastic announced that, with Usher's charity New Look,
we are donating 100,000 new children’s books from The Scholastic Possible Fund to each of those organizations. Children in need this holiday season will receive brand-new Scholastic-donated books through Save the Children (49,200 books), Toys for Tots (31,700 books) and Room to Read (19,100 books).
“We know from research that when children discover a book they love, they are motivated to read more, understand more, and learn more. When that happens, everything is possible,” said Dick Robinson. “We applaud all the work that Toys for Tots, Save the Children and Room to Read do to 'Open a World of Possible' for children in the U.S. and around the world by giving them wonderful new books and stories to experience, enjoy, and own.”
You can learn more about The Scholastic Possible Fund, Usher's New Look Charity, and the donation announcement in the official press release.
