Make a Donation
…and make a big impact! Your donation helps us provide books, literacy resources and other tools needed for students in the community. Winn Reading is made up of all volunteers from board members to literacy mentors.
There are two ways to donate - click the “Donate Now” button below to donate a desired amount or click here to directly shop and donate via our Amazon Wishlist. We thank you so much for your support!
Winn Reading is a 501(c)3 (nonprofit) organization and donations are tax deductible.
Learn More About Your Impact
2023 has been a big year for Winn Reading, all thanks to YOU. We set out on this mission a little over a year ago to improve reading skills, confidence, and enjoyment for emergent readers in Cincinnati.
Since then, we’ve:
Held 15 storytimes at local independent bookstores
Recruited 22 literacy mentors
Tutored in 17 classrooms in 2 Cincinnati schools
Carried out our mission to an estimated 100 plus elementary school children
And we’re just getting started. With your donation, we can expand our reach. For the 2024 year, our goals for Winn Reading are to obtain additional literacy mentors to allow us to reach more classrooms and schools in our region, as well as hold more story time and literacy-focused events.
Winn Reading by the Numbers
For every $50 donation, 5 books can be purchased for children who need books at home.
For every $75 donation, a storytime for 15 children can take place in local bookstores.
For every $150 donation, we can help 15 children in the Cincinnati schools.
Here’s what two of our Literacy Mentors had to say about their experience volunteering for Winn Reading:
“I work with several kindergarten students each week, helping with their letter identification, sight words, and with a few, helping them read decodable books. One student, I’ll call him Johnny*, was quite uncooperative at first, and although the teacher told me he had good ability, it was hard to find that out. The second week, he cooperated just enough for me to see that he knew most of the basic sight words. So I told him I would bring some even harder words for him the next time. When I came in the following week, he ran up to me to ask if I’d brought him ‘harder words.’
Since then, we’ve been working on ‘harder words,’ and he’s now zipping ahead! While this is not just because of the once-a-week time he spends with me, I’m still happy and grateful to play a small role in helping Johnny learn to read. It takes a whole village to educate a child, and it’s a pleasure and privilege to be a part of that.“
-Connie
*Name has been changed