The students of Klem North Elementary are once again working — and reading — together in an effort to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester.
The initiative is called “Kids Read for Kids,” and the idea is simple: through the month of October, Klem North students do as much reading as they can, and as they do, they collect pledges from friends, family members (or community members) tied to how much they read. You can pledge, for example, 50 cents for every minute they read, or a dollar for every day, or just make a one-time donation. At the end of October, the PTSA will split the donations 50/50 with the Ronald McDonald House.
The kids can read anything they want, and even count the time when parents or grandparents read TO them. The idea is to get young people excited about reading.
The month-long challenge is almost over, but there’s still time to support these great readers. People can donate to individual students or the program overall and all funds raised are split 50/50 between the Klem North PTSA and Ronald McDonald House. Both flat donations and pledges per minute read will be accepted through Monday, November 2.
Klem North parents, grandparents and guardians are, of course, encouraged to participate and support their children. But community members not directly involved with the school can also help out. You can click here for more information, make a one-time pledge or support a Klem North student.
This is the second time the school has organized this fundraiser; they first did it back in February, and raised an amazing $10,545. So far this time around they’ve raised about $4,500, so they’ve got a long way to go to match their last effort. Let’s see if we can help them along!
Here’s another way you can help: The school will be holding an end-of-program fundraiser night at Red Robin, in the Target/Kohls Plaza, next Wednesday Nov, 5. The restaurant will be donating 20% of all food sales that evening back to the school.
So click the link above to support these kids, and then come on out for a good meal next Wednesday!
* * *
email me at missyblog@gmail.com. “Like” this blog on Facebook and follow me on Instagram and Threads (@missyblog)
You can also get email notifications every time I post a new blog by using the “Subscribe” link on the right side of this page (or all the way at the bottom of the page if you’re on your phone).
(posted 10/30/2025)
webster on the web 
Leave a comment