I’m really excited about the charity for the month of July. It’s a locally-based organization called Rolling Readers (office is up on Adams Ave, so right in our neighborhood), and here’s a little information about them:

The mission of Rolling Readers is to inspire all children to love reading through experience with read-aloud volunteers and new book ownership. Without literacy, which is the gateway skill for success in every arena, children are all but assured a future of low wages and limited opportunities. Today, one in five Southern California residents possess below basic literacy skills, which means they cannot complete even the most basic tasks, such as reading instructions or completing forms. Rolling Readers’ volunteers, which currently number more than 350 individuals serving over 10,000 children each week, are committed to changing the futures of the children in our communities by fostering a love of reading, thereby breaking the cycles of poverty and hopelessness that plague those with low-literacy skills. Our programs are focused on Southern California, with a special emphasis on the children of San Diego County, particularly the economically and socially disadvantaged.

I find that being able to read well helps me professionally as well as in most everyday tasks, so I’m totally down with this program. And helping the kids is where it’s at.