[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-liverpool-readathon-2017-the-results-are-in":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Do you remember how I\u003Ca href=\"https://jabberworks.livejournal.com/789383.html\"> went to Liverpool\u003C/a> last October as an Read for Good UK Ambassador to the Liverpool Readathon? (Oh yes, and Doug the Pug went, too.) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/304752_original-ea825fab72.jpg\" width=\"550\">\\r\n\\r\nWell, the Readathon results are in! By doing sponsored reads, the children of Liverpool managed to raise \u003Cb>over £16,500\u003C/b>! (A bit more money is still trickling in, but that's quite a feat!) Well done, Liverpool! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/302554_original-baa6d384af.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nSchools taking part will get 20% of that to buy books for their own school libraries, and the rest will go toward bringing books and storytellers to children in hospital, including local Alder Hey hospital, and toward Liverpool Learning Partnership’s wider work establishing after-school reading for pleasure groups for vulnerable pupils. You can find out more about the Readathon from this 'Made in Liverpool' television footage: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"4130\"/>\\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/240827847\">The Liverpool Readathon 2017\u003C/a> from \u003Ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/readathon\">Read for Good\u003C/a> on \u003Ca href=\"https://vimeo.com\">Vimeo\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\\r\n\\r\nLiverpool have a reputation for being a 'City of Readers' and it was great to see the kids getting stuck in to books and helping other kids in need. Children really seemed to connect with the idea of helping kids in hospital; they can all imagine how boring it would be to be stuck in hospital for months on end, and how much good books and engaging storytellers could be uplifting. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/352115_original-4b765cfa90.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nDo consider donating to Read for Good. I get stretched a bit thinly with lots of charity requests, so I've decided to focus solely on Read for Good because I know it really helps kids in very concrete ways: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://readforgood.org/donate-to-give-books-to-children-in-hospital/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/353252_original-677bf9561f.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\nIt's fun watching the responses from schools roll in on Twitter! Here's Gateacre School's Readathon certificate: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/352412_original-c181373d36.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/352736_original-e38055085c.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd a \u003Ca href=\"http://readforgood.org/pupils-mab-lane-primary-school-excitedly-regale-liverpool-readathon-experience/\">blog post from Mab Lane Primary School here\u003C/a>! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://readforgood.org/pupils-mab-lane-primary-school-excitedly-regale-liverpool-readathon-experience/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/353013_original-476c711835.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/353288_original-0e521a0771.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nI know Read for Good are looking for the next city to host a big school Readathon and to partner with local schemes, and I've put in some suggestions, but I'll be curious to see where it goes next! \\r\n\\r\nOn Twitter, you can follow Read for Good \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ReadforGoodUK\">@ReadforGoodUK\u003C/a> and Liverpool Learning Partnership at \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ReadingatLLP\">@ReadingatLLP\u003C/a>.","2018-01-24T14:49:00.000Z","liverpool-readathon-2017-the-results-are-in",[],"liverpool readathon 2017... the results are in!",1776628729403]