Addison County Readers is an all-volunteer organization. As the local sponsor of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, we raise money to pay for the 12,000 free books that are sent to children each year. The cost of these books and their mailing is approximately $30.000 per child per year. Funding comes from local organizations and businesses, grants and individual donations, and the contributions of towns in Addison County. Volunteers are needed to help us with fund raising activities.
How you can help:
Tell others about the Imagination Library and let them know that even a small donation will help support the program:
$30 provides one child with 12 books for a year
$150 provides one child with 60 books over 5 years (birth to age 5)
$300 supports10 children for a year: 12 monthly books for each child, a total of 120 books.
Work with other volunteers on yearly fund raising efforts: grant writing, letters to donors, requests to businesses and service organizations, and participation in community outreach events.
