This is the 11th annual MLK Read-In, which celebrates the legacy of MLK by promoting social justice education and literacy. Volunteers from WSSU, WFU, UNCSA, and Salem College all participate in this event either as activity station leaders or as reading buddies. Reading buddies are paired with local children, ages 4-11, and experience various activity booths together as a team. The highlight and namesake of the event is the reading station, where the reading buddies read to their child. Each participating child goes home with an age-appropriate civil-rights themed books, in either English or Spanish.
Do you parent or work with youth that might want to participate? Parents and guardians can drop off their children (ages 4-11) at the event, but we would prefer that you register your child beforehand using this youth registration form. (The form is also available in Spanish.) This is especially important if you are planning on bringing a group of children to participate, so that we can recruit an accurate number of volunteers.
Want to volunteer? Due to limited availability, we are currently only recruiting college undergraduate or graduate students to serve as reading buddies. However, individuals and other groups can support the event by donating books which will be read and distributed during the event. You can drop off gently used children's books in English or Spanish at Wake Forest University's Office of Civic and Community Engagement (Benson 503).
