United Way Logo
Search
Search
Menu
Newsletter
Keep Me Informed! Sign up for updates from United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley.
*I'm interested in:
Education
Food Access
Healthy Aging
Emergency Services
United Way News
Tocqueville
Women's Leadership
Emerging Leaders
TeenWorks
Enter security code:
Join Our Mailing List
Events
News
Donate
Search for:
See The Impact
Education
Food Access
Healthy Aging
Emergency Services
Results
United Way Partners
Take Action
Give
Advocate
Volunteer
Find Resources
Resource Center
For Individuals
For Corporations
For Campaign Coordinators
For Non-Profits
For Community Schools
Media Center
Learn About United Way
100th Anniversary
What We Do
Why We Do It
How We Do It
Who We Are
Financial Reports and Policies
Investments
Search for:
News
Home
|
News
|
June 2016
|
PPL helps prep Lehigh Valley elementary students for summer reading
PPL helps prep Lehigh Valley elementary students for summer reading
Published: June 02, 2016
What:
PPL Electric Utilities, along with the PPL Foundation and in cooperation with United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, is providing free books to students in grades K-3 to help keep them from falling behind in reading over the summer.
PPL is providing the books as part of its new Cover to Cover program. We’re giving away nearly 25,000 books this year to help turn the page on child literacy around our service territory in central and eastern Pennsylvania.
Where/When:
Fountain Hill Elementary School, 1330 Church St, Fountain Hill, PA 18015
Book distribution runs starts at 1:30 p.m. on June 2.
Cleveland Elementary School, 424 N. 9th St., Allentown, PA
Book distribution runs from 1:20-3:15 pm on June 13.
Representatives of PPL Electric Utilities will be on hand at the schools to assist students in grades K-3 in picking out four books of their choice. This program will present great photo and video opportunities.
Contact: Carol Obando-Derstine, regional affairs director, PPL Electric Utilities, 610.774.5249.
The lack of summer learning opportunities each summer causes some kids to fall 2-3 grade levels behind their peers by the end of fifth grade. Providing books to those students over the summer helps to close that gap. That’s where Cover to Cover helps.
Books for Cover to Cover were donated by PPL Electric Utilities employees and also purchased through funds provided by the PPL Foundation.
Cover to Cover is working with community partners like United Way to make sure those books get into the hands of young students.
Comments
Blog post currently doesn't have any comments.
Summer Learning
Post archive
November(
1
)
October 2019(
4
)
September 2019(
7
)
August 2019(
9
)
July 2019(
1
)
June 2019(
2
)
May 2019(
8
)
April 2019(
5
)
March 2019(
4
)
February 2019(
7
)
January 2019(
4
)
December 2018(
2
)
November 2018(
3
)
October 2018(
3
)
September 2018(
10
)
August 2018(
5
)
July 2018(
3
)
June 2018(
10
)
May 2018(
4
)
April 2018(
5
)
March 2018(
10
)
February 2018(
3
)
January 2018(
4
)
December 2017(
5
)
November 2017(
3
)
October 2017(
3
)
September 2017(
2
)
August 2017(
5
)
July 2017 (
4
)
June 2017(
3
)
May 2017(
9
)
April 2017(
4
)
March 2017(
9
)
February 2017(
12
)
January 2017(
9
)
December 2016(
11
)
November 2016 (
20
)
October 2016(
15
)
September 2016 (
5
)
August 2016(
5
)
July 2016(
6
)
June 2016(
9
)
May 2016 (
6
)
April 2016(
7
)
March 2016(
9
)
February 2016(
12
)
January 2016(
3
)
December 2015(
9
)
November 2015(
11
)
October 2015(
3
)
September 2015(
4
)
August 2015 (
1
)
July 2015 (
1
)
June 2015(
4
)
May 2015(
5
)
April 2015 (
2
)
March 2015(
5
)
February 2015(
6
)
January 2015(
2
)
December 2014(
5
)
November 2014(
4
)
October 2014(
4
)
September 2014(
8
)
August 2014(
9
)
July 2014(
3
)
June 2014(
4
)
May 2014(
5
)
April 2014(
4
)
March 2014(
7
)
February 2014(
5
)
January 2014(
4
)
Share this Article
Tweet
Show me how my $$ Makes A Difference
Please insert a dollar amount below
$
could help United Way provide:
Make a donation today