PPL helps prep Lehigh Valley elementary students for summer reading

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.