ASTEME Read-A-Thon 2026
Every page counts.
Our students read, families and friends cheer them on with pledges, and every dollar goes straight back into our campus. Pick up a book and join us.
Our students read, families and friends cheer them on with pledges, and every dollar goes straight back into our campus. Pick up a book and join us.
Every book on this shelf is 5,000 minutes read by ASTEME students.
Last year we hit both goals: $40,000 raised and 100,000 minutes read. This year, let's go further.
Every ASTEME student can take part, from our youngest readers to our middle schoolers. Picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, audiobooks, and reading aloud all count.
Join your advisory's team on Zeffy and create your student's fundraising page. Add a photo and a goal for minutes read.
Sign up on Zeffy →
Send the page link to grandparents, aunts, uncles, and neighbors. Anyone can give from anywhere.
Log reading minutes during the Read-A-Thon. Twenty minutes a day adds up fast across the whole school.
When we reach our goals, we celebrate as a school and recognize our top readers and fundraisers.
Most gifts come from a quick message to someone who loves your reader. Add your student's name and page link, then copy a message below.
No page yet? Messages link to the main campaign.
Scan to give. Long-press or right-click the code to save it for a flyer.
Reading minutes count between the start and end dates. Donations stay open through the celebration so late pledges still help.
Quieter classrooms and shared spaces so students can focus.
More room for creativity, collaboration, and student work.
Better nutrition choices available throughout the school day.
Upgraded lights for comfortable, well-lit learning spaces.
Clean, safe floors where our youngest students sit and read.
Fresh gear for PE, recess, and team play.
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Every ASTEME student. Younger readers can count time being read to, and older students can count independent reading, audiobooks, and reading aloud to siblings.
No. Every minute read helps us reach our schoolwide reading goal. Fundraising is encouraged but never required.
Books, graphic novels, magazines, e-books, and audiobooks all count. So does reading together as a family. If your child is engaged with a story, it counts.
Yes. ASTEME Learning Center is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and Zeffy emails you a tax receipt right after you give.
Zeffy is free for nonprofits and runs on optional tips from donors. The tip goes to Zeffy, not to ASTEME, and you can set it to $0. Your full donation still reaches our school.
Many companies match donations to schools and nonprofits, sometimes dollar for dollar. Ask your HR team or look for "matching gifts" on your benefits site. Most programs ask for your Zeffy receipt and our details: ASTEME Learning Center, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Yes. A general gift counts toward the schoolwide goal and supports every project on our list.
