MRF Board of Directors member Dr. Steve Waters accepts a check from students at Dixon Middle School who have raised over $3000.00 so far as part of their Reading for Hope campaign."
Three ambitious students brought in over $800 dollars in combined pledges, qualifying for a set of Utah Jazz tickets generously donated by Nu Skin Enterprises.
Performers from Wassalonka delight audiences with traditional West African drumming and dancing as part of the celebration held for students of Dixon Middle School who are working to build a school in Mali.
"As English teachers, we couldn't be more pleased," says 7th grade teacher Lon Young. "Our students devoured thousands of books. They reached out to their own community in getting pledges. There was something beautiful about watching them work so hard to help kids on the other side of the planet. Because it allows students into the mind and heart of another person, reading cultivates empathy. We see our students at Dixon turning that empathy into action as they set aside their own interests and serve others."
