Pennies Per Page™ Read-a-Thon Policies

The purpose of the Pennies Per Page™ read-a-thon is to encourage literacy, reading of classics, building up of statesmen, cooperation of families, businesses, and a hope toward young people getting a leadership education and becoming contributing citizens.

1.       Any person five years and older may participate in the Pennies Per Page™ read-a-thon.

2.       For participants between ages 5-16, a guardian must read and agree with read-a-thon policies.

3.    97% of Pledges to Pennies Per Page™ must be used to fund Leadership Education activities for the students who earn them

4.       Upon the request of the participant or participant’s guardian, funds held in that participant’s account will be released by Pennies Per Page™ to the entity producing the Leadership Education related activity or as a reimbursement to the participant after submission of receipt or other proof of purchase.

Definition of Leadership Education

Leadership Education contains one or more of the following three elements:

Classics: This is a very broad term for original sources that contribute to a student learning how to think. It includes classic books, classics in art, music, dance, outdoors, etc.

Mentors: This means that the teaching fosters freedom rather than force. There is a relationship between the student and the teacher/mentor wherein the entity/mentor inspires the student to meet the natural requirements for leadership.

Leadership Focus: this means that the activity the child is participating in has a leadership element—helping inspire the student to reach her potential and develop leadership skills and character, talents and abilities.

Read-a-Thon funds may be used for any activity that contains at least one of these three elements.