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Raised of $20,000

Wichita State Shockers Fight for Literacy benefitting United Way of the Plains Literacy Efforts

Participating in Fight for Literacy Games 21-22

Become a #Champion and #Fight4Literacy!

**International Paper Matching gift of $5,000 has been met!**

United Way of the Plains is teaming up with Wichita State Shockers, Coaching for Literacy, and International Paper to help every child learn to read. Together, we are combatting the statistic that just 1 in 3 American fourth-graders are reading on grade level. That year is so important because children LEARN TO READ until third grade and after that, they READ TO LEARN.

DID YOU KNOW…

  • Students not reading at grade level by fourth grade are four times more likely to drop out of school.
  • 66% of Kansas fourth-grade students in 2019 (pre-Covid) were not reading at a proficient level.
  • Illiterate kids grow into illiterate adults – and 43% live in poverty compared to 4% of literate adults.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

100% of donations will stay local with United Way of the Plains to fund literacy programs, provide resources and buy books featuring diverse characters to help kindergarten through third-grade students in the Shocker neighborhood learn to read.

 Expand opportunities by making your donation today:

  • Click DONATE on the top right of this page. $10 can provide 2 books to a child!
  • Check back to find out how you can support this campaign in your community!

ALL DONATIONS MATCHED! International Paper has pledged to match every gift, up to a total of $5,000 in this market! Will you join us to help United Way of the Plains?

Where else is the #Fight4Literacy this season? Check out our other participating schools here.

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About Coaching for Literacy

Founded in 2013 by two high school students, Coaching for Literacy aims to raise awareness of and support solutions to the widespread problem of illiteracy. Using the power and influence of sports, the organization partners with teams across the country to host Fight for Literacy Games, which raise funds for grants to literacy-focused programs in their communities. Coaching for Literacy operates on the core belief that literacy is a fundamental right of every individual. Learn more at coachingforliteracy.org.

About  International Paper

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global producer of renewable fiber-based packaging and pulp products with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. We produce packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal hygiene products that promote health and wellness. We are headquartered in Memphis, Tenn. and employ approximately 38,000 colleagues. Net sales for 2020 were $21 billion*. In Russia, the Company has a 50/50 joint venture, Ilim Group, the country's largest integrated manufacturer of pulp and paper and its largest foreign-domestic alliance in the forestry products sector. For more information about International Paper, our products and global citizenship efforts, please visit internationalpaper.com.  

*Inclusive of our former pulp and paper mill in Kwidzyn, Poland, which was sold on August 6, 2021, and our former global papers business, which became a standalone, publicly traded company on October 1, 2021.