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Memphis Fight for Literacy

Team participating in Fight for Literacy Games 22-23

Become a Champion and Join Memphis in the Fight for Literacy!

Expand opportunities today: Click here to donate or check out each partner's individual fundraising page below!

**International Paper is matching gifts up to $7,500! Gifts given to a specific team (Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen, or Rhodes) OR directly to this main campaign page will be split evenly among partners**

The University of Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College, Rhodes, and MUS basketball programs are teaming up with Memphis Teacher Residency, Knowledge Quest, STREETs Ministries, and International Paper to help every child in Memphis 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.

  • 76% of third-grade students in Memphis in 2021 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 Memphis Teacher Residency, Knowledge Quest, and STREETs Ministries to provide books, resources, and tutoring to help kindergarten through third-grade students in Memphis 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!

*ALL DONATIONS MATCHED! International Paper has pledged to match every gift, up to a total of $7,500 in this market!

*Gifts given to a specific team (Memphis or LeMoyne-Owen) or directly to the overall campaign will be split evenly among partners

Check out each organization's individual campaigns below to see the impact they are having in the community and to donate directly to their mission.

Let’s get off the sideline and Fight for Literacy! Make your donation today

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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 supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2021 were $19.4 billion. In Russia, we have a 50/50 joint venture, Ilim Group, the country's largest integrated manufacturer of pulp and paper. Additional information can be found by visiting InternationalPaper.com.