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FSU Fight for Literacy Benefitting Panhandle Students through Early Learning Coalitions

Team participating in Fight for Literacy Games 22-23

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

FSU Seminoles are Fighting for Literacy during their Feb. 11th home game (alongside FAMU on the 25th). Look out for Coach Hamilton and the rest of the staff repping Green as a show of their support of the Fight for Literacy during their Fight for Literacy Game!

Expand opportunities today. Click here to donate.

**International Paper is matching gifts up to $5,000!**

FSU is teaming up with the Early Learning Coalitions of the Big Bend and Escambia and International Paper to help children in the Panhandle 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.
  • 61% of Florida's fourth-grade students 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 in the Panhandle to provide books, resources, and tutoring to help kindergarten through third-grade students 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 $5,000 in this market!

Be sure to check out participating businesses also supporting this campaign:

  • Smoothie King (2530 Monroe St & 1603 W Tennessee St): 10% of sales ALL DAY- January 18th
  • Panera Bread (800 Ocala Rd): 20% of sales January 23rd, 4-8 PM

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

Where else is the Fight for Literacy this season? Check out who else is Fighting for Literacy

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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.