Photo by: Matt Woolverton
Terriers Take Part in 26th Annual Holiday Reading Program
December 19, 2022 | General, Bloom Family Leadership Initiative , Community Service
BOSTON – For the 26th straight year, the Boston University Department of Athletics celebrated its Holiday Reading Program with student-athletes and staff visiting Boston Public Schools.
Over 125 Terriers from 21 varsity teams participated in the annual event which started in 1997. The multi-day event, held on Dec. 9, 13 and 14, took place at local Boston public schools in the Allston, South End, and Dorchester neighborhoods.
In conjunction with BU's Government and Community Affairs Department, the athletes read to elementary classes and then presented each student with a book purchased by Boston University. In addition to each student receiving a book, each classroom was also given a book donated by BU for the teacher's permanent collection.
This year, student-athletes visited classrooms in five Boston public schools and read to hundreds of children. After starting the event at Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Allston) and Gardner Pilot (Allston) on Dec. 9, the department visited Blackstone Innovation (South End) and Trotter Elementary (Dorchester) on Dec. 13 and the Hurley K-8 School (South End) on Dec. 14.
Over 125 Terriers from 21 varsity teams participated in the annual event which started in 1997. The multi-day event, held on Dec. 9, 13 and 14, took place at local Boston public schools in the Allston, South End, and Dorchester neighborhoods.
In conjunction with BU's Government and Community Affairs Department, the athletes read to elementary classes and then presented each student with a book purchased by Boston University. In addition to each student receiving a book, each classroom was also given a book donated by BU for the teacher's permanent collection.
This year, student-athletes visited classrooms in five Boston public schools and read to hundreds of children. After starting the event at Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Allston) and Gardner Pilot (Allston) on Dec. 9, the department visited Blackstone Innovation (South End) and Trotter Elementary (Dorchester) on Dec. 13 and the Hurley K-8 School (South End) on Dec. 14.
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