San Rafael Children Run to Support School Libraries

San Rafael elementary school students have been running — many over a mile in 15 minutes — to raise funds to support their schools’ libraries. 

For the fourth annual Run for Reading, students at several San Rafael schools have gathered sponsors to help library books, research materials and services stay intact. Donors may make a base donation, or others may agree to make a donation for each lap a child runs. The young children then each spend 15 minutes running around a small circle — organizers calculated that roughly 30 laps equaled the distance of one mile.

The event, organized by HeadsUp Public Education Foundation and San Rafael City Schools, has raised more than $290,000 in the last three years.

See some of the participating students at Bahia Vista Elementary in the above video, when HeadsUp President Amy Jonak was the event announcer.

The participating elementary schools are: 

Coleman (March 20)

Glenwood (March 21)

Venetia Valley ( March 22)

Sun Valley (March 25)

Bahia Vista (March 26)

San Pedro (March 27)

Short School (March 28)

Laurel Dell (March 28)

Before the event, Annie Barrows, award-winning author of the Ivy + Bean children’s book series, spoke to children at pre-event assemblies about the benefits of libraries.

Do you have photos of local children and community members participating in Run for Reading? Upload them to the slideshow above! 

 

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