Start: Plaza in front of the Douglass Campus Center
End: Brower Commons, College Avenue Campus
(Douglass Campus Center is in the corner of Nichol Avenue and George Street--A parking deck is also located next to the Douglass Campus Center for your convenience!)

This year the walkathon continues to focus on the goal of assisting communities locally and globally.:

• Locally: We plan to provide books and other literacy materials for children participating in our "Take Reading Home" pilot in nursery and kindergarten classrooms throughout New Brunswick, New Jersey and our poetry reading programs at the New Brunswick Public Library.
• Globally: Supporting Global Literacy Project programs for displaced children in Haiti.

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Celebrate "TEEN READ WEEK," October 14–20

Our 2012 walkathon will help us gear up for "Teen Read Week," October 14-20 (an initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association). The 2012 theme is: "It Came from the Library!"

The potential for making a difference does not simply end with the completion of the walkathon or "Teen Read Week." Anyone interested supporting children's education and literacy in general can come out to support the Global Literacy Project's "Make A Difference Day" program (every fourth Saturday of October) volunteering as part of the nationwide "Make A Difference Day" activities.

REGISTERING FOR THE

2012 "WALK FOR LITERACY"

Download a registration form if you don’t have one. Download pledge brochure to collect donations. Set a goal for yourself and get your friends, family, and co-workers involved. Email us to let us know you're participating!

Individuals/Teams. Fill out forms and collect your donations before the walkathon. Turn in your pledge sheet and extra sponsorship sheets and money during walkathon registration from 11:00 a.m.–11:45 p.m. Check out www.glpinc.org/goya for helpful hints, printable pledge forms, and walkathon updates.

Give aways. Depending on sponsorship participants in the walkathon will be eligible to receive surprize give-aways. Plus, there will be recognition for:

• Individual/Team Raising the Most Money
• Individual with the Most Sponsors

Wear sensible shoes and dress for the weather.
The walkathon goes on, rain or shine.

• 11:00 a.m.-Registration
• 11:30 a.m. -Kick-off speeches and then begin walk
• 1 p.m.-Walk culminates at Brower Commons, CAC

Supporter

At this level one is entitled to:

• Company name in event brochure

Bronze Supporter

At this level one is entitled to:

1. Acknowledgement at the event
2. A written acknowledgment of your help and participation

1. An acknowledgement by name on the postcard
2. Your name in one color on the the tee-shirts
3. A table set up at the event to distribute information
4. Inclusion of your promotional material and items
5. Logo and name on the "Walk for Literacy" Web Site as a supporter

Gold Supporter

At this level ($250+) one is entitled to:

1. All above benefits plus a framed acknowledgement of your participation
2. Presentation of a Sponsorship Certificate at the event as an acknowledgement
3. A link on our "Walk for Literacy" Walkathon web site to your web site
4. A larger logo on the walk-a-thon's tee shirt

Think About Participating on Saturday, October 27, 2012

"Make A Difference Day"

http://makeadifferenceday.com/

What is "Make A Difference Day"?
“Make A Difference Day” is the most encompassing national day of helping others—a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Everyone can participate. Created by USA WEEKEND Magazine, “Make A Difference Day” is an annual event that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every October.