Speedway Children's Charities Make Commitment to Literacy With Kids to Kids Grant

January 10, 2007 - As the Las Vegas Motor Speedway starts its engines in 2007, the Kids to Kids literacy program is revving up its young readers thanks to the generous $7,000 grant funding received from the Speedway Children's Charities in December 2006. This is the fifth consecutive year to be selected as grant recipients, with total contributions reaching $30,000. Kids to Kids is thrilled to begin the New Year purchasing books that will be distributed to at-risk children within Southern Nevada.

Kids to Kids Executive Director Lisa Habighorst (below) commented, "This financial support validates the commitment Speedway Children's Charities invests in our community. Their belief in Kids to Kids demonstrates the importance of early childhood literacy intervention and the value it holds for successful futures. Together as partners, Kids to Kids and Speedway Children's Charities are shaping lives, one book at a time."

Kids to Kids helps at-risk youngsters create library collections of books to keep at home, read over and over, and share with family members. While developing a love of reading, these libraries promote future academic achievement and higher self-esteems which impact life-long success. Kids to Kids, a program sponsored by Spread the Word Nevada, Inc., got its start in February 2001 and has delivered more than 710,000 books to 58,500 at-risk youngsters and their families. Kids to Kids currently serves students attending 12 Southern Nevada elementary schools with Myrtle Tate Elementary joining the program January 16.

Literacy opens doors to the future through which most of the youngsters served by Kids to Kids would rarely have the opportunity to enter. It is a great community that cares for those in need while preparing them for a prosperous and successful future. Speedway Children's Charities is recognized as a valuable part of Southern Nevada's greatness.

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