"At the dawn of the 21st century, in a world where knowledge truly is power and literacy is the skill that unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have a responsibility as parents and librarians, educators and citizens, to instill in our children a love of reading so that we can give them the chance to fulfill their dreams.”
–Barack Obama
Keynote speech at the American Library Association
Annual Conference
Since its founding in 1991, the Everybody Wins! Foundation has been a leading nonprofit literacy and mentoring organization, pairing caring adult volunteers with children in elementary schools for weekly reading aloud and conversation. It is our mission to reach children while they are young, stimulate their interest in reading, and encourage them to believe that they can succeed in school and ultimately, in life. Our core belief is that reading for pleasure is a key part of education and that in the increasingly complex world in which we live, having a literate, educated population is essential to our nation’s future.
This 3-minute video about Power Lunch was taped in June 2007 at the year-end party Credit Suisse held for its Power Lunch students and volunteers.
EW! thanks Credit Suisse and Ogilvy New York for producing and editing this video.
