Students from eight Allen Parish schools participated in a “Read with Malcolm Reading Rally” on Wednesday, May 17, and Thursday, May 18, as part of a four-day literacy program series presented by Share the Magic Foundation and funded by The Rapides Foundation. They were among the almost 2,800 students who participated in nine Reading Rallies presented across Central Louisiana from May 15, to 18.
The Reading Rally was led by Malcolm Mitchell, an author, Super Bowl Champion and Founder/CEO of Share the Magic Foundation. Mitchell considers a love of reading to be his greatest achievement and founded Share the Magic with a sole purpose: to transform children’s lives through literacy.
At the Reading Rally, each student received a copy of Mitchell’s book, “The Magician’s Hat,” and participated in a high-energy, pep rally-style assembly that included a read-along and magic show.
On Wednesday, May 17, Mitchell met with students from Oberlin Elementary, Kinder Elementary, Kinder Middle, Reeves High and Oakdale Middle. On Thursday, May 18, he met with students at Fairview High and Elizabeth High.
This latest series of Read with Malcolm Programs continues the literacy partnership between Mitchell’s organization, The Rapides Foundation and Central Louisiana school districts. The multi-year collaborative is designed to inspire more children to read. The partnership kicked off in August 2022, when The Rapides Foundation brought Mitchell to Central Louisiana to present Reading Rallies at nine schools, including Oakdale Elementary, and providing more than 3,500 books to students.
Since founding Share the Magic Foundation, Mitchell and his organization have reached more than 400,000 students across the country and internationally through Read with Malcolm Literacy Initiatives. Mitchell’s mission is to inspire young people to read by bringing book ownership to students in Title I schools and under-resourced communities. Whether a student is a striving reader or learns differently, Read with Malcolm literacy programs – both in school and virtually – provide inspiration and motivation, and carry the message that reading is the key to achieving one’s goals. To learn more about Mitchell’s vision to inspire young and striving readers, please visit www.readwithmalcolm.com.
About Malcolm Mitchell / Share the Magic Foundation
Author, Super Bowl 51 Champion with the New England Patriots – a key element of the team’s historic overtime comeback win – Malcolm Mitchell considers a love of reading to be his greatest achievement. He founded Share the Magic Foundation with a sole purpose: to transform children’s lives through literacy. Since then, Mitchell and his organization have reached more than 400,000 students across the country and internationally through Read with Malcolm Literacy Initiatives.
Mitchell’s mission is to inspire young people to read by bringing book ownership to students in Title I schools and under-resourced communities. Whether a student is a striving reader or learns differently, Read with Malcolm literacy programs – both in school and virtually – provide inspiration and motivation, and carry the message that reading is the key to achieving one’s goals. To learn more about Mitchell’s vision to inspire young and striving readers, please visit www.readwithmalcolm.com.