Reading Takeover
BP Reading Takeover is a wonderful event dedicated to serving the youth and adults of our communities. The focus for this event is to celebrate the importance of reading while building healthy youth/adult relationships. Reading Takeover provides an open & organic fellowship for continuous community unification. Brandon Publishing and our partners, understand the importance of literacy focused projects. Our Reading Takeover event has provided many positive outputs for all involved. Each event calls for at least 40 adult volunteer readers to partner with 3rd grade students over a one hour reading window. After reading, students and adults share what they've learned about each other and the book KT & The Radical Rounball. Then it's all about pizza, partying, and more pizza! Dominos pizza has been a proud sponsor and provider of food and funding for our youth and adults to enjoy.
Volunteers from the BP School Takeover 2018 gather to take a photo before they head out to read and reflect with youth at Freeman elementary.
Dominos Pizza representatives and publisher Kellen E. Brandon pose as fresh hot pizza is delivered for youth.
What's New!!
Each year we attempt to add something new and exciting to our event. This year was no different. Youth and our community volunteers were able to bond and take those moments with them forever via our own Reading Takeover photo booth.
Cant Make It In Person???
It’s understandable that many of us have busy schedules, or, have something already booked on the calendar that won’t allow you to join in person. If that’s the case, you can still support the BP Reading Takeover by making a personal donation to support and sustain an amazing reading experience for youth.
Our reading program is designed to span far past our initial BP Reading Takeover event date. Brandon Publishing will be bringing in guest readers monthly to provide books and insight to a world many youth don’t know exist. Your donation will go toward new books for students, prizes, special guest readers, and professional development workshops for school staff members.
“This was the most amazing community service event I’ve ever been apart of. I’m inspired to do more in my community and to help our future. The youth. ”