Caring Corner

PTK Catalyst is celebrating service with another year of the Caring Corner. Service is one of the four Hallmarks of Phi Theta Kappa, so Catalyst attendees will have the opportunity to give back to the community in the Opportunity Expo. As part of the Caring Corner, Catalyst attendees will have the chance to participate in a book drive with local organization Our Kids Read.

Our Kids Read is a local non-profit organization that serves the students across the United States to advance reading literacy and mentorship. Their mission is to both promote the love of physical diverse books with children ages 4-12 and to use technology to connect students and mentors with diverse books that encourage, inspire and educate.

To help support their mission, PTK will be hosting a children’s book drive in the Caring Corner at Catalyst.

Catalyst attendees are encouraged to bring new or like-new books for kids in preschool through 8th grade. Our Kids Read wish list includes stories from a variety of cultures: Native-American/Indigenous, African-American, LatinX, Southeast Asian and more. 

Some Recommended Books for Donation Include:

​Making Happy by Sheetal Sheth, Khoa Le
La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, Juana Martinez-Neal
Kindess is my Superpower by Alicia Ortego
I Am Loved by Nikki Giovanni, Ashley Bryan
A Salmon for Simon by Betty Waterton, Ann Blades
Grandmother’s Dreamcatcher by Becky Ray McCain, Stacey Schuett
Little Leader: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover by Markus Motum
Maiden & Princess by Daniel Haack, Isabel Galupo
Do You Speak Fish? by Dj Corchin, Dan Dougherty
Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen, Kadir Nelson
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive by Mo Willems
Abuela by Arthur Dorros

More recommendations for books to bring can be found on their Amazon Wish List.

For more information about Our Kids Read, please visit their website HERE.