The UPSTARTERS Need To Read Community Project is the latest from the United Way of Greater Waterbury youth leadership initiative.

To highlight the vital role that reading plays in education, understanding and positive development – the UPSTARTERS Need To Read Community Project requests youth, adults, business leaders, community organizations and United Way Emerging Leaders group get involved in fun reading activities!

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READING ON VIDEO:

RECORD YOURSELF READING A FAVORITE BOOK!

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Tips & Tricks to Record Your Best Video

We're creating a video gallery of volunteers like you reading books for children they can access any time.  Interested in submitting your video in languages other than English?  Spanish, Albanian, Italian, Mandarin, Portuguese, sign language and more?  We'd  love to see them!

When you record yourself reading, please read from books in this list and join the United Way in respecting the copyright guidelines that help authors and publishers to stay in business and continue to produce new literature for all of us.

BOOKS APPROVED BY PUBLISHERS FOR THIS PROJECT

  • Grab your phone and take a video of yourself reading your favorite elementary school book.
  • Then, submit the video below

Here's some helpful tips from United Way UPSTARTER Ella!

Record Yourself Examples

Upload Your Files Here!

Once you've made your recording, and have your file(s) ready to submit, complete this two-step form. You will fill out your contact information on this first screen, click the SUBMIT button, and go to a second screen where you can upload your file(s). We thank you so much!

Thank you for your contact information! Now, please upload your activity file(s):

Upload Your File(s)

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