End of Year Fundraiser Begins New Chapter at Pioneer Park Elementary
In October, JustWorld International Ambassadors set off on a fundraising initiative to put books in the hands, hearts and homes of children at Pioneer Park Elementary in Belle Glade, Florida through the Storybook Treasures program. After an outpouring of support and donations, we are thrilled to announce that Ambassadors raised more than $30,000 for our United States project.
It was a historic End of Year Fundraiser, seeing the highest accumulation of donations to date. Youth Ambassador Lucy Rappoport ultimately led the way, securing nearly $9,000 in donations. We are so grateful for the kindness, generosity and activism demonstrated by each of the 156 donors as well as the countless supporters who have ensured the Storybook Treasures program will see continued success at Pioneer Park Elementary. For a town like Belle Glade, which struggles with high rates of unemployment, poverty and violence, this is a critical intervention which makes an impactful difference in the community as a whole.
These donations have been directly allocated to help students reach essential educational milestones by building a classroom and personal home library collection of books. These books are specially curated to support the curriculum and create comprehensive reading connections which will promote their success for years to come.
Their accomplishments today stand as evidence. Where Pre-K to 3rd grade students were once expressing negative literary statistics, they now have secured the highest learning gains in the entire county. After Storybook Treasures was implemented with JustWorld’s intervention, over 80% of students showed improvement from 2019-2022. A brighter future begins in the classroom, and we are delighted to be part of the story for the exceptional students at Pioneer Park Elementary.
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Established in 2003, JustWorld was founded to provide equestrians with a way to support carefully vetted education programs for impoverished children around the world. Thousands of JustWorld Ambassadors from more than 40 countries have since committed to “ride for the cause” and assist JustWorld in accomplishing its mission to help build brighter futures for these children and their communities. Equestrian-based companies and events worldwide support JustWorld’s efforts, and the governing body of the global equestrian sport, the FEI, has endorsed JustWorld as its official charity partner. In 2022, JustWorld is helping improve the lives of nearly 10,000 impoverished children around the globe daily.
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