Saturday, EWDC went to Nationals Youth Baseball Academy to distribute 700+ free books as part of @Nats4Good PLAY BALL Weekend event! Kids ages 5-14 spent the day enjoying baseball clinics, and they got to top it all off by taking home some free books!
Spring has sprung and our students have blossomed into engaged and excited readers!
Read our latest newsletter at https://t.co/tgwS7zER6o to learn more about what EWDC has been doing this program year to connect kids with books and build a foundation for future success.
Thank you to S Christa McAuliffe & Highland Elementary Schools for selecting EWDC as your Kids for Kids grant recipients, and to The Giving Square for leading this program!
#tgs#kidsforkidsfund
And that’s a wrap on the 2025-26 school year! 🎬🍿✨
Our Power Readers mentors and students had an amazing year together! Each session got their own End of Year Party!
Thank you to all our mentors who spent the school year helping their mentees develop reading confidence!
Happy Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month from EWDC!
To celebrate, here's just a few of the books we include in our distributions so our students with Asian and Pacific Islander heritage can see themselves represented on the page!
There are just 3 spots left for our annual trivia fundraiser, Quiz for Kids!
To reserve your spot and learn more, visit https://t.co/DGERj0Ux4x or email Rody Baron, Director of Development, at [email protected]!
for children across our community. Literacy creates access, builds confidence and changes lives, and I’m excited to help advance this important work.”
Thank you, Jason, for joining our mission and helping students thrive through the power of reading! (2/2)
We’re thrilled to welcome Jason Beckwith to our Board of Directors!
Jason is the Senior VP, Human Resources for @Nationals. He says: “I’m honored to join the Everybody Wins DC Board and support its mission to build confidence, opportunity, and a lifelong love of reading (1/2)
One week ago, we celebrated reading joy at Pearl Street Warehouse. The most memorable part of the evening was when Power Readers students – Zakari, Blayr, and Agatha – took to the stage.
Thank you to everyone who made Read to Dream 2026 so meaningful!
You may know NPR for their Tiny Desk Concerts, but our students know them as StoryTime superstars!
Thank you to Stacey Foxwell for joining kindergarteners at J.O. Wilson for a read-aloud and coloring activity that teaches them it’s okay to make mistakes!
Thank you to this year's live auction donors:
Scarlett Springs
Stone Manor Boutique Inn
Magnolias at the Mill
Doukénie Winery
Tuckernuck
The Graham Georgetown
Cafe Milano
Arena Stage
Arcay Chocolates
Kate Hanniford
NPR
Jim Handly
Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Tropical getaways, sports fan packages, hidden gems, and more — this year's Read to Dream live auction packages are a stellar lineup!
You can view all the packages and details for our live auction at https://t.co/302x0yeNDW.
Today, we’re shining the spotlight on Boston Consulting Group — a team who raised 600+ books during their first-ever EWDC book drive then hosted an employee happy hour to write notes of encouragement for our students! ✨📖🎉
Thank you @BCG!
Friday, EWDC headed to Amazon’s HQ2 to share ways to get involved as part of their Global Month of Volunteering!
We were thrilled to share volunteer opportunities with so many wonderful Amazonians throughout the day — thank you, Team Amazon, for including us!
There’s just one week left to buy your tickets for Read to Dream on May 7, 2026, at Pearl Street Warehouse. You don’t want to miss out!
Buy your tickets at https://t.co/srWyUWHu7M!
This is what Distinguished Service in action looks like!
Last Friday, volunteers from Amazon’s BEN-DMV read “Don’t Trust Fish” to students at Van Ness Elementary! Afterwards, the volunteers and students drew their own fish!
Thank you to BEN-DMV for being exemplary volunteers!
Last Wednesday, delegates from the National Conference of State Societies’ Cherry Blossom Program read to 200+ students at Randle Highlands Elementary School! 🌸👑
Last week, CBRE at the Wharf invited EWDC to join their buildings’ Cherry Blossom Parties so we could share info about our programs with their tenants!
Thank you to CBRE for giving us the opportunity to connect with so many new and wonderful supporters!
Join us as a Read to Dream sponsor for a celebration of reading joy! As a sponsor, you’ll keep our reading programs 100% free for our students & their families & enjoy a fun-filled evening with student speakers, a live auction, & delicious food & drinks!
https://t.co/srWyUWHu7M
Thursday, @CoBank’s DC office got together & processed 85 books for our students! This is just a small fraction of the books we've been able to give our students thanks to their generous grant of $10,000 to support book purchases!
Thank you for all that you do for our students!