United Reads, presented by TD Bank, returns for fall 2011

D.C. United and its charitable arm, United for D.C., announced today the schedule for United Reads during the fall of 2011. United Reads is a signature program created to encourage elementary school students in the greater Metropolitan area to fall in love with reading and to promote the importance of healthy lifestyles. United Reads is currently in its ninth year thanks to the generous support of presenting partner T.D. Bank and program sponsors Volkswagen and Gallup Government. The program will continue to partner with the Heart of America Foundation to provide new books to every student during D.C. United player visits to each school. 

The fall season is highlighted by a host of player appearances at participating schools in addition to a collaboration with the United Way National Capital Area to host joint assemblies at three schools.  The joint assemblies will feature the United Reads program with United Way’s Fun.Fly.Fit program to reinforce United for D.C.’s goal of encouraging students to maintain an active mind and active body. 

At each visit D.C. United players will lead interactive games in activities with the students as well as share their personal experiences and successes with an emphasis on the importance of reading and staying healthy. Players will also sign autographs, take photos, and distribute two new books to each student to continue developing their personal libraries. 

For more information about United Reads or any of United for D.C.’s programs, please visit www.unitedfordc.org. 

The following is the United Reads fall school schedule:

Ketcham Elementary School (Ward 8)
1919 15th St. SE
Washington, DC 20020
October 12

Savoy Elementary School (Ward 8)
2501 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
Washington, DC 20020
October 11 – Joint assembly

Simon Elementary School(Ward 8)
401 Mississippi Ave SE
Washington, DC 20032
October 18

Payne Elementary School (Ward 6)
305 15th St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
October 7

Bruce-Monroe Elementary School (Ward 1)
3560 Warder St NW
Washington, DC 20001

October 5
Tubman Elementary School (Ward 1)
3101 13th St NW
Washington, DC 20010

October 20 – Joint assembly

United for D.C. 

United For D.C., Inc. was founded on January 8, 2002 as the charitable arm of Major League Soccer’s D.C. United.  United For D.C. is a 501(c)3 organization with the mission to champion educational, health, and recreational programs and events that serve disadvantaged youth of greater Washington, DC by engaging the resources and skills of D.C. United and our community. 

About Heart of America

Founded in 1997, The Heart of America Foundation's mission is to provide disadvantaged children with the tools they need to read, succeed and make a difference in life.  The Heart of America Foundation's programs uniquely combine volunteer service and literacy.  The organization is volunteer-led and peer-driven, operating with a small staff and hundreds of volunteers.