Utah Charity In Need

My BYU advisor and Devan's 1st Kindergarten teacher, Sharon Lay, is currently working as the literacy coach in a low income area of Salt Lake County. About a third of their children are reading below grade level-these are the working poor-they are mostly English speaking, caucasian children who have lived in Utah all of their lives but have few role models who value education. These year she is trying a new motivator, called gifts for goals. They set reading goals and receive tickets each time they reach a goal. With those tickets they can buy Christmas gifts for their family members-so much better than receiving gifts without working for them. So she is looking for donations for our Christmas store. If you are looking for families to help at Christmas, she could use some help. If you are in Utah you can contact Sharon at 801-376-8216-they have a few wards that are gathering things but we will need about 10,000 items. They are also taking cash donations of any amount to purchase grocery items. Donations can be mailed to her at:

Sharon Lay

9834 N. 6180 W.

Highland, Utah 84003.

If you can help spread the word-it would be helpful. Thanks so much.