READ TO DREAM 2024 - May 2, 2024

Join us on May 2, 2024, for Read to Dream, an unforgettable evening benefiting EWDC and the students we serve. This annual event brings together EWDC's program partners, volunteers, students, supporters and friends to celebrate all that is magical about books and reading.

Bid on exclusive auction items, hear from amazing students about the impact of our programs, and enjoy the incredible galleries at the Planet Word Museum.  All Read to Dream proceeds benefit EWDC and support our mission to help children thrive through reading. With your support, we're helping children build the literacy and social-emotional skills needed to succeed at school and in life. Click here to learn more about our impact in the community.

Be part of this special event by purchasing a ticket, making a donation, or serving as a Read to Dream sponsor. To learn more about Read to Dream or to confirm your sponsorship level, please contact Rody Baron, EWDC Director of Development, at rbaron@everybodywinsdc.org.

Curious about Read to Dream parking, event attire, or have other Read to Dream questions? Check out our Read to Dream FAQs

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THANK YOU TO OUR READ TO DREAM SPONSORS

READING CHAMPIONS ($20,000+)

American Petroleum Institute
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Mark Young & Rachel Carren

LEARNING LEADERS ($10,000+)

CTIA
Huron Philanthropies
Mike & Cathy Burton
National Retail Federation
FGS Global

STORY SUPPORTERS ($2,500+)

Mary & Jim Salander
Pierre Chauvet at Compass Real Estate
Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, PC
Mar Roberts
Nick Pearson & Lauren O'Brien
Rob Portman & Annette Simon
Truist Wealth

Everybody WINS DC

BOOK BENEFACTORS ($5,000+)

Monumental Sports & Entertainment
John Fish
Barbara Faculjak & Jim McCarthy
CGCN
American Forest & Paper Association*
Jill & Mike Sommers
Richard Mintz

EVENT PATRON ($1,000+)

Colleen Martin & Martin Hahn*
Randy Russell*
Sonja & Chris Clark*
Bruce & Lori Dubinsky
Stacy O'Mara
Household & Commercial Products Association*
Susan Neely*
Tom & Mary Firth
David French*

*Sponsorship in honor of Barbara Faculjak, EWDC's 2024 Distinguished Service Award winner.

READ TO DREAM 2024 HONOREES

COMMUNITY CHAMPION

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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Barbara Faculjack, EWDC Board Member

Barbara Faculjak
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION: ASSOCIATION BOOK DRIVE CHALLENGE WINNERS

National Retail Federation, Literacy Leader
National Mining Association, Team Award

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READ TO DREAM 2024 HOST COMMITTEE


Hastie Afkhami, S3 Group
Amy Bess, Vedder Price
Aryssa Damron, DCPS Librarian - Van Ness Elementary School
Catherine Lux Fry, Vetted Solutions
Tanya Kreter, Retired
Scott Kreter, Truist Wealth
Tiffaney Malott, Veritext
Anne Owl, George Mason University
Mar Roberts, Retired
Mary Salander, EWDC Co-Founder & Former Exec. Director
Jacquie Moen, EVERFI (EWDC Board Member)
Martine Combal, JLL (EWDC Board Member)
Kimberly Marcus, Monumental Sports & Entertainment (EWDC Board Member)
Anna Chauvet, Finnegan (EWDC Board Member)

Read to Dream 2023

Read to Dream 2023 raised over $270,000 to benefit EWDC, keeping our programs free and accessible to thousands of children. Honorees included Karl Racine, former Attorney General for the District of Columbia, and Arielle Elliott, President of Bloomberg Government and the Immediate Past Chair of the EWDC Board of Directors.

Learn how Read to Dream 2023 made a difference in the lives of children across the DC area here: Read to Dream 2023 - An Evening of Impact.  please Click here for additional event details, including our 2023 Host Committee and a full list of event sponsors.

Check out our EWDC 2023 Read to Dream Photo Album. Event photography provided by The Five Arrows Media.