Read Across the Globe

On October 19, 2015, the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, teamed up with Points of Light, Volunteer Houston, Deloitte, Dollar General Literacy Foundation and Jumpstart's Read for the Record to host Read Across the Globe. Read Across the Globe brought together nonprofits, school systems, libraries, and communities to show the power of volunteerism. The event was held in conjunction with Points of Light's 25th annual national conference on volunteerism held in Houston, Texas.

Read Across the Globe Community Impact

3,500

Houston Volunteers

10,000+

Volunteer Hours

3,100+

Classrooms

65,000+

Houston-area children

What people are saying…

“We formed partnerships with school districts and volunteer networks across the U.S. and across the globe. By working across time zones and with hundreds of partners, we sought to break the Guinness World Record for the most children ever read to in a 24-hour period. We almost did it!”

— Neil Bush, Points of Light & Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation Chairman

“We can find meaning and reward by serving some higher purpose than ourselves, a shining purpose, the illumination of a thousand points of light…we all have something to give.”

— President George H.W. Bush

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