User talk:Readathonuk

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Your user name and conflict of interest
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Read for good
Read for good is a UK based charity which run readathon, the sponsored read for schools started in 1984 by Gail and Brough Girling designed to encourage children to read for pleasure, the sponsored read raised £130,000 in their first year which they donated to Mencap. The organisation formally became a charity in 2009. The charity’s two objectives are encouraging children to read for pleasure and helping seriously ill children.

“How Read for good has progressed” Readathon is the largest sponsored reading event in the UK, involving approximately 300,000 pupils of all ages each year. The charity has raised more than £25 million over the last 30 years, which has been used to support children’s charities including CLIC Sargent, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity and Together for Short Lives. Since 2010, Readathon has also been running its own project (formerly known as Read Well). Currently running in 30 of the major children’s hospitals nationwide it regularly provides brand new books and storyteller visits to children in hospital. The hospital programme is funded through the sponsored Readathon in school as well as individual donors and grant and trust funding applications.

The registered name of the charity is Read for Good, charity no 1130309 (England and Wales) and no SCO41036 (Scotland). Readathon is trademarked in the UK.

Read for good
Read for good is a UK based charity which run readathon, the sponsored read for schools started in 1984 by Gail and Brough Girling designed to encourage children to read for pleasure, the sponsored read raised £130,000 in their first year which they donated to Mencap. The organisation formally became a charity in 2009. The charity’s two objectives are encouraging children to read for pleasure and helping seriously ill children.

“How Read for good has progressed” Readathon is the largest sponsored reading event in the UK, involving approximately 300,000 pupils of all ages each year. The charity has raised more than £25 million over the last 30 years, which has been used to support children’s charities including CLIC Sargent, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity and Together for Short Lives. Since 2010, Readathon has also been running its own project (formerly known as Read Well). Currently running in 30 of the major children’s hospitals nationwide it regularly provides brand new books and storyteller visits to children in hospital. The hospital programme is funded through the sponsored Readathon in school as well as individual donors and grant and trust funding applications.

The registered name of the charity is Read for Good, charity no 1130309 (England and Wales) and no SCO41036 (Scotland). Readathon is trademarked in the UK.

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you. Missvain (talk) 16:23, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Draft:ReadathonUK concern
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Your draft article, Draft:ReadathonUK


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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. JMHamo (talk) 18:42, 5 January 2016 (UTC)