New Volunteers
Volunteers are Irreplaceable
When volunteers catch our vision to see every child reading by third
grade, they become passionate. You can become a volunteer with
ReadFresno. Here are position descriptions for key volunteer areas.
- Volunteer Reader Position Description
- Volunteer Book Drive Organizer
- Volunteer Read Fresno Office Worker
- Volunteer Educator
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Current Volunteers
Last Day for Volunteers is May 23th. You can
pick up gifts for your students at the ReadFresno office. We
have t-shirts, jelly bracelets and Certificates. Please
remember to turn in your attendance sheets to
ReadFresno c/o Lozano Smith
Belinda McDanel
7404 N. Spalding Ave.
Fresno, CA 93720
Returning Volunteers
Training Starts August 2008
We need you. We need over 1,000 volunteers. If
you return next year, you do not have to be finger-printed a
second time. Although, you will need a new application and need
to attend a workshop.
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WHAT TO BRING TO WORKSHOP
What Volunteers are saying
"I find it inspiring that, as soon as
we arrive at
school, the students we are reading with run to us to ask if they can
"read today", even if it is not their day to read. And it is good that
they open up to us to discuss problems they are having at school,
or nice incidents they have experienced. They are THRILLED to be able
to take the books home." Sally A.
"I love going to read with my kids at Columbia – it is
the best and most meaningful part of my work week!" Suzanne F.
"...working with a student for the past school year.
When I first started reading with him, he had low self-esteem and lacked
confidence in his reading abilities. He would get easily agitated when
he could not read several words in a row and would ask to try another
book. However, I did not allow this negative attitude to persist and
instead continuously repeated how proud I was of his dedication and
improvement. I purchased flashcards to have him warm up with before
reading and it was only until recently that he was able to speed through
the entire stack without my assistance. He proudly laid out the cards on
the cafeteria tables and told every person who walked by (his friends,
school staff, and family) that he read them all by himself. It was the
first time I had heard him call himself smart; he was ecstatic and
beaming with a sense of accomplishment." Jessica P.