🏕️ Roosevelt Reads 2026 — We Reached the Summit!
After an incredible month of reading, fundraising, and community spirit, Roosevelt Reads 2026 has officially wrapped—and the results are outstanding.
🌟 Grand Prize Winner
A huge congratulations to Max Margot (2nd Grade), our top fundraiser!
💰 Raised: $1,109
🏆 Prizes:
A full week of summer camp at Tumbleweed Day Camp, an ice cream party in the library with 5 friends, and a camp-ready game bundle!
Max, your effort and enthusiasm truly set the bar—amazing work!
🏫 Top Fundraising Classes
A special shoutout to our highest-raising classrooms:
🥇 Ms. Handleman (TK) — $2,380
🥈 Ms. Cuevas (5th Grade) — $2,182
🥉 Ms. Pirri (4th Grade) — $2,175
Amazing leadership and participation from these classes—well done!
📚 By the Numbers — A Record-Breaking Year
Our Roosevelt community showed up in a big way:
- 👧 198 students helped raise an incredible $31,000 for our school
- 📖 300 students turned in reading logs
- ⏱️ Students logged 7,200+ hours of reading
- 💻 166 students registered on PledgeStar
- 📣 518 pledge requests were sent to friends and family
- 💡 7,200 hours of reading is the equivalent of one person reading nonstop for over 300 days—an incredible collective achievement.
🎁 Prize Distribution Details
🔦 All students will receive the Level 1 Prize — a Tumbleweed logoed mini flashlight — this week
🎒 Level 2–4 prizes will be distributed after school on Friday, May 1
📍 Look for our table at Popcorn Friday in the courtyard
If you need to make alternate arrangements, please contact Caroline Mayes at ccmayes@gmail.com
🌲 Thank You to Our Sponsor
A huge thank you to our generous sponsor, Tumbleweed Day Camp.
In addition to providing the flashlights for every student, Tumbleweed also donated funds to support:
- 🎉 Individual class reading celebrations
- 🏆 The Grand Prize experience
Their support helped bring the Roosevelt Reads “summer camp” experience to life for our entire school community.
🙌 Final Word
This wasn’t just a fundraiser—it was a celebration of curiosity, consistency, and community.
To our students: you showed what dedication can achieve.
To our families: thank you for your generosity and support.
To our community: this is Roosevelt at its best.
🚀 Let’s keep the momentum going — keep reading, and stay tuned for what we have planned for Roosevelt Reads next year!