Literacy Leaders Features

• Back to Football Friday NFL Ambassador Chris Draft spends the NFL & United Way's Back to Football Friday at Nickajack Elementary School in Smyrna, Georgia. <more>
• Let's Read. Let's Move. Summer Fitness Challenge! Founder Chris Draft celebrated National Summer Learning Day with the After-School All-Stars in Atlanta. <more>
• Foundation launches partnership with First Book. Founder, Chris Draft,launched the partnership through a video blog that talked about Summer Learning Day and the need to be active mentally and physically throughout the summer, Read 30 and Play 60. <more>
• Summer Learning Day with the After-School All-Stars at Long Middle School The Foundation celebrated Summer Learning Day with the After-School All-Stars at Long Middle School in Atlanta. <more>
• "One World, Many Stories" at Library of Congress National Book Fair Founder Chris Draft served as the emcee for the Library of Congress National Book Fair in Washington D.C. <more>
• South Carolina Literacy Leaders Tackle Summer Reading Loss A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering welcomes Chris Draft to their Summer Reading Kick-off Initiative, May 27, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. The event will be webcast via live video conference with seven local schools participating. <more>
• Men 2 Read Brings GA Fathers to the Forefront The Foundation's Literacy Leaders campaign featured a Men 2 Read Event at Main St. Academy in College Park, Ga., where fathers were able to learn about the importance of reading with their children. <more>
• Board Member Kadar Hamilton Takes Literacy Leaders to Tucson Kadar Hamilton, Foundation Board Member, is leading the literacy charge in Tucson, Ariz., where he is working with Real Men Read to spread the importance of literacy to Tucson students. <more>
• Ritchie Park Receives Literacy Boost from Foundation Ritchie Park Elementary School in Maryland was able to utilize Skype technology to chat with CDFF Founder Chris Draft, where he read to the students and talked about the importance of literacy. <more>
• Foundation Uses Skype to Enhance National Literacy Movement The Literacy Leaders initiative is a national movement geared at increasing literacy rates across the United States. Using Skype technology, the foundation is able to reach schools across the country anytime. <more>
• Draft, Clark Atlanta Students Tackle Literacy at Bethune Elementary Accompanied by a group of students from Clark Atlanta University, Founder Chris Draft celebrated Read Across America Day with kids at Bethune Elementary in Atlanta. <more>
• Atlanta's Norcross Elementary Celebrates Reading, Dr. Seuss <more>
• Tackling Literacy Atlanta Photos Check out photos from Tackling Literacy events at Norcross Elementary and Bethune Elementary in Atlanta! <more>
• CDFF Tackles Literacy in Celebration of Read Across America Day The Chris Draft Family Foundation (CDFF) is celebrating Read Across America Day on March 2nd by joining current and former NFL players to Tackle Literacy in Atlanta. <more>
• CDFF Attends Target Library Makeover; Make-A-Wish Foundation Events Friday Super Bowl Week Continues with Literacy, Character Events <more>
• Foundation, U.S. Dept. of Education Promote Teaching Through NFL Player Testimonials Throughout Super Bowl Week, the Chris Draft Family Foundation and the U.S. Dept. of Education will be talking with NFL Players about their favorite teachers. <more>
• Foundation Supports U.S. Department of Education’s TEACH Campaign by Securing NFL Players to Share Education Stories Busy Week of Education Events Kicks Off with TEACH Town Hall Meeting at Morehouse University <more>
• U.S. Department of Education Launches Education Dashboard The United States Education Dashboard presents important indicators of the country's progress toward the President's goal – that by 2020, the United States will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. <more>
• Foundation Partners with BGCA for 'Waiting for Superman' Town Hall Meeting CDFF joined the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Participant Media for a Town Hall meeting discussing the importance of the new critically-acclaimed documentary, "Waiting for Superman." <more>
• Foundation Aims to Put "A Book in Every Kid's Hands" Our goal is to combat illiteracy and help create a national movement led by the Chris Draft Family Foundation and select NFL players in order to reform the educational system. <more>
• Former Redskin Chris Draft and Foundation Continue to Tackle Literacy in D.C. Draft Works with RIF and Everybody Wins! To Promote “A Book in Every Kid’s Hands” <more>
• Thank You For Voting. We Can Still Put "A Book in Every Kid's Hands!" The Foundation came short of the Pepsi Refresh grant, but the dedication to putting "A Book in Every Kid's Hands" has not ended. <more>
• “Do You Want To Play Catch?” Echoes The Sentiments of September Our Founder, and children's book author Chris Draft has turned his life into a children’s book that echoes the idea of reading, learning and fellowship. <more>
• Foundation Partners with Legend of the Guardians, Promotes A Book in Every Kids' Hands NFL veteran linebacker Chris Draft joined nearly 300 youth and parents for a special screening and discussion of the highly anticipated “Legend of the Guardians” movie, adapted from the legendary novel. <more>
• “Do You Want To Play Catch?” in Redskins Stores Now! Washington Redskins Linebacker Chris Draft Encourages Literacy, Healthy Living For Families Through First Children’s Book. <more>
• "Let's Read, Let's Move" Initiative Tackling Literacy Nationwide U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Washington Redskins Chris Draft partner to keep youth mentally and physically active. <more>
• Draft Hosts Book Reading, Donates Books to Deanwood Library in Washington D.C. To emphasize the importance of literacy and education to the Chris Draft Family Foundation, Chris Draft hosted a book reading and author talk at Deanwood Neighborhood Library in Washington D.C. on July 16. <more>
• Foundation Joins Barbara Bush Foundation for A Celebration of Reading at Sea Chris Draft will read from Do You Want to Play Catch? aboard the George H. W. Bush Aircraft Carrier and spend the day at sea celebrating literacy with soldiers. <more>
• St. Louis Rams Celebrate Black History Month The Rams celebrated Black History Month with a special program for local high school students at the Missouri History Museum last week. The program featured a group of panelists leading students in critical thinking conversations surrounding black history. <more>
• Rams Donate Books to Jennings Elementary School St. Louis Rams owner Lucia Rodriguez, linebacker Chris Draft, and teammates traveled to Gary Gore Elementary School last week to donate books and speak about the importance of literacy. <more>
• "Do You Want to Play Catch?" Literacy Leaders Across the Nation Do The Chris Draft Family Foundation has pushed literacy into the forefront of the minds of Americans through the release of Chris Draft's children's book "Do You Want to Play Catch?". <more>