Cast your votes for the Emanuel County Ferst Readers Costume Contest

Its TIME!! Monday, Oct 28, was the start of the Ferst Readers Costume Contest. There are over 300 children enrolled in the Ferst Readers program, and we don’t want them to be without books next year, so watch on Facebook and other social media platforms for the great book character costumes running through the month of November. Get in those last-minute tax deductions and cast your vote for your favorites.

Photos and voting links will be posted on the Ferst Readers of Emanuel County Facebook page, as well as the Emanuel County Family Connection Facebook page. Also, each of our participants will be sharing their own photos and campaigning for your votes! https://tinyurl.com/Ferst2024

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Emanuel County Ferst Readers is sponsoring a virtual fundraiser to get books into the homes of children under five living in Emanuel County. Local “celebrities” are asking for you to donate to Ferst Readers by casting a vote for them. Every $4 vote you make will provide another book for a child, so vote as many times as you like and for as many characters as you like. You can see your favorite celebrity in their book character costume on Facebook.

There are 14 Book Characters raising money for Emanuel County Ferst Readers. Each vote costs $4 which will furnish a book to children 0 to 5 years old who live in Emanuel County. The books get mailed to the homes along with an activity page for parents to teach their child literacy and vocabulary skills. This “come in mail” program gets children excited about books and supports the love of reading.

There are children in Emanuel County who do not have age-appropriate books in the home and many who do not attend preschool. This is a setback for those little ones when they start kindergarten. Family Connection wants to play a part in preventing that by getting children enrolled in Ferst Readers and raising the money for this program that is free to the families.