March 1, 2021
March is Reading Awareness Month, and the United Way of Knox County is promoting reading in our youth through the National Education Association’s annual Read Across America program. Read Across America Day (Tuesday, March 2nd), now in its 24th year, has grown into a nationwide initiative that promotes reading every day. Along with many new books being added to United Way’s Read-Along Radio throughout the month, they have a goal of raising $2,500 for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. Executive Director Laun Dunn said this will cover 100 Knox County children receiving free books for an entire year. “We know that families who struggle with income issues, books aren’t high on the priority list for what to get for their children and it’s because they’re trying to meet their basic needs,” Dunn said. “So if we can come alongside and support them by enrolling their child in the (Dolly Parton) Imagination Library, and making sure that child has