SMART Program Needs Volunteers

Do you have an hour a week to volunteer? Want to make a difference in the life of a child? You can become a SMART Volunteer at Veneta Elementary School.

SMART stands for Start Making A Reader Today. The program brings volunteers in contact with children who need to practice their reading skills. SMART volunteers listen to children read books and sometimes read books to children. SMART volunteers work with the same students each week and a real bond develops between the student and the volunteer. Students love their SMART volunteers and the volunteers adore the students they work with.

Student who participate  in SMART also get free books throughout the school year.

Our SMART program will start in October and is currently looking for volunteers. The more volunteers SMART can recruit, the more students can be helped by SMART. For more information on how to be a  SMART volunteer, contact Sue Craig through the Veneta Elementary School Office at 541-935-8225.