Upload videos using #ThisCityVotes16 Local students are encouraged to get involved in the voting process by submitting a 90-second or less video of them explaining the importance of voting using the hashtag #ThisCityVotes16. The contest is part of the civility project of Summit Education Initiative's This City Reads! effort and is a collaboration with the Akron Beacon … [Read more...]
Akron attempts greeting card world record June 15 at Canal Park
World record attempt coincides with This City Reads! 'civility' theme this year -- For the love of books and baseball, local nonprofit organizations invite Greater Akron community members to the annual This City Reads! Night at Canal Park on Wednesday, June 15. And this year, there’s truly a home run of fun to look forward to. Why? This City Reads! Night attendees will … [Read more...]
Akron hits the books for This City Reads! program
When people often think of reading, they think of books they read for fun, for work or books they read because a teacher forced them. But reading is more than a book with pages. Learning to read opens doors to new worlds. Or at least Carolyn Burrier thinks so. She wants people to get involved this February with the Fifth Annual Family Reading Festival Feb. 4 and the Ninth … [Read more...]
