All Ages Winter Reading Donations
Washington District Library is seeking coupon/gift card donations for our upcoming Cabin Fever All Ages Winter Reading Program. The program runs from February 1 to March 14, 2027, and the goal is to read 10 hours during that time. We track hours in Beanstack, the reading app we use for all our reading challenges. For completing the challenge, participants are entered into a drawing for 1 of 4 big prizes in their respective age group: Kids 0-12, Teens 13-18, and Adults 19+. For every hour read, we like to offer some sort of smaller prize. In the past, we offered buttons for each hour, but last year, we switched to offering some coupon options for a variety of items/experiences. It was very well received. We would like to expand on the options this year.
This is where you come in!
We are looking for local businesses to partner with us by contributing free “something” coupons. The “something” could be anything from a free food item to a free round of bowling. We prefer to offer this type of coupon, so it is not cost-prohibitive to any participant. Obviously, most people will end up spending more at your establishment if they come in to use the coupon. However, for those few who can’t, we would like to still give them something they can use. We have roughly 500 people participate each year, and would love for a coupon from your establishment to be one of the reading goal prizes they can work towards.
This year, we are asking businesses for 2 different types of donations, whichever works best for you.
Option #1: 100-500 FREE item coupons
Option #2: 3-10 higher value coupons/giftcards ($10+)
If you have questions or are willing to partner/donate, please reach out via phone to Cassie Shelton at (309) 444-2241 or email [email protected]!