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Opportunity Details
Photographer/Videographer for "Read Me Day" Celebrations
Read Me Day was started in 1986 by Frankie DeWees, a teacher at East Hickman Elementary School in Lyles, Tennessee, to celebrate the importance of reading and providing literary services to Nashville’s youth. The event was called “Read Me Day” because students, teachers, and visiting readers were invited to wear a shirt, cap, or pin with a message on it so the children could “read the reader.” Over the years, the emphasis has expanded into a more general celebration of reading, but the name stuck with us.
Book’em has sponsored Read Me Day since 1990, and has expanded it into Read Me Month, holding multiple celebrations at different elementary schools throughout February and March.
The dates for Read Me Day 2022 are February 17th, February 25th, and March 4th.
We are looking for professional or semi-professional volunteers to help us capture the spirit of these celebrations through photos and video footage. Read Me Day celebrations are modified this year for COVID. The usual school-wide celebrations will be virtual, but volunteers will be visiting individual classrooms in-person for read-aloud time with the children. We do not have cameras or video cameras available to use, so please plan to bring your own.
Once you have expressed interest, we will follow up with you with specific details, times, and expectations. Thank you!
We are excited to bring our Read Me Day Celebrations back in person to MNPS elementary schools. To keep this event fun and safe for everyone, we require all volunteers to follow COVID guidelines set forth by MNPS for their staff, students, and visitors. Masks must be worn at all times while in the elementary school. We will have hand sanitizer on hand throughout the entire event as well as gloves for those who would like them. Community guests, teachers, and students will socially distance as much as possible
Book'em's additional guidelines for volunteer’s state that if you feel sick the day of the event, we ask that you do not attend our celebration to lower risk of infecting students and staff. If you know that you have been exposed to COVID or another illness shortly before the event, we ask that you do not attend our celebration to lower the risk of infection. Book'em and our community schools are going to great lengths to create a healthy and safe environment, and we kindly ask that you do the same. Thank you.
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Hands On Nashville (HON) encourages all volunteers follow CDC guidelines by getting vaccinated and wearing a mask indoors, including at service opportunities.
However, this project is led by our partner organization, and they will determine COVID safety measures at the event. If you have questions, please reach out to the opportunity coordinator listed below.
If you feel unsafe at a volunteer project, please reach out to hon@hon.org or share your feedback in our post-service survey. Your feedback is invaluable – it will be shared with our partners and used to inform future policy decisions.
Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+, Minimum Age:18+
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