Sixty percent stays in the Allegheny Chapter for local programs. The assembly presenter will explain how the program works. Students take their kits home and get parental permission to participate. Individual students may mail registration cards from home if they, or their school, prefer to do it this way. After students return their MS READaTHON registration card to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, they receive a number of motivational mailings to encourage their reading and fundraising efforts.
Students get pledges from family, relatives and friends for each book they read.
In early March the student-readers receive a newsletter and an envelope to send their MS READaTHON Kit back to the National MS Society. After a four week rading period, students have an additional two weeks to collect their pledges and mail them directly to the Allegheny District Chapter. The National MS Society sends the prizes to the schools in April. Many schools distribute the prizes at a special time, like the end of year assembly. Letter to Superintendents from Dr. William Pope 10 Reasons to do the MS READaTHON Allegheny District Chapter Services Carnegie Library Children's Department.