The assembly is presented by trained personnel who often use a video to enhance their story. The money raised during the program funds research and service programs. Forty percent is earmarked for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society that coordinates the research funding. 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.