It takes a village to create a brighter future for County kids! We are so thankful for ours - for all of these supporters who make our work and impact in the community possible.

donor wall

Thank you to our generous supporters, who help us welcome hundreds of Prince Edward County kids into the joyful world of book ownership and the magic of reading each year. We are delighted to present our Donor Wall inspired by Shel Silverstein’s poem, “The Invitation”, from Where The Sidewalk Ends: Published by Harper Collins.

The Invitation
If you are a dreamer, come in,
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer…
If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!

Magic Bean Buyer ($2500+)

Shelley Durnin, ⭐ The Elderberry Fund - Sarah & David, ⭐ Simon & Isabelle Fish, ⭐ Valerie Hussey, ⭐ Kerry & Vince Politi, ⭐ John Rider & Karim Karsan

Dreamer ($1000-2499)

⭐ Marta Braun, ⭐ Reg Bronskill & Helen Findlay, ⭐ Elizabeth Gerrits (in honour of Mamie Redner), ⭐ Liam Greig, ⭐ The Peter & Sonya Koch Foundation, Michèle Maheux and John Galway, Linda & Michael Mason (in memory of Jim Paradine), Teri & Steven McNair, Jane & Donald Rodney

Hope-er ($500-999)

Susan Billard, ⭐ Erin Bury, ✨ Maya Byrne (in honour of Rosalind Tepper), ✨ Kathy Cooper (in honour of Willa & Charlie Kelly), Sally Keefe Cohen, ✨ Wendy & Rick Matthews, ⭐ Bill Roberts, Julie White & Ross McGregor, Carolynn Whiteley, Anonymous

Tale Spinner ($250-499)

Jo Barnes, Robert Cowan, David Dawes, Elizabeth Etue, David Frum, Jill Hill, Andrew & Pronica Janikowski, Rosemary Kent, Nancy Kroeker, Connie & Pierre Lebrun (in honour of Betty Masterson), ✨ Sandra Marshall Woolfrey, Becki Martin, Charles Morris, Anne & Chris Nichols, ✨ Steve & Catherine O’Brien, ✨ Sandy Richards, Geraldine Sharpe, ✨ Peta Shelton, Simply Acoustic Inc., Anonymous

Wisher (0-$249)

Paul & Anne Adams, Mikki Arends, ✨ Bernice Armet, Lindsay Banack, Betty & David Beaumont, Stuart Brown, Christine, Marilyn Campbell (in memory of Audrey Campbell), Brenda Clarkson, Karen Cole (in honour of Dominic Smith), Michelle Collette/Pineridge Book Club (in honour of Karen Palmer), Krysten Cooper (for the birthdays of Fionn Brannick, Mikaela Kehoe, Daphne & Eddie Reynolds, Jack Castagna, Hugh O’Sullivan, Conor Blackbyrne, Freya-Rhem Kenny & Abby Kehoe), Lourdes DaCosta, Joy David, ✨ Andrea Dawes, ✨ Caitlin Evans, Gwynneth Evans (in honour of Jill & John Hill), Sofia Faga, Neil Fenton, Jane Forbes, Katherine Fraser, Leah Garfield-Wright, Christine Gillespie & Jamie Coatsworth, Jeannine Girard-Pearlman, ✨ Deb Grund, Deb Hepburn, Karen Hill, Sheila & George Hobson, ✨ Laurie Kelly, Marilyn Kennedy, Judy Kent, Patricia Kerford, Lise Klemme, Sharon Lake, Dayna Law, Francis Luta, Kristie Lutes, Marleen MacCallum, Lenka McGregor, Tammy Noyes, Noreen Oulds, Karen Orme, Kathryn Potter (in memory of Georgia Carol Potter), ✨ Anne Preston, Diane Rheaume, Rob & Kate - Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited Brokerage, Graham Rose, Kelly Rockliff, ✨ Sarah Selecky Writing School, ✨ Bev Sharpe, ✨ Janna Smith, Pauline Smith (in honour of Michael Smith), Paulina Szlachta, Thea tai chi Group, Rebecca Traynor, Mary Tucker, Lindsey Van de Keere (in honour of Steve Cavalier), Vanessa Vansittart, ✨ Kori Westbrook, Ute Wilkinson, ✨ Edith Williams, Molly Wills, Anonymous

Become a Literacy Luminary and help light the way to a brighter future for every County kid! Our Literacy Luminaries give on a monthly or annual basis, enabling us to plan for and deliver long-term impact.

⭐ The Patron’s Circle welcomes County Kids Read donors who make a multi-year commitment.

✨ Monthly Donors make a monthly recurring gift to County Kids Read.

Please contact Andrea Dawes at giving@countykidsread.ca for more information about joining the Patron’s Circle at your desired level of giving, if you’d like to make changes to how your name appears above, and for any other donor-related inquiries.

Thank you for helping secure a brighter future where all County kids read!

CKR BUSINESS CHAMPIONS

These wonderful local businesses are making meaningful investments in the future of our community! Sponsorship levels begin at $250, and businesses receive a variety of promotional benefits in exchange for their support. Click here to learn more - and when you’re ready, please contact Andrea Dawes at giving@countykidsread.ca to become a CKR Business Champion!

New! - Gold Star Business Champions ($1000 level)

Star Business Champions ($500 level)

Business Champions ($250 level)

Business Friends who support County Kids Read in other ways!

foundations and government (project grants)

BOOK CLUBS FOR COUNTY KIDS

In 2025, we launched Book Clubs for County Kids! To join up, your Book Club just needs to fundraise any amount for CKR once per year. Learn more here. Thank you to our inaugural Book Clubs for County Kids!

• Thrive Book Club

service clubs & community supporters

FOUNDATIONal partner - St. Mary magdalene

We are incredibly thankful to our wonderful friends at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church on Picton Main Street, who generously house our Book Room in the basement of their Parish Hall - a place for storytelling, exploration, and joy for the hundreds of children who visit us there every year!