Raise-a-Reader wraps 2018 campaign with $500,000 boost from provincial government to support reading and literacy

The Vancouver Sun’s Raise-a-Reader annual literacy campaign officially winds up Friday with news of continued provincial funding to keep instilling the love of reading in British Columbians of all ages.
“It’s really about helping young kids appreciate reading and about bonding with their parents,” said B.C. Education Minister Rob Fleming.
Fleming announced on Friday the province would invest $500,000 to the campaign to enable the main providers of literacy programs to con