What was your favorite book growing up? Do remember how excited you were to read it? Wouldn’t you like to give that same great feeling to a child?

Please join United Way and Silicon Slopes in Startup Santa, a state-wide children's book drive where Utah companies compete against each other to see who can donate the most NEW BOOKS to support childhood literacy programs for children living in low-income families.

Startup Santa gets books in the hands of kids who need them most. Nearly 350,000 children throughout Utah live in poverty, and many of these children simply do not have access to books, which significantly impacts their educational success. It is estimated that 2 out of every 3 low-income 3rd graders in Utah are not proficient in language arts.

Give the gift of literacy this holiday season! To sign up and get more information go to: https://startupsanta.org/

The Startup Santa Book Drive will run from November 15 to December 15th. You can drop off books at the Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce (8-5:00pm) from now to December 15th. Please contact Mitch McBride at United Way of Northern Utah if you have any questions mmcbride@uwnu.org. The books will distributed to United Way of Northern Utah education community partners, by December 22, to support children in need.