Reading CDC Victorious in Donation Challenge

by Bridget Steele, Assistant Director of Charities

Congratulations to the Children’s Dyslexia Center of Reading, PA for winning this year’s Giving Tuesday CDC donation challenge.

Despite some strong competition, the Reading Center finished in first place with the most individual donations made to their Center for the 2022 Giving Tuesday Telethon. As part of the challenge, the winning Center will receive a dollar-for-dollar match from the Scottish Rite Benevolent Foundation for every donation up to $5,000 made on its behalf as part of this year’s Giving Tuesday fundraising event. With their donations surpassing $5,000, the Reading Center will receive the full $5,000 match.

This was the second year for the challenge, issued to all local Children’s Dyslexia Centers from the Scottish Rite Benevolent Foundation.

Center Co-Directors Sue Hissick and Benita Bates shared that the extra funding will be especially helpful this year. They wrote:

“Our Center has incurred some additional expenses this year due to a fire in the Scottish Rite Cathedral where our Center is housed, and we are temporarily operating from the Masonic Temple. We are grateful to the Masons of the SRNMJ who have made it possible for our dyslexic children to receive the instruction they need to become successful readers—and all this free of charge!”