Students in the elementary literacy class (EDU 341) have laid down a challenge. If education students and other members of the Ripon College community collect 75 sets of a children’s book paired with warm pajamas to be donated to the local food pantries for distribution to local families, the faculty will wear their own pajamas for the last day of classes on Friday, December 7th. The students also promise a “surprise” for each faculty member on that day! Want to witness the spectacle of education professors teaching in their jammies? Just follow the instructions below. We will keep you updated on our progress.
Books and Jammies How-to’s
1. Purchase a new pair of winter “jammies” for a child size newborn to 16. Please avoid holiday themed pajamas, and remember that older children need warm jammies as much as infants and toddlers.
2. Buy a book that is age-appropriate to the pajama size. Most books list the audience age somewhere on the cover. Please consider buying a Spanish language or bilingual book.
3. Black-out the prices on tags and put the items in a large zip closure plastic bag. Label the bag with the pajama size, book title, and gender (if needed).
4. Bring your donation to the collection box outside the elevator on the third floor of Todd Wehr Hall by Wednesday, December 5th
Goals:
1. Provide warm winter clothing for bedtime for needy families and children.
2. Promote literacy by providing children and young adults with books to own and read.
3. To reach out to our local community families and the institutions which serve them.
The Books and Jammies project is supported by the Educational Studies Department of Ripon College and the Rock River Reading Council.
