The Moose Jaw SaskTel Pioneers made a recent donation of $3,400 to support three literacy programs within the city, to help encourage summer learning.
The donation will be shared between the summer program at the Moose Jaw Literacy Network, Holy Trinity School Division, and the Prairie South School Division.
Both school divisions have indicated they will use their funding to improve online resources and other literacy projects, including books for summer reading programs for students.
“It is important for students to continue their reading skills over the summer, students of both French Immersion and English of all grades will benefit from the generosity of the Moose Jaw Pioneers,” said Lori Meyer, PSSD superintendent of learning, in a press release.
Literacy is an important initiative for the Moose Jaw Pioneers, as they also host an annual book drive each winter to provide new books to schools in Moose Jaw free of charge and donate backpacks and school supplies to children at the beginning of the school year.
Across the province, members of the SaskTel Pioneers have provided $206,273 in donations, $938,700 in-kind donations, and more than 42,000 hours of volunteer time to community initiatives in 2019-20.
