Power Lunch is a lunchtime reading enrichment program that matches elementary school students and corporate volunteers. On an assigned day each week, volunteers go to the school and read a book with their students over lunch.

Volunteer Reading Partners:
	Promote reading for pleasure by reading aloud to students, sharing favorite stories, and talking about books.
	Enhance students’ self-esteem and encourage success by providing consistent, weekly attention.
	Are afforded an opportunity to participate in a meaningful and rewarding program while missing little or no work time.

Our corporate sponsors provide the human and financial resources needed to operate the Power Lunch program.

How does Power Lunch help everybody win?
Students:
	Learn that reading is fun and become more enthusiastic about books and learning
	Are exposed to new ideas
	Develop better listening and vocabulary skills, and learn to think more creatively
	Become more self confident knowing that caring adults make time just for them
Volunteers:
	Are given the opportunity to make a difference through a well supported, convenient, enjoyable program
	Forge meaningful and rewarding relationships with elementary school students
Corporate Partners:
	Are able to offer employees a rewarding volunteer experience, without assuming any administrative burden
	Are offered a simple, time-efficient way to contribute resources and employee time
	Benefit from enhanced employee morale and from the positive effects of providing a valuable service to the community
Schools:
	Are able to reap the benefits of a program that helps their students become more interested in reading and more receptive to learning, without assuming any administrative burden or cost
The Community:
	Benefits from a more self-sufficient constituency
	Is helping to secure the skilled workforce we need to sustain economic growth