Students Help NSCS Raise Money for Children’s Literacy
Truman students were among more than 15,000 individuals who helped raise money for children's literacy this spring.
First Book received a $1,500 donation on April 30 to help with its mission to give disadvantaged children their first book. The donation came from The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), a nonprofit organization that recognizes and engages high-achieving college students at 235 universities.
NSCS pledged to donate 10 cents per fan on its Facebook Fan page on April 30, in honor of its 15th anniversary. NSCS rallied its members and supporters at Truman to contribute to the cause.
First Book was chosen as the donation recipient because of the strong connection between reading at an early age and academic success. First Book was started in 1992 after Kyle Zimmer, a corporate lawyer by day and tutor at an inner-city soup kitchen by night, discovered that the children she tutored had no books to read. Since then, First Book has delivered more than 60 million books to programs serving children in need across the United States and Canada.
NSCS is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is the nation’s only interdisciplinary honors organization to invite first- and second-year college students. Membership is by invitation only, based on grade point average and class standing.
NSCS has more than 625,000 members and 233 chapters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Truman’s NSCS chapter was founded in 2001.
First Book received a $1,500 donation on April 30 to help with its mission to give disadvantaged children their first book. The donation came from The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), a nonprofit organization that recognizes and engages high-achieving college students at 235 universities.
NSCS pledged to donate 10 cents per fan on its Facebook Fan page on April 30, in honor of its 15th anniversary. NSCS rallied its members and supporters at Truman to contribute to the cause.
First Book was chosen as the donation recipient because of the strong connection between reading at an early age and academic success. First Book was started in 1992 after Kyle Zimmer, a corporate lawyer by day and tutor at an inner-city soup kitchen by night, discovered that the children she tutored had no books to read. Since then, First Book has delivered more than 60 million books to programs serving children in need across the United States and Canada.
NSCS is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is the nation’s only interdisciplinary honors organization to invite first- and second-year college students. Membership is by invitation only, based on grade point average and class standing.
NSCS has more than 625,000 members and 233 chapters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Truman’s NSCS chapter was founded in 2001.
