Blue Hens’ Bookworm Program A Huge Success

3/10/2020 9:00:00 AM | Delaware Athletics

Bookworm Website

NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware basketball programs and Delaware Education Savings Plan teamed up with local elementary schools to help encourage the importance of reading among their students (K-5th).

Participating classrooms received program bookmarks, and students were encouraged to read for a minimum of twenty (20) minutes a day, and record the books they read on their bookmark. Students who finished the program received two complimentary tickets to a Delaware Basketball Game.

Over 200 classrooms and 5,000 local students signed up to complete the program and over half of them completed the reading challenge and were invited to attend a Delaware Basketball game to celebrate their accomplishments.

Special thanks to our partner Delaware Educations Savings Plan. Click here to learn more about Delaware Education Savings Plan and to be entered to win a Delaware Football Prize Pack for the 2020 season!