Read To Succeed

Download 2010/11 Application Form (PDF file)

The Vancouver Giants Hockey Team along with the generous support of education partners, CIBC, Save On Foods, Campbell’s Soup, Mylan Inc., and ActNow BC, are pleased to present the CIBC Read to Succeed Literacy Initiative, now in its ninth year. In 2009-10, the Read to Succeed program involved 70 schools and over 13,000 students

The program is aimed at grades 1 to 7 classes to encourage the students’ reading and studies as they begin their intermediate school years. Giants’ players, who are students themselves, visit schools to speak about the importance of education and present a reading and activity challenge to the students.

Classes participate in a reading program based on books of interest and appropriate reading level and a physical activity program for a two-week period. Each student completes a passport log of minutes spent reading and being physically active outside of school, and have it initialled by a parent, in order to contribute to a class tally.

A full class tally, based on 15 minutes of reading and 30 minutes of physical activity for each student per evening over a 2 week period, will qualify the class for tickets to attend a WHL Vancouver Giants game.

Any interested schools looking to have their students involved in the program are encouraged to download the application form or contact the Giants office at 604-4-GIANTS.