Read-A-Thon

Read-A-Thon

Jan 19 - Feb 4

The VdM PTA continues our goal to promote reading and literacy at Vista del Mar. Please join the Reading Adventure by logging your students’ reading minutes to earn rewards! Rewards will be earned by individuals, and in Elementary School, by classrooms. See below for more specific information about the rewards at your school.

Let’s read and raise funds while doing it!

For our Read-A-Thon we use an awesome web-based fundraising system that makes it much easier for you to request pledges from your family and friends, and for them to make secure credit card donations online. It's fun, it's easy, and people who use it typically raise twice as much as those who don't!

2 ways to register for the Read-A-Thon:

Option #1: Using your iPhone or Android? Register on the PledgeStar app!

App registration instructions:

  • Click the link above to download the PledgeStar app

  • Enter the event code “vdmpta” to locate the VdM Read-A-Thon

  • Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”

  • Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”

  • Follow the instructions on-screen to register Reader(s) and add family and friends

Option #2: Register directly on the PledgeStar website

Website registration instructions:

  • Click the link above to go to the PledgeStar website

  • Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”

  • Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”

  • Follow the instructions on-screen to register Reader(s) and add family and friends

When you finish registering, the system emails pledge requests to your family and friends, and allows them to make secure credit card donations online. You get notified each time a pledge is made, and you can track your pledge progress online. Call 1-888-598-7510 if you need help.


Track those minutes!

Track your student's minutes using the PledgeStar app or on the PledgeStar website.

Enter the minutes your student reads. You may also enter any reading sessions that your student has at school—those count too! (Elementary School students can also count minutes they read with a parent.)

Please remember that we are on the honor system to accurately input student's minutes. Let's ensure fairness for all participants.


Rewards and Prizes for Elementary School: