Livingston County United Way brings together a group of women who work to help our Community “Grow Great Kids!” Women United was formed in 2019 and over the last few years has focused on building Reading Trails for the children in our Community. Each reading trail is made up of enlarged story pages and illustrations set into a series of weather proof signs along with mini activity instructions for the children to enjoy as they move from page to page. Once the children complete the walk, they will have read an entire book and learned some new facts!
This summer we added one new permanent trail in the county. Permanent trail locations were:
- Settler’s Park in Hartland – Buzzy the Bumblebee
- Fowlerville Community Park in Fowlerville – Grady the Goose
- Genoa Township Hall Walking Trail in Brighton – Stranger in the Woods
These trails are installed the first week of May and removed by the end of September. Over these 22 weeks, we averaged 25 children a week at each trail. This means 1,650 children read a story this summer. The women have also created four story boards for a moveable trail. Starting in April, they took the moveable trail to 10 events throughout the county and had 2,155 children read at one of these events. The Permanent Reading Trails are sponsored by Hartland Insurance Agency, Katie Pikkarainen State Farm Insurance and Bank of Ann Arbor. Thank You for making a difference in our community!
If you have any questions about the Reading Trails or Women United, please reach out to Anne Rennie at arennie@lcunitedway.org or (810) 494-3000.
