Somerset Lifetimes 2022

Storyfest GIVING DAY

STORYFEST GIVING DAY

Andrea Lewis Director - Somerset Storyfest

Community contributions have helped Storyfest achieve great things and thanks to the support, we have been able to impact 27,863 people in the past year along with 74 schools and put over 4,700 books back into the community. On Wednesday 1 June 2022, we hosted our inaugural Giving Day for Somerset Storyfest with the aim to expand our reach and ensure that every child has the opportunity to fall in love with reading. been raised for Storyfest, this amount smashed what we were hoping for. We are overwhelmed by your support. Your gift will enable us to provide unique opportunities for children to publish their work through our Short Story Dispenser or take a ‘choose your own adventure’ with Story City. We will also be able to support local authors to connect with their audiences as well as connecting more children with books and authors and to celebrate the magic of stories and reading! As we head into our 30 th year, we are proud of our achievements and the impacts we’ve had on children. Our mission is simple - changing children’s lives, one story at a time... We could not have done it without you! Spread the word! It is one of Australia’s most respected and inclusive literary events. We are profoundly grateful for community support. With your generosity, and the help of our matching donors, $157,728 has

Storyfest - Giving Day

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