Campaign Overview: Our mission with Always Remember The Kids is to champion youth literacy and empower the next generation of readers and writers in Baltimore. This campaign centers on funding and launching the inaugural Wonders & Words Kids Literacy Festival, a vibrant community celebration planned for March 2027 at Chick Webb Recreation Center. To build momentum and secure necessary resources for books and activities, we are hosting a community town hall this October, followed by an adult spelling bee fundraiser in November. This initiative will provide accessible, practical multi-sensory literacy experiences that bridge educational gaps and ignite a lifelong love of reading. Your donations help cover event space, materials, marketing, literacy activity stations, authors, entertainment, nurses's stations, security and other operations necessities.

Qualifications: As the founder, I bring over two decades of dedicated experience as a children's book author, writing coach, literacy educator, and spoken word artist. Having authored the published children's book Close & Away, I deeply understand the profound impact of storytelling on young minds. Furthermore, my background in literacy intervention allows me to design programming that is pedagogically sound. This blend of creative expertise and direct youth advocacy ensures that Always Remember The Kids will deliver a transformative festival experience.