Our 2026 Donation Recipient will be...

This year, through a neighborhood-wide vote, our community has chosen Read to Succeed Buffalo (RTSB) as the recipient of the Stony Brook Legendary Lights 2026 donation.

 

Read to Succeed Buffalo has been focused on improving the quality and intentionality of literacy instruction in the early grades since 2007. RTSB believes that with exposure to high-quality, intentional instruction and literacy-rich environments from birth through third grade, all children—regardless of economic or social challenges—can reach their highest potential.

 

In 2016, RTSB was one of five communities selected to receive federal funding to implement Experience Corps, a small-group volunteer tutoring program. An evidence-based practice of the AARP Foundation, Experience Corps uses trained volunteers age 50 and older to teach literacy and basic reading skills to students who are struggling academically, from Pre-K through third grade. Today, RTSB supports Experience Corps volunteers in 12 Buffalo schools and two schools in Niagara Falls.

 

Today, RTSB's literacy programs serve nearly 1,300 economically disadvantaged children, ranging in age from six weeks to eight years old. RTSB also promotes positive, brain-building interactions between caregivers and children through Vroom, a program of the Bezos Family Foundation designed to support early learning through everyday interactions.

 

Stony Brook Legendary Lights is proud to support Read to Succeed Buffalo and its work to help children build strong literacy skills and reach their full potential.

 

To learn more about Read to Succeed Buffalo and its programs, visit www.readtosucceedbuffalo.org/about-us.