Youngsters tackle the tomes in novel charity fundraiser
Both girls, whose parents have been telling them stories since their earliest days, are teaming up with an estimated 30,000 children aged from six to 15 throughout the country. Their mission is to read almost half a million books in a month as part of the 2002 MS Readathon. Since this initiative was launched 15 years ago, children have read more than three million books - and raised over €5m for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
MS societies all over the world have been using this novel idea to promote children’s reading and raise money since an American teacher with MS dreamed up the idea in 1974.
