Colfax Read-A-Thon 2025
It's Read-A-Thon time!
Please help us support our Colfax students' love of reading by making a donation here. Our school will be striving to read hundreds of thousands of minutes and fundraise as much as we can for our school in just three weeks! Every little bit helps.
All donations will go towards exciting Library upgrades such as new books as well as the continuation of crucial programs at Colfax such as Art, Science, Music, Computer Lab, Farm, Garden & Teachers' Aides.
To log your student's minutes, please visit colfaxreads.com.
Fundraising Goal
If we make our fundraising goal of $15,000, our top 3 readers AND top 3 fundraisers get to spray Mr. Gorton with Super Soakers in front of the ENTIRE SCHOOL! If we make our stretch fundraising goal of $20,000 one lucky fundraiser plus 4 friends will win IN ‘N OUT LUNCH IN THE LIBRARY and story time with Ms. Benard.
Prizes Galore for Fundraising And Reading
- Each student who raises $25 or more will have a book dedicated to them from our own library!
- Each student who logs minutes will receive a digital copy of their Best Book Forward portrait taken earlier this school year and displayed by the big building.
- New this year: Every week a student who has logged minutes will be randomly selected from each grade to win a prize! It's like "Caught Being Good" but now it's "Caught Reading...Well"!
- The top three readers of the entire school will receive gift cards to Barnes and Noble and personalized trophies.
- The top readers of each grade will receive a personalized medal.
- The top readers of each class will receive a prize ribbon bookmark and a Weepul.
- Anyone who reads over 1,000 minutes will earn a special 1,000-minute club pencil.
Whole Class Prizes
- The class with the highest average number of minutes read per student will win a pizza and treat party and the coveted class trophy.
- The classes with the highest average number of minutes read per student in EACH GRADE will also win a treat party!
- EVERY STUDENT in a class with 100% participation (via logging minutes, even just once) will receive a special coupon for one FREE Game Play at Colfax World Fair on May 17th!
- The first class with 100% participation will receive a special prize!
Make a Donation
Top Classes
| 2 - Wells | $1,270 |
| TK - Lewis | $965 |
| 1 - Hanlon | $960 |
| 1 - Juniel | $950 |
| 4 - Khalili | $820 |
| 2 - Walsh | $755 |
Get more information about our Classes here:
Recent Donations
You are one cool dude Leo:)
Keep reading!
We love you, Maggie!
go baby girl, we love you Mommy and Mama
We are so proud of you, Ethan!
Love Mommy and Daddy!!
Donated with LOVE!
Donated with LOVE!
There is nothing greater than a good book! Go Gracie!!!!
We love how much Alice loves reading!
Joe, keep reading those books! Good luck with the fundraiser! We love you!
We love that you love to read, Margot. Keep it up!
Happy Reading Adventures Zekey! With love from yo grammy
Hope you find some good books Lincoln!
BB - we cannot wait to hear all about the amazing books you will read. Love you!
Happy bookworming Tiare xxx love Mama&Papa
We love you Bhumi little bookworm. Love Mama&Papa xxx
Keep up your love of reading, Easton!
Vivi, We love you. So proud of your amazing reading skills!!
We love you Alexis. Happy reading!!!
You got this Lilly! Love you so much!
Good cause. Have fun reading Aubrey! Aunt Jean
Love, Grampa xoxxo
Love, Grampa xoxo
Mystery uncle has arrived.
You got this Lincoln!! You are a terrific reader!! Have fun reading
I love you!
Read a book to Sunny for us. Love, Aunt Marta & Uncle Jerry
Rivee,
You are an awesome reader and I am so proud of you. Enjoy reading!!!
Fantastic Luna, congratulations!! Our mom, your great grandmother, made sure to have a well-stocked library and told us "you must always be reading!" and I am still an avid reader! Keep up the great work!!
Yay Lilly - keep reading :)
Such a worthy cause! Loved your note. Love Sunny but no licks please. lol
My adorable, wonderful, talented and loving granddaughter,
You are a joy and I'm happy that you like to read !
Hope you go on some wonderful adventures and meet fabulous characters in your new books!
Good luck, Stella!
Love, Geega ❤️
Keep Reading Joel!
So proud of my niece. Enjoy & I love you.
Hi Josh,
Reading is my favorite thing to do. Enjoy your books!
With love,
Kelly
Reading is a great way to discover the world! Enjoy
Go Janie! We love you!
-the Stollers
Awww!!! … Monnie, listening to you read just makes our hearts smile 😊! This is the perfect fundraiser for you … because of ur love of Reading 📚, Arts & Science 🧬 like ur Dad & Music 🎶 as well as the love of gardening 🪴like like ur Mom.
Grandma & Pal Pal loves & supports you sweetheart 🥰! … $55 because “5” is ur number this year, it has your age 2 times … ☺️!!
We are happy to donate to such a worthy cause so that students can learn and grow to become exceptional people.
I’m very proud of my VERY smart, kind and funny grandson!! Also grateful for Colfax and all your wonderful supportive teachers! Love Ouma
Go Kai go! Nadine and I love you very much and we are so proud of you!!
Lucy Braun:
You are all the adventures, the inspirations, the wonders, captured in books. We are the very lucky family that travels with you on your endless quest for knowledge.
Stay curious and keep reading...
We love you,
Eme & Stevie
Good job alice
Good luck!
So proud of you Josh! Love you 🥰
Reading opens the worlds of our imaginations!
Go Alice, go! Reading is the best.
The love of reading starts as a child and continues into adulthood.
Proud of you!!!
Good luck!
Andersen,
What a great way to help all children discover a love for reading!
I love to hear you reading aloud ! You are becoming such a strong reader and I am so proud of you !
Xoxo tata Michelle
Keep reading Vera! New worlds await you through your explorations into reading and learning! Mut Aamut Sameri (a friend of your grandmother)
Way to go, Piper!
Keep reading!
Go Alice! Reading can take you so many places!
Beatrice - so proud of the reader you e become.
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Keep Reading!
Start reading!!
Well done on all the excellent reading, Rafe. We're proud of your dedication! Love, Mum and Dad xx
Well done on all the excellent reading, Ruby! We're so proud of your dedication. Love, Mum and Dad.
Go Alice!! 📕
Go Viv!!
We love you!
Go Alexis!!
We love you!!
Go Alice!
We love you so much and we are so proud of you!!
Love,
Sean, Lisa and Jane Jennings
Let’s go Alice!!!!
Keep reading, Alice!!! It’s something you can do the rest of your life and anywhere you go! Keep a book with you.
Go Alice!!!
Friend of Wakeelah
You’re zooming through those books like a reading superhero! Way to go, Oliver!
Take a look, it’s always in a book, Reading 🌈
We love you Maliya! Keep on reading.
Go Evan, Go!!
What a great goal! I’m sure you’ll get there! Happy reading 😊
Go Oliver!
Go Dylan
Go Alics go!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Read. read, read, Missy Moo! I believe in you! Love, Auntie Molly
You got this!
Reading is awesome!
Maya reading is magical. Enjoy
Love, Auntie Shoe
Go go Henry! Read it up!
Go Bea, GO! Daddy, Henry, and I are so proud of you and your awesome reading.
❤️
Henry! Good luck on your read-a-thon! Have you read The Phantom Tollbooth? If not, I would highly recommend it! I hope you get to soak Mr. Gorton! That sounds amazing!
We are so proud of your reading skills, Nolan!!!! Keep up the great work
Have fun reading Maya! Team Maya support you today and every day! 🦋❤️🦋
Go Maya!
Books are magic!!
Enjoy your reads!
Great job my love! Keep it up. I’m so proud of my lil bookworm!! ❤️
Way to go!!!! Great reading. Very proud of the reading work you are doing.
Very proud of you, Beckett.
Mimi & Papa
Very proud of you, Beckett.
Mimi & Papa
Read little buddy! READ!
Reading is one of our greatest gifts.
It not only teaches us, but entertains, relates, takes us away from loneliness or boredom and into a different world.
I know Leo loves books ❤️🎈
Love u Leo…
This is a grat program .. Love it!
Go Reesie! Keep on reading! Good work our sweet love!
Papa Paul And Gramzy
Go Oliver! Keep on reading!! Love you!
Gramzy and Papa Paul
We love you
Love you!
You are awesome James. Love TT and Wendy
Go Rowan!
Go Piper!
Congrats Iman! We Love You! From Grandma and Grandpa
Have fun and good luck! You’ve got this!!
Reading is sooooo wonderful. So glad you love it!!!
Good going Kai 🙂
Go Oliver!
Love, Mom & Dad
Go Reese!
Love, Mom & Dad
Go Graham! ❤️
Happy Reading Ollie! Love, the Bretado family
Let's go Easty!
I am donating to the school library upgrades, as well as new books. Let's help the school reach $15K goal!
I am donating to the school's library upgrades, as well as new books. Let's help the school reach $15K goal!
Great job participating in this special read-a-thon. Love and a big hug! ❤️
Gammy Sal and Grandpa Mark
Good luck! I like Richard Scarry and books about dinosaurs.
Go.BB. Reach your goal.
Happy reading my Easton. :)).
So proud of you Graham!!!
Love, Gwen & Levi
Keep Reading! We love you!
Mom & Dad
Keep Reading!! We love you! Mom and Dad
Reading is the most powerful thing you can do. It helps you learn about what you really believe. It gives you guidance when no one else can. It allows you to create whole new universes.
I hope this helps
Well Done Alice! Keep it up
Lots of love
Harry, Andy, Sam and Edward
Well done Charlie. Keep it up! xxx
Great job!
Keep up the good work!
Nice work!
I am happy to help.
Go Easty go!
Go Coop! Love, Danny, Emily & Zadie
Go Mags! Love, Danny, Emily & Zadie
Embrace every Challenge
Don't stop until you are proud
Kaia, I love that you love to read! It's been something that I've enjoyed too ever since I learned to read. Keep it up!
Hi Leo- I love how much YOU LOVE books!!! Congrats on already reaching your goal!
I’m proud of you!
Auntie Judy xo
Go Maggie!!
Love,
Grandma and Grandpa
Love from Bubbe
Way to go Duncan. Love, Grammy & Grampy!
Yay Kai! We love you so much.
Emma, Anthony, Juliet and Andy
Reading is awesome!
So proud of my little reader
Read on Ma & Pa
Read on Ma & Pa
Xxx
Xxx
Enjoy and good luck BB!
to encourage you to read one EXTRA book every day :)
Nana & Papa are so proud of you. We love reading with you!
Keep on reading, Evie! ❤️
Reading is fun
We love your love of books, Leo. Never stop reading.
Love Nana and Papa T
Love Nana and Papa T
Love Nana and Papa T
Keep Reading! We are proud of you, Santiago!
Go, Ate Bb! Can’t wait to read books together
Go baby girl!
Way to go Ollie!
Go Reesey go!
We're so proud of you! Keep up the good work & read alot!!! Love you!
Auntie Diann & Uncle Will
GoGo cousin Indy!
Love baby Finneas.
We are so proud to see you read your books and also love that you enjoy us reading to you! We cant wait to watch your love for books grow!
Happy reading Cohen!
Dear Indy, You are very special and we know you will be very successful in this Read-A-Thon. We love you very much! Abi and Papa
Win lots of prizes!
Love you Niecy!
Auntie Mildred so proud of you Iman! Keep up the good work! Love you so much.
Good job Iman!
Great work Indy supporting your school and your teachers. Read-on!
Go Andersen Go!! We love you!!
Go Kaia! When I was in school, I would hide under the covers and read. I happily support you and your library. <3
What a wonderful way to raise money
So happy you are participating in the Read-a-thon! Hope you read lots of good books and successfully meet your goal! Love you!
Good Luck
We love that you love to read!!
Reading is educational and fun. The whole family is eager readers. Farmor
Way to go Reese! We love you!
Way to go Ollie! We love you!
Way to go Hunter! Reading is my favorite pastime; it's fun and you can learn lots of cool things about the world.
Go Evan!
Hurray for Scarlett!
Go, Penelope!
We love you and are so proud of you Andersen!
Graham, keep knocking it out of the park. We are so proud of you!!
Keep going Graham! Soon you’ll read better than us!
💙 Audrey, Nate, Jovie & Heidi
such a wonderful and worthy fundraiser
Love Auntie Julie and Uncle Ron and Kyle
Keep it up stud!
Viv, you need to read all of the books. You can do it and we are proud of you. Love Uncle Justin, Aunt Lisa, Max and Ethan
We love that you are a great reader! Love, Uncle Justin, Aunt Lisa, Max and Ethan
Hi Dunc!!!! Read those books!!!! Im proud of you! Love Always, Aunt DD
We are proud of you, Duncan! Love, Mom, Dad and Rocket
Dear Vivienne--Keep reading! Sending love!
Dear Alexis--Keep on reading! Sending love!
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”— Dr. Seuss
Daurie and I are so proud of you!
Enjoy your books, Finn!
Way to go Umi!
great job my book worm
Lila, you are an AMAZING person and I love you so much. Enjoy reading your books!
Read your heart out Luke! We are so proud of you…never stop reading!
We know what a great reader you are…keep up the good work! We are so proud of you!
Happy Reading Owen- We are very proud of you…keep up the good work!
Go Kalen go!!
Even the sky is not a limit ❤️
Go Henry, Go! Or, read Henry, read! Love you kid!
Yay Cohen!!
We love to support our grandson Cohen and his Colfax community.
Good reading Georgia!
xox lisa & deb
Proud of you Hunter! Keep it up!
We love you Janie!
Love,
Nina and Larry
Love. Nina and Larry
Go Evie!!!
Go Hank!!! We love you!!!
Go Lila go! We love you & are so proud of all you do!❤️❤️
Grandma & Grandpa
Go Umi!!! We love you!!!
We love Bella…and vociferously encourage her desire to read a plethora of books.
We love you
Go Umi!
Indy! Keep going! You’re doing great!
Go Hanky!
Keep up the great work Janie!
Go Indy go!
Lots of love from Uncle Bucky!
Lots of love from Uncle Bucky!
Go Hank go !!!
Go Umi Go !!!
Love Leo. X
Go Umi-Boomy! Have a great year!!
Go Hank! Have a great year!
We love you Umi!
We love you Hanky!
Let's go Jay!
Get reading angel xxx
We love you.
Grandma and Papa.
Go, Lila! You're a wonderful reader and we hope books will always be a big part of your life.
Go Kaia! I know you can do it!
Thank you for reading to me big sis!
-Natalya
I love it when you read to me!
- Natalya
Enjoy reading those books, Nea!
Thirty-five dollars max. Love you.
Mor-Mor & Grandpa
I’ve heard you’re a fast reader, Harry. Go for it! Love you.
Thirty-five dollars max.
We love to read! God’s blessing on raising funds for your school.
Love, Papa and Grandma
Addie,
Our enthusiastic reader.
We love you,
We love to read! God’s blessings on raising funds for your school.
Love, Papa and Grandma
Love you Janie!
Love you! Keep reading!
Hooray for your reading, Evan! You will go on so many adventures when you read books!
Happy reading, Evan!
Skibidi toilet!!!
Go, Henry, Go!
Cooper Can! Great work!
Enjoy! We know you love to read, this is perfect for you.
We definitely want to support Hunter
in this read a thon.
We also like that it helps Colfax elementary
Well done, Owen!
BB, We can't wait to hear about all the exciting books you are going to read for this year's Read-A-Thon. Enjoy them all! Love, Omi and Grandpa
Hey Kalen,
Great job on this amazing project! It's so nice to see you helping with such an important cause. We're really proud of you!
Ari, Raphael, and we love you lots! 💖
Go Zozo Go!
We love you Kalen - go girl go!!!
Raluca, Alexandra and Avi
Go, Kalen!!! Read it up! Love you. - Mommy
For my grandbaby.
Happy reading!
BB, we hope you create many wonderful memories in the books you read in the upgraded library.
With love,
Grandpa Jeff and Liz
With love,
Grandpa Jeff and Liz
Read read read!! Go Fiona!! We love you!
Happy March Nadbess!
Go March Madness!
Hi Cooper Let me know how many books you will be reading.
Hi, Henry Hope you have fun reading.
Love you Fiona! Go read!
Hugs and kisses
Love you, Fiona!
Knowledge is power Fiona
Keep reading
Love you
You go girl!!!
Have fun reading!
Go, Maliya!
We love you so much, Maliya!
Get those books read!
