Geek Power-up: Phoenix Comicon Raises $29,493 for KNTR

by Denise Gary Photographs © Bruce Matsunaga and Robert Gary Phenomenal!!! How else to describe the incredibly fun and successful weekend we enjoyed at Phoenix Comicon 2015?! Every year Kids Need to Read looks forward to Phoenix Comicon with as much anticipation and excitement as a young child awaiting a holiday! It is that much […]

KNTR Schedule of Events at Phoenix Comicon 2015

May 28–31, 2015 Phoenix Convention Center, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel, and Hyatt Regency Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona KNTR Booth 5078 Kids Need to Read has had the good fortune of being the sponsored charity of Phoenix Comicon for six years! The two organizations enjoy a fruitful partnership with a shared goal—to make reading accessible to all […]

Ryan Leasure Photography Surprises with Super-heroic Gift

by Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary The super-kind Ryan Leasure of Ryan Leasure Photography stopped by last week to deliver a spectacular surprise for the new Kids Need to Read office! The gift was a five-feet-long canvas-wrap fine art photograph depicting superheroes reading books in a beautiful library. The titles of the books correlate […]

Geeks, Superheroes, and the Mighty Phoenix Comicon Bring in $28,000 for KNTR

by Denise Gary Photographs © Bruce Matsunaga, Robert Gary, Eric Fiallos, Joe Abbruscato, Carly Woolley, and Denise Gary The year 2014 was the fifth year Kids Need to Read was honored as the sponsored charity of Phoenix Comicon and when the convention ended, the adjective that filled my head over and over was “beautiful.” This […]

Geektastic Changes for Kids Need to Read Geek Prom!

by Denise Gary Photos © Eric Fiallos, Robert Gary, Project Hero, Duct’d by Cayci, Joe Abbruscato, and Bruce Matsunaga Fifth Annual Kids Need to Read Geek Prom Sponsored by Bookmans Hosted by Phoenix Comicon Friday, June 6, 2014 9:00 PM–Midnight Phoenix Comicon Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel Valley of the Sun Ballroom Phoenix, AZ PURCHASE TICKETS […]