Employee Empowerment

Caroline really saw the impact Time to Read had on the 2nd class children of St John of God NS during their workplace visit to their Zurich offices in Drinagh, Co. Wexford.

“A great moment for me was when the children came to the Zurich offices where we had a reporter from South East Radio present. The teacher was asked to pick 4 students to talk on the radio, one of my readers who would have been so shy at the start of the programme said to me she wanted to do it. I told her to ask her teacher who then chose her. It was such a proud moment as at the start of the programme she would barely speak, and was now speaking on the radio!”

Hope Stack, Regulatory Compliance Manager with Bank of Ireland in Cabinteely, Co. Dublin also sees the importance of reading for young children and loves her time with the children from their partnering school Holy Family NS, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

“When I first heard of Time to Read I was immediately interested as it sounded like a truly worthwhile programme.  In the fast paced world of technology that we live in it is so important for children to learn the skill of reading and to enjoy the time spent reading from a very early age. As a volunteer I had the privilege to read with some amazing children whom I have seen grow, both in their reading skills and in their overall confidence throughout the programme. It is for this reason I remain involved in the programme as taking the ‘Time to Read’ absolutely does make a difference.”