How One Tiger Invests Our Funding

  Our kids need a powerful

Lift off to Learning. 

In partnership with the Massillon Public Library, we support parents of preschoolers in two ways:

1)  Workshops:

 One Tiger sponsors  workshops for parents and caregivers of children 0-5 to teach them how to engage these young ones to develop their young brains for a lifetime of learning and why it's so important.

"Every Child Ready to Read"

focuses on six practices that lead to skills necessary for reading and school success.

Sing, Talk, Read, Play, Write & Rhyme -These 6 Things - led daily by parents, older siblings, grandparents or caregivers; this personal involvement with a developing child yields profound results.

STaR PoWeR!

We also provide a book to introduce 3 and 4 year old children to the basic sounds of language- phonics. It costs about $12 per participant for materials, though, and this is one of the areas your generous giving is needed.

2) Imagination Library:

 Dolly Parton has done a wonderful service with her nonprofit foundation. Imagination Library makes it possible for a new book to be mailed to any child age 0-5 on a monthly basis.

One Tiger raises funds to help make this program available to eligible children in Massillon for FREE.

Enrollment Form Here: https://www.massillonlibrary.org/imagination-library/ 

 Imagine the excitement of a little one receiving a new book in the mail each month! 

At an annual cost of only $12.50 per child, how many kids will you bless with such a wonderful gift this year?  

One Tiger also engages our students in pre-school through 8th grade by providing... 

A BOOK, A BOOK, A BOOK!

1) HOME LIBRARIES!

It's important to have age appropriate books in the home to encourage reading.  One Tiger coordinates the delivery of FREE, gently used books to children reached by our local churches, The Legacy Project, Massillon Boys & Girls Club, our schools, and to kids in our neighborhoods via

Obie Book Boxes!

This is a perfect complement to Imagination Library and we've now delivered over 6,000 books and counting...

2) One Tiger Library Cards!

We are One Tiger when it comes to promoting literacy, and we want everyone to have a Library Card so they can enjoy the benefits of our Public Library and the incredible online resources,  TUMBLEBOOKS & hoopla...

The Reading Obie now graces the official card of our 

Massillon Public Library!

See our Free Resources page for more information and a link for a Library Card Application. 

3) The Little Read!

As part of Massillon's annual BIG READ in the spring, One Tiger sponsors The Little Read, providing books to engage elementary and middle school students in the annual event.

A BOOK, A BOOK, A BOOK 

This is all a part of our emphasizing that 

Ready to Read = 

Ready to Succeed.

Given annually, the One Tiger Heritage Award celebrates and honors those residents who love Massillon and have made a positive difference by demonstrating their care and support for our children while also bringing people together in community...

Past Honorees are:

• Diana Pachis 2022
• Kristi Muzi 2021
• Marva Bell Dodson & Rebecca Ruth Moore 2019
• Esther Bryant & Dale Walterhouse 2018
• Nick Vrotsos 2017

One Tiger also supports other causes and encourages you to consider these as well:

1)  The mentorship program of The Legacy Project-  

They provide vetted and trained adult mentors to students in our Middle School and throughout Stark County.

 https://www.thelegacyprojectofstark.org/ 

2)  The Massillon Alumni Association Scholarship Program-

 https://massillonwhsaa.org/ 

3)  Check out the Free Resources page to find links to help parents, care givers and teachers be more effective in helping young learners.

We encourage Tiger Nation  to support these great programs and freely use any of the online resources to make a difference in their own backyard - it's part of our Massillon Heritage!