Reading for a good cause

GAINESVILLE - A group of people will be reading for a good cause later this week in Gainesville.

The second annual 24-Hour "Read-A-Thon for Literacy" is scheduled at the Hall Book Exchange on Thompson Bridge Road Friday and Saturday.

The object is to promote reading and literacy while benefitting the Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy.

It begins at 5 p.m. Friday and continues around the clock until 5 p.m. Saturday.

Readers are asked to come for one hour out of the 24-hour period and read for a minimum donation of $10. This money may be donated by the reader or sponsor to the Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy.

Prizes are to be awarded for the most money raised and the longest reading time and there will be drawings for door prizes.

The read-a-thon is sponsored by Hair Only Demand, United Community Bank and Lanier Diner.