Literacy Programs
Learn more about Pizza Hut Hawaii's involvement with Literacy and Educational programs.
Carryout for Literacy
In 1992, Hawaii Pizza Hut launched an exciting campaign called "Carryout for Literacy." To date "Carryout for Literacy" has raised over 4 million dollars and it is still going strong.
Hawaii Pizza Hut restaurants sell "Carryout for Literacy" cards for $10 each. The card entitles the customer to a "buy one, get one FREE" pizza discount on Carryout orders for one year.
Hawaii Pizza Hut, Inc donates funds to many literacy-oriented programs throughout the State of Hawaii. Some of the organizations recently donated to include:
- Hawaii International Dyslexia Association with their Odyssey project
- Parents and Children Together for their Read To Me Club
- Friends of the Future with their Hawaii comic book project
- Hawaii Technology Institute's Literacy Training and their Career Transition Program
- Hawaii Public Television for their Family Literacy Training
- Helping Hands Hawaii for their program in tutoring pre-kindergarten to third grade kids who are in low-income families
- Hui Malama Center on books for their adult literacy program
- Lynne Waihee's Read to Me International, which promotes reading aloud to children.
And many more literacy based programs in the Hawaii state.
Hawaii Pizza Hut donates funds through the Hawaii Community Foundation. For more information, contact 808.537.6333 for details.
The Carry-out for Literacy Fundraiser Card is also available. These cards can be sold by not-for-profit groups interested in fundraising and supporting Literacy programs in Hawaii. We've helped many organizations raise thousands of dollars for playground equipment, computers, renovations to facilities, travel expenses and much more.
It's All About Kids
Hawaii Pizza Hut & Taco Bell have partnered with It's All About Kids, a company that provides supplemental educational services to Hawaii students in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Using CompassLearningTM, a fun and innovative computer-based educational curriculum, It's All About Kids improves students' core academic skills while motivating them to embrace learning and scholastic achievement. Its energetic and dedicated coaching staff enable students to make considerable academic gains while building their self confidence.
For more information visit SmartKidsHawaii.com
Book It! Reading Program
Pizza Hut is a sponsor of the Book It! reading program. The Book It! program is a reading incentive program for children in grades K through six. Here's how the program works:
1. The teacher sets monthly reading goals for each child in the class.
2. As soon as a monthly reading goal is met, the teacher gives the child a Pizza Award Certificate.
3. The child takes the Certificate to a participating Pizza Hut restaurant, where he or she is congratulated by the manager and given a free one topping Personal Pan Pizza (R), a recognition card and a sticker for the button.
4. On each subsequent visit, the child can redeem their Certificate for another one topping Personal Pan Pizza (R) and a sticker.
5. If a child meets the reading goals for all six months, he or she qualifies for the All-Star Reader's Honor Roll, a classroom record of student achievement. The child also receives a Book It! All-Star Reader Medallion with Neck Ribbon at Pizza Hut.
Book IT! Information will be mailed to the school's principal/librarian and is also available on the Book IT! website. Please feel free to call the Book IT! hotline at 800-426-6548 to see if your school is on our mailing list.
If you have any questions about the Book It! program, you can:
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Call 1-800-4-BOOKIT (1-800-426-6548) or visit website www.bookitprogram.com |
All program materials are free. No purchase is required at the restaurant and the pizza can be taken to go.
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