Schools
Bike for Books Program Rewards Students for Reading
For every five books that a student read, they were given an entry to the bike drawing at 17 participating Pinellas County Schools.
A few lucky students at 17 schools throughout Pinellas County were given bikes today as part of the Horace Mann Insurance 'Bike for Books' program.
The program, according to a news release from the Pinellas County School District, encourages reading by giving student an opportunity to win a bike.
For every five books that a student read, they were given an entry to the bike drawing.
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According to a news release, there is a drawing for each semester at participating schools with one bike for a girl and one bike for a boy.
Starting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, representatives from Horace Mann Insurance and the school district visited 17 Pinellas County schools including:
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- Tarpon Springs Elementary
- Oldsmar Elementary
- Dunedin Elementary
- Sandy Lane Elementary
- Skycrest Elementary
- Eisenhower Elementary
- Belleair Elementary
- Ponce De Leon Elementary
- Ridgecrest Elementary
- High Point Elementary
- Pinellas Park Middle School
- Fairmount Park Elementary
- Melrose Elementary
- Sanderlin Elementary
- Maximo Elementary
- Lakewood Elementary
- Woodlawn Elementary
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