# SitStayRead: Bringing Joy \& Confidence to Reading, One Classroom at a Time

> SitStayRead’s canine\-assisted literacy enrichment programs in Chicago bring joy and confidence to reading, one classroom at a time\. Volunteer or donate today\.

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## Pages
- [About Us](https://www.sitstayread.org/about-us/)
- [Home](https://www.sitstayread.org/)
- [Volunteer Opportunities](https://www.sitstayread.org/volunteer-opportunities/)
- [Volunteer \& Give](https://www.sitstayread.org/volunteer-give/)
- [Ways to Support](https://www.sitstayread.org/ways-to-give/)

## Events
- [Virtual Classroom Spanish Practice](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/spanish-conversation/): Join fellow SitStayRead volunteers to practice your classroom Spanish at noon each Tuesday and Thursday this summer\. 
- [Best in Show Summer Benefit Screening](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/best-in-show-summer-benefit-screening/): Join SitStayRead for some late summer belly laughs, to honor the great Catherine O'Hara, and meet some Dog Teams\. Your ticket supports no\-cost canine\-assisted literacy enrichment in K\-2nd grade Chicago Public Schools in 2026\-27\. Tickets go on sale July 15 and are limited\!  Sponsorship opportunities available\.
- [Bark 'N Ball Fiesta](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/bark-n-ball-fiesta/): Join fellow dog and book lovers who share a passion for literacy in Chicago, for an evening of food, fun, philanthropy, and fashionable four\-legged friends\.
- [SitStayRead at Chicago Public Library – Lozano Branch](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/sitstayread-at-chicago-public-library-lozano-branch/): Have you ever wanted to read aloud to a dog? Kids can come practice their reading skills with Certified Reading Assistance Dogs\! Join the dogs from SitStayRead in fun activities to promote the importance of reading and build confidence reading aloud\.
- [SitStayRead at Chicago Public Library – Back of the Yards Branch](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/sitstayread-at-chicago-public-library-back-of-the-yards-branch/)

## Team
- [Jennifer Morales Keller](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/jen-keller/)
- [Cynthia Marroquin](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/cynthia-marroquin/)
- [Boni Fine](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/boni-fine/)
- [Deirdre Harrison](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/deirdre-harrison/): Deirdre \(she/ella\) brings over 28 years of diversified philanthropic and nonprofit leadership experience to SitStayRead\. She leads and supports staff, collaborates with the board on the organization’s strategic goals, drives fundraising initiatives, and cultivates SSR’s commitment to equity, inclusion, access, belonging, and justice\. Her rescue cat, Oona, is not yet a dog\-lover, but likes to share a warm lap with a good book\. Deirdre is the storyteller for children’s literacy band The Lucky Trikes in her free time\.
- [Deitra Lawson, CPA MBA](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/deitra-lawson/)

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