Join the Challenge!
Through our Bank on Reading program we encourage all readers of all to foster a habit of daily reading. We invite you to join us for our second annual Summer Reading Program, where the challenge is to read just 15 minutes each day. Tracking your reading has never been easier! Download our free Summer Reading Log, or visit us in any of our bank locations for a physical copy.
Did you know? Students that read just 15 minutes each day during their summer vacation can avoid the “summer slide”? At Equity Bank, we believe that strong reading and financial skills lead to a strong financial future. At Equity Bank, we believe that a strong focus on literacy can prepare readers for an even stronger financial future.
Ready to start the challenge?
Between June 15 and August 15, 2022, individuals who read at least 15 minutes each day can earn fun prizes! All qualified participants will receive an free t-shirt. Kids (age 0-19) who participate in the challenge will be entered to win a Scholastic Books gift card from their local Equity Bank location. All participants who successfully complete our challenge will be entered to win a Kindle Fire.
- Log your daily reading using the Equity Bank Summer Reading Log, paper list, or other electronic document.
- Engage with Equity Bank’s story time videos on Facebook (1 story = 15 minutes of reading)
- Return your completed logs to your preferred Equity Bank location, or by email.
- Students who make a habit of reading over the summer decrease their chance of the “summer slide” that occurs when they are out of school.
- The challenge fosters a habit of reading that can be continued after the program.
- Reading can be a shared experience.
Adults (20+) are invited to participate in the 2022 Summer Reading Challenge!
Logging your reading of just 15 minutes per day between June 15 and August 15, 2022 to earn a commemorative t-shirt and the chance to win a Kindle Fire.
To qualify for the prize drawing that will take place on Wednesday, August 31, adults must:
- Complete a daily reading log for June 15 – August 15, 2022 and return to Equity Bank by August 30, 2022.
- Have an active email address and phone number.
- Pick up their prize at a local Equity Bank location.
Between June 15 and August 15, 2022, individuals who read at least 15 minutes each day can earn fun prizes! All participants who successfully complete our challenge will be entered to win a Kindle Fire. Kids (age 0-19) who participate in the challenge will be entered to win a Scholastic Books gift card from their local Equity Bank location.
- Log your daily reading using the Equity Bank Summer Reading Log, paper list, or other electronic document.
- Engage with Equity Bank’s story time videos on Facebook (1 story = 15 minutes of reading)
- Return your completed logs to your preferred Equity Bank location, or by email.
All readers who complete the challenge will receive a free T-shirt from Equity Bank.
You may visit your local Equity Bank to receive your t-shirt between September 5 and September 23, 2022.
To have successfully completed the reading challenge, each reader must have logged daily reading of no less than 15 minutes or a cumulative total of 930 minutes over the entirety of the challenge, 6/15-8/15/2022.
*Drawings for the Scholastic gift cards will take place on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Four winners will be selected from all who qualify at each Equity Bank location by August 31.
**Drawings for the Kindle Fire will take place on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. One winner will be selected from all who qualify by August 31, 2022.
***Participants will be issued a 1099-INT form for tax value of the incentive amount.
All participants must have a valid email address and phone number, and must be able to pick-up their prizes by September 23, 2022.