Read Fund

The Norman H. Read Charitable Trust was created to benefit the city of Salem, especially in the area of science education.

Since 18 the fund has paid for the Read Fund Picnics held at the Salem Willows for all Salem's school children. Children were welcome to all the entertainments at the Willows for the day and were provided a lunch as well.

Educated at Yale University in geology and chemistry, Norman Read was intrigued with science all his life. He believed were should encourage the advancement of science. One of the programs funded was a Salem Educator's night at the Museum of Science, which highlighted the resources at the museum for teachers of science in the elementary grades.

See Also

"New Read Fund to finance model science curriculum" Salem Evening News, Nov. 4, 1993, p. 13