MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Middletown Adventist School recently completed a read-a-thon to raise money for a new playground.

The students got sponsors and then read like crazy to earn money for this much-needed playground.

Points were awarded according to length and difficulty of books.

Mariah Damante, grade six, was the top reader in grades third to eighth, racking up 45 AR points.

In grades K-2, Madison Fox, grade one, was the winner, reading 45 books in two weeks.

Everyone worked hard, improved their reading and supported their school by bringing in almost $3,000 from this event.

Middletown Adventist School is a small, family-style Christian school that is part of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist school system.

For more information call the school at 707-987-9147 or visit www.maschool.org .