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facilitate confident, articulate, passionate, critical thinkers. Dikshen endeavors to take part in shaping a generation of children who possess these qualities and are capable of realizing their potential.

The dikshən story day will culminate with every child receiving a new book appropriate to his or her grade level.

Shop DIKSHEN and make a difference in the life of an underserved child.

Several times a year, dikshən will go to schools, impacted with underserved children, and put on a dikshən story day. The dikshən story days are meaningful, fun-filled and engaging events as stories are dramatized using dikshən volunteers and students from the school. Through these events, the importance of story will be clearly conveyed, and a love of story, if not previously felt, will take hold in the children. As dikshən founder

“b 4 c”

(Books For Children)

DIKSHEN is probably most excited about our Books For Children program. The “b 4 c” program is simple and straightforward in its design. For every dikshən shirt you buy, a new book will be given to an underserved child. That’s it. No tricky or arbitrary percentages of the proceeds to figure out. Simply, one shirt equals one book. It’s easy to calculate and ultimately better for the children who need the books.

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and former theatre teacher, Keith Martin, can attest, “There is probably no better way to create a

love of story in a child than to have that child bring stories to life using their own body, voice and imagination. It gives true meaning to the story, creating an experience the child will never forget.”

To help children understand the power of story and gain a command of language is to arm them with necessary tools that will open pathways of opportunities later in life. Reading to and with children, engaging them in story, forging connections and trust will

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