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Garner said her children are fortunate to have schooling on Zoom due to school closures, but many kids do not have access to learning materials at home.

\"Over summer, kids who are low-income often lose two to three months of reading and math progress, so this is going to be a really long summer for kids who don't have broadband,\" she said. \"My kids are in school on Zoom every day and their teachers are doing an incredible job, but so many kids don't have books at home.\"

To kick off her fundraising effort, the actress read \"The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark.\"

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Adams, who joined Instagram to promote the charitable initiative, read her first story, \"The Dinosaur Princess,\" written by her daughter, Aviana Olea Le Gallo, and illustrated by her husband, Darren Le Gallo, in her first post on the social platform.

Since the launch of the campaign, they have read 89 stories for #SAVEWITHSTORIES. Other notable stars including Chris Evans, Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon, Camila Cabello, Chip and Joanna Gaines, Lily Collins, Laura Dern and Kerry Washington have shared videos of themselves reading.

Check out more stars' videos here, and donate to the campaign here.

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