Do you like to read? How about your kids? Are they fans of reading?? If so, we have found a wonderful organization to introduce you to, Reading is Freedom.
Reading is Freedom is focused on helping children in East Palo Alto, CA improve their reading skills and develop a love of reading during their elementary school years. According to research conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 6.6 million low-income children in the US, ages 8 and below, are at risk of failing to graduate from high school because they won’t be proficient readers by the end of third grade. Reading is Freedom was founded in 2010 to help reverse this trend. The organization matches adult volunteers with students at Brentwood Academy Elementary School. The students and their reading partners spend at least one hour per week during the after school program reading together. Reading is Freedom is recruiting additional volunteers. For more information about Reading is Freedom, please contact Maren Christensen at marenjc@yahoo.com.
Please come and support Reading is Freedom at our Easter Bunny Event on Saturday April 16th from 11-1.
Bring a gently used children's book for 1st-5th graders to get a complimentary picture taken with the Easter Bunny!
Fun activities that day include Face Painting, Raffles, Treat Bags and The EASTER BUNNY!
Be sure to hop on over!
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