Read for the Record

West Palm Beach
October 6, 2011


 

The 2011 Read for the Record
book is Llama Llama Red Pajama

On Thursday, October 6, the Literacy Coalition will join the national Read for the Record Campaign to recognize the importance of early education by reading Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney to preschool children throughout the county. This is part of a national effort to break a world record for the most adults reading the same book to the most children on the same day across the country. Last yearThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats was read to more than 2 million children nationally and to more than 2,000 in Palm Beach County. Adults are encouraged to read the book to their children and grandchildren and also to volunteer to read the book at local child care centers. Each year public officials, members of civic organizations and many corporate partners volunteer to read. This year the Young Lawyers section of the Palm Beach County Bar Association will provide readers for the first time. To be a volunteer reader, e-mail mwilliams@literacypbc.org.      

Extension Activities
LLama Llama Red Pajama Game

Celebrate Read for the Record at the 
Palm Beach Zoo 

To highlight the Read for the Record campaign a public, free event is planned for Thursday, October 6, from 10 a.m. - noon at the Palm Beach Zoo, 1301 Summit Boulevard in West Palm Beach. Local media celebrities, including Tania Rogers and John Favole from WPTV NewsChannel 5 and Leslie Streeter from The Palm Beach Post will read books about animals and the children will be able to see real llamas!

Ron Mohl from Lakeshore Learning Materials will be dressed in red pajamas leading the children in fun, interactive llama activities! 

To register your child to attend the event at the zoo, please send an e-mail tomwilliams@literacypbc.org. For further event details, call (800) 273-1030.

 

 

 

 



2010 Read for the Record
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County Celebrates The Snowy Day

 

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On October 7 adults read The Snowy Day, by award-winning author Ezra Jack Keats, to children throughout Palm Beach County. This early literacy initiative is coordinated nationally by Jumpstart’s Read for the Record and locally by the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County in partnership with the Children’s Services Council, PNC, Family Central, WXEL and The Palm Beach Post. It’s part of a national effort to break a world record of the most adults reading the same book to the most children on the same day across the country.

In addition, the PNC Foundation awarded the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County a $3,200 grant to assist the Coalition’s early literacy program in Palm Beach County. The grant was made in support of PNC Grow Up Great, a 10-year, $100 million bilingual initiative to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life.

Preschool children from local child care centers gathered to hear celebrity readers including Craig Grant, PNC Regional President, Leslie Streeter, The Palm Beach Post; Stefan Holt, WPBF 25 News and John Favole and Tania Rogers from WPTV News Channel 5. The preschoolers were also treated to an ice skating show as well as snow cones. 

 Extension Activities 

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The children and staff in childcare centers and family care homes throughout Palm Beach County join with the Literacy Coalition in thanking these community partners who will have a special role in Read for the Record 2010 on Thursday, October 7:

Barnes & Nobles
Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services
Borders Booksellers
Boys Town South Florida
Children’s Services Council
City of Belle Glade
City of Boynton Beach
City of Greenacres
City of Palm Beach Gardens
City of Riviera Beach
City of South Bay
City of Atlantis
City of Boca Raton
City of Boynton Beach
City of Delray Beach
City of Lake Worth
City of Pahokee
City of West Palm Beach
Congressman Alcee Hasting Office
David Learner Associates
Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
Family Central, Inc
Florida Power and Light
Girl Scouts of South Florida
ImMEDIAcy Public Relations
Jarden Consumer Solutions
Kiwanis Club of Jupiter-Tequesta
Lynn University Education Honor Students
Office Depot Foundation
Office of Congressman Alcee Hastings
Office of Senator Bill Nelson
Palm Beach Atlantic University Education Students
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
Palm Beach County Library System
Palm Beach County Municipal Libraries
Palm Beach Flagler Rotary Club
Palm Beach Ice Works
PNC Bank
The Department of Early Childhood Education, School District of Palm Beach County
The Palm Beach Post
Town of Cloud Lake
Town of Juno Beach
Town of Jupiter
Town of Lantana
Town of Manalapan
Town of South Palm Beach
Town of Lake Park
Town of South Palm Beach
Velocity Community Credit Union
Village of North Palm Beach
Village of Palm Springs
WPBF 25 News
WPTV NewsChannel 5
WXEL DTV42 & 90.7 FM