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Press Releases
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 |
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Author Toni Morrison, winner of both Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, was the featured speaker at Read to Grow's sold-out fall fundraising luncheon at the Omni Hotel at Yale in New Haven. The author spoke about the importance of sharing stories with children in developing early literacy, and presented her new book, A Mercy.
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Sunday, July 13, 2008 |
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Read to Grow was recently inducted into the Community Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Community Advisory Boards of Channel Thirteen/WNET New York and WLIW21. Read to Grow was one of 11 recipients and the only Connecticut awardee.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 |
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Sharon Davis has lived in Branford for only a few years, but she and her daughters have done much to make their mark on the community. Sharon is the newest board member of Read to Grow (RTG) and is inspired every day by the group’s message of literacy and hope for Connecticut children.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
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Alcine Reed sat on a bench in the Masonic Healthcare Center main lobby remarking on how her hands had been busy this past week, scouring thousands of books, cleaning them cover to cover.
Reed, a residential volunteer, helped with Masonicare's recent charity drive, which collected 2,010 children's books for Read to Grow's Books for Kids program.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008 |
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The Fairfield Kiwanis Club recently held a community-wide book drive to benefit Read to Grow, and collected a record-breaking 9,000 books for Connecticut children. |
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Monday, May 19, 2008 |
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Hartford Hospital and Read to Grow, a statewide literacy nonprofit organization, recently joined forces to promote early literacy. |
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Friday, April 25, 2008 |
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Sixteen year-old Alexandra Bailin of Woodbridge recently received the Youth Volunteer Award from the Greater New Haven Association of Volunteer Administrators in recognition of her service to Read to Grow. |
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Saturday, January 19, 2008 |
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Friends of Read to Grow were treated to an insider’s look at the life of Princess Diana at New Haven’s Yale Center for British Art, when author Dominick Dunne interviewed Tina Brown about her new book about the princess. |
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 |
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Tom Brokaw believes that the inability to read is America’s biggest challenge. “This is the most advanced country in the history of the world,” he told the audience at our recent New Haven luncheon, but “The single greatest problem we have is people who can’t read, so they can’t follow simple instructions, and they can’t keep a job.” |
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