http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/default.asp na@na.com (Read to Grow, Inc.) http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096821 The Citizens Bank Foundation has awarded a $15,000 grant for Read to Grow’s early literacy program at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London. The donation will support the organization’s Books for Babies program which was established at the hospital in 2001. Sun, 9 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096821 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096819 David Weber is one of a dozen pediatric residents to visit Read to Grow this year to learn about our programs and early literacy through a new rotation called REACH - Resident Education in Advocacy and Community Health - that sends young docs out of the hospital and into the community. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096819 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096820 Read to Grow has a strong presence in Fairfield county, with Books for Babies programs operating in both Bridgeport hospitals and thousands of new and gently used books distributed annually to children in communities from Shelton and Stratford to Norwalk and Stamford. With need and demand for our services increasing, Read to Grow is reaching out to donors and volunteers to expand local involvement. A Fairfield county regional support group recently was launched at a meeting with RTG founder Roxanne Coady, held at the Westport home of Belinda Bralver. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096820 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096818 Steve Foldy stood knee-deep in boxes, bins and bags of 6,000 books he and his fellow Kiwanis Club of Fairfield members collected during their recent town-wide book drive for Read to Grow, a statewide organization that works to build early literacy. The Kiwanis Club has run a book drive for Read to Grow three consecutive years, and has collected more than 20,000 new and gently used books for the nonprofit. Sat, 1 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096818 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096817 We Need Your Books! Read to Grow is experiencing a dramatic increase in book requests from Connecticut families, especially for children under two years old, and you can help. Come to RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison on Friday, June 26 and drop off your gently used children’s books to benefit Read to Grow's program and children across the state. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096817 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096816 Read to Grow has received a $15,000 grant from The Citizens Bank Foundation for the Books for Babies program at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London. Citizens Bank has been supporting Books for Babies at L&M since 2001 when the program began at the hospital. Tue, 5 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096816 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096815 The young members of Brownie Troop 66232 stand barely head and shoulders above the 2,123 boxed books they collected for Read to Grow. Based in Kensington, the troop decided to make Read to Grow their beneficiary as they earned their Girl Scout Take Action award. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096815 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096813 Read to Grow has assumed the regional coordination for the First Book grants for the Greater Hartford community. Grants are available to nonprofit organizations or Title I schools that provide some type of literacy service to low-income households and offer multiple book distributions to each child in the program. Sun, 1 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096813 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096814 Read to Grow recently received a $5,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to support the literacy organization's Books for Babies program. Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096814 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096812 Read to Grow has received a $40,000 grant from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, to be distributed over a three-year period, to support our Books for Babies program. Mon, 1 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096812 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096811 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. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096811 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096810 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. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096810 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409687 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. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409687 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409688 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. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409688 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409682 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. Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409682 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409683 Hartford Hospital and Read to Grow, a statewide literacy nonprofit organization, recently joined forces to promote early literacy. Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409683 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409685 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. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409685 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409686 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. Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409686 http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409684 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.” Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.readtogrow.org/newsandevents/newsfeed.xmlnews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409684