Oshkosh Area United Way
Starts Waiting List for Imagination Library |
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OSHKOSH, WI - 8/20/09
Increased funding is needed if Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is going to continue to help the growing number of first-time applicants. Due to the efforts of the Oshkosh Area United Way, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is absolutely free for preschool children, ages birth to age five, of the Greater Oshkosh Area.
Each month a new, carefully selected book is mailed in the child's name directly to their home as long as they remain a resident of the Greater Oshkosh Area. Since the program became available through the Oshkosh Area United Way 1,560 children have already registered and are receiving books.
"The success of this program has been a blessing and a curse," stated Sue Panek, Executive Director of OAUW. "Unless we can raise additional money for the program, we continue to have a waiting list." The Oshkosh Area United Way is currently looking for ways to increase funding for this program.
At the present time, enrollment has surpassed funding and a waiting list of pre-school children has been started. The Oshkosh Area United Way is currently unable to increase the number of area children who are registered until additional funding is secured.
Kelly Butzlaff, UWO Head Start Director of Family Support & Community Partnerships says,"Reading children's stories aloud is one of the most important activities we, as parents, teachers, and care-givers, can do for our children. All children should have good books of their very own, as it is truly a fantastic way to encourage reading."
For more information regarding the Oshkosh Area United Way and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, please visit their web site at www.oshkoshunitedway.org.
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