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Greetings!
Summer and sunshine--a chance to get outside, think big, and yes a chance to Give Big! Please join the Seattle Foundation's challenge to make Thursday 6/23 the biggest day in King County giving history--support Reach Out and Read and generous donors will match a portion of your gift!
In such a challenging economy, it can often feel like nothing good can move forward, but that's not true. Every day Reach Out and Read doctors put new books into the hands of smiling infants, toddlers, and preschoolers; while helping their parents understand how reading aloud and sharing books together each day can transform their child's future.
Today's newsletter helps you learn more about Reach Out and Read, while offering many opportunities for you to get involved. Help us keep sending books home for families to enjoy this summer, as we work together to help children across Washington state be ready for success in school and life. Learn about:
- Give BIG! the challenge to support Reach Out and Read
- Our recent Northeast Washington program roadtrip
- The Wiggles upcoming Seattle shows that benefit Reach Out and Read
- Our public library -summer reading partnership
- The Summer of A Million books
But first please join us in congratulating our partners at the King County Library System--who were honored recently with the prestigious Library of the Year Award from Gale Publishers and "Library Journal" magazine. Way to go!
As you head into summer, we hope you grab a book with a child, and on your own, and enjoy an escape into a world where anything is possible.
With appreciation,
The Reach Out and Read Washington State Team
....because Reading Is Doctor-Recommended |
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JOIN THE CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT REACH OUT AND READ--YOUR DOLLARS GO FURTHER ON JUNE 23RD!
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Rally your friends, support Reach Out and Read, and be part of one of the biggest days of giving in King County history. Take The Seattle Foundation's GiveBIG challenge on June 23. Each donation made through The Seattle Foundation's online Giving Center on June 23, 2011 between 7am and midnight will be stretched further, thanks to support for GiveBIG from The Seattle Foundation and local businesses. Reminiscent of a great children's story--Charlie and the Chocolate Factory --you can WIN A GOLDEN TICKET! Throughout GiveBIG, donors will be chosen at random to have additional dollars given to the charity that received their donation. See the Reach Out and Read profile at the Seattle Foundation, and go there to donate. Free extra money that you can leverage! A great return on investment, that will put books in the hands of children in Washington state.
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| RURAL INLAND NORTHWEST COUNTIES SHINE | | |
 | | Dr. Jill Sells with Margaret Koepping (Family Nurse Practitioner and Reach Out and Read medical champion) and staff at David C. Wynecoop Memorial Clinic in Wellpinit, WA |
Road trip to Northeast Washington provides opportunity to visit new programs. Thanks to our partnership with
Thrive by Five Washington's Culture of Literacy Initiative, Reach Out and Read was able to recruit and launch 13 new clinics in 2010! This includes the very first programs in Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille and Lincoln Counties, through our work with the Inland Northwest Alliance for Early Learning.
Our May road trip started with Dr. Sells' in-person training for the North Basin Medical Clinic providers in Davenport, and then covered the Northeastern counties, visiting programs in Wellpinit, Inchelium, Chewelah, Usk, Deer Park, and Spokane. Thank you to the providers and staff at the following clinics who hosted our visit and shared their Reach Out and Read programs with us:
- North Basin Medical Clinics (Davenport, Reardan, Wilbur-Lincoln County)
- David C. Wynecoop Memorial Clinic (Spokane Tribe IHS Service Unit, Wellpinit-Stevens County)
- Lake Roosevelt Community Health Centers (Colville Tribe, Inchelium-Ferry County)
- Chewelah Associated Physicians (Chewelah-Stevens County)
- Camas Medical Clinic (Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Usk-Pend Oreille County)
- CHAS North County Clinic (Deer Park-Spokane County)
- CHAS Valley Clinic (Spokane Valley-Spokane County)
- The Kids Clinic (Spokane-Spokane County)
- Fairchild Air Force Base (Spokane County)
Washington is a beautiful state, and it was wonderful to visit the dedicated doctors, nurse practitioners and physician's assistants who are now bringing Reach Out and Read to the families they serve. Thank you to all our hosts, and to the providers and staff who bring the program to life each day.
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| THE WIGGLES SUPPORT REACH OUT AND READ AS THEY ENTERTAIN YOUNG CHILDREN ACROSS AMERICA | |
 The World's Premiere Children's Entertainers will Celebrate Their 20th Birthday In Seattle This Summer. The Fab Four from down under are back with this year's most anticipated family event. Seattle's historic Paramount Theatre will host the Wiggles for two shows on August 10th. The Wiggles are proud to announce that Reach Out and Read will be the official charity partner of their 2011 American tour. A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales will be used to support Reach Out and Read Programs across the United States. Tickets go on sale this Friday for the Seattle shows; and purchases will support programs here in Washington. Take a child in your life to join The Wiggles, Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus, Wags the Dog and all the Wiggly Dancers as they celebrate their Big Birthday in Seattle, and help other families in the process! Please spread the word to parents and grandparents you know.
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REACH OUT AND READ PUBLIC LIBRARY PARTNERSHIP | | |
 Doctor-Library pilot project teams up with summer reading in Kitsap county. Reach Out and Read is working with the Early Learning Public Library Partnership and Kitsap Regional Library to encourage families to visit the library and participate in the summer reading program. Between now and the end of August, Reach Out and Read providers in our six programs in Kitsap County will encourage families to go the library as part of their regular Reach Out and Read visits. Families will hear how excited libraries are to welcome them, and receive a brochure with a coupon to claim a free book when they visit the library! The goal of the project is to increase the number of families who visit the library this summer, and we hope this will ultimately create more lifelong library users.
Thank you to the staff and librarians at Kitsap Regional Libraries and to the Reach Out and Read programs at the Port Gamble S'Klallam Medical Clinic, Naval Hospital Bremerton and Bangor Clinics, and Peninsula Community Health Services in Bremerton, Port Orchard, and Poulsbo. Our thanks also go to the Foundation for Early Learning and the 27 library systems that are part of the Early Learning Public Library Partership for their ongoing work with us to connect Reach Out and Read and libraries, to support early literacy with children and families. We hope this first step in an ongoing partnership between the libraries and Reach Out and Read programs in Kitsap County will help inform future partnerships across the state. |
| REACH OUT AND READ LAUNCHES SUMMER OF A MILLION BOOKS CAMPAIGN | | |
 Summer books instead of summer slide! Reach Out and Read is a year-round program, giving families the tools and the guidance they need to prepare their children to succeed in school. This week Reach Out and Read launched its second annual summer campaign to give a brand-new, age-appropriate book to one million children in need before International Literacy Day. The Summer of a Million Books campaign can help provide families with the tools and the guidance they need to prepare their children to succeed in school. In order to accomplish that goal, Reach Out and Read's doctors and other medical providers must distribute 25,600 books every day between Monday, June 21 (First Day of Summer), and Thursday, September 8 (International Literacy Day).
You can I help! Donate a book or sponsor a child online through Reach Out and Read's Virtual Book Drive. Your donation will directly support children in Washington state.
Learn more about the Summer of a Million Books campaign.
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| HELP PUT BOOKS IN THE HANDS OF CHILDREN | | |
Support Reach Out and Read while you shop
 You can help doctors put books into children's hands without spending an extra dime! If you do any shopping online via Amazon.com, a portion of your purchase can support ROR across Washington state. Simply go to www.reachoutandreadwa.org and click on the Amazon.com logo on the left bottom corner of the page to begin your shopping. If you click through and make a purchase, at least 4% will go directly to Reach Out and Read in Washington! This is an ongoing partnership for us, so please take this extra step before shopping at Amazon and share this opportunity with your friends and family.Please consider also making a direct tax-deductible donation to Reach Out and Read: Donate on Line. Just $5 can help place a beautiful book where it belongs, in a child's home.
Photo courtesy of Pediatrics Northwest PS, Tacoma
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FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK | | |
Reach Out and Read Washington State is now on Facebook. If you are a Facebook user, we would appreciate your support as we work to build our presence and increase awareness about our work. Please indicate you LIKE us. If you could also suggest our Facebook page to your friends, that would go a long way in helping us spread our message about early literacy - thanks! |
| ABOUT REACH OUT AND READ WASHINGTON STATE | |
Reach Out and Read helps prepare children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together. Our evidence-based, proven program leverages the volunteer time of doctors to make literacy a standard part of well-child visits. Reach Out and Read supports parents as their child's first teacher. Through 122 programs in 28 counties, over 800 medical providers serve more than 68,000 children and families.
Founded in 2007, Reach Out and Read Washington State supports programs across the state. We are part of the national, evidence-based Reach Out and Read Program, founded in 1989.
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