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ARC Store Helps Kids Discover the Joy of Reading
The Arc of Butte County is excited to announce it's new "Discover Reading!" Children's Literacy Program in Oroville.
During the months of April and May any child, grades K thru 8, who brings an Arc "Discover Reading!" Book Voucher to the ARC Store in Oroville, 2745 Oro Dam Blvd., will receive one free children's book of their choice.
The Arc distributed approx 1,000 vouchers to four Oroville Elementary Schools and the Boys & Girls Club on Lower Wyandotte. We hope this new program will inspire children to read, explore and expand their horizons.
"The ARC Store receives book donations from the community every day," says Brenda Easter, ARC Store manager, "As a grandmother, I thought why not share them with the children in town and hopefully spark their imaginations."
From 1983 to 1999, over 10 million Americans reached the 12th grade without having learned to read at a basic level. In the same period, over 6 million Americans dropped out of high school (U.S. Dept of Education, 1999).
For more information regarding the Arc's "Discover Reading!" Book Voucher Program, please, contact ARC Store Manager, Brenda Easter, at 532.1272 or Leah T. McKean at 891.5865
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