Young children in several area communities are invited to take part in the annual wintertime United Way of Southwest Minnesota's Success by 6 Read-a-Rama literacy building events.  There are ten Read-a-Rama's scheduled in this area in the coming weeks.

There is no cost to take part.  All families with pre-school age children are invited to attend.  This year's events will feature stories focusing on farm animals with activities planned to practice reading, writing, math, gross motor and fine motor skills in a fun and age appropriate learning environment.

Thursday, Jan. 8, Marshall ECFE Gym (Marshall Middle School) 5:45 - 6:45 or 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Thursday, Jan. 22, Lynd (School Cafeteria), 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Saturday Jan. 31, Fulda Public Library, 10:30 - 11:30 AM

Monday, Feb. 2, Cottonwood (Lakeview School, Commons), 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Monday, Feb. 9, Canby (Canby Elementary Cafeteria) 5:00 - 6:00 PM or 6:15 - 7:15 PM (preregistration needed, 507-223-2003)

Thursday, Feb. 19, Tracy (Tracy Elementary Media Center) 6:30 - 7:30 PM

Monday, Feb. 23, Dawson (Stevens Elementary Gym) 6:30 - 7:30 PM

Thursday, Feb. 26, Ivanhoe (Lincoln Elementary, room TBD) 5:30 - 6:30 PM

United Way of Southwest Minnesota's Success By 6 works to build school readiness by providing literacy building activities, sponsorship of Imagination Library books and quality parenting tools for families with children birth to age 5 living within the following school districts,  (including private and charter schools in these communities): Canby, Clarkfield, Dawson-Boyd, Fulda, Hendricks, Lake Benton, Lakeview, Lincoln HI, Lynd, Marshall, Milroy, Minneota, Murray County Central, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Tracy Area, Westbrook-Walnut Grove, and Yellow Medicine East.