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NewsChannel 5’s Charlie Neese supports United Way “Board Books for Babies” Book Drive
March 01, 2010WHAT: NewsChannel 5 Meteorologist Charlie Neese will be reading his favorite children’s book, as well as a Dr. Seuss classic, at the Davis-Kidd Story Time on Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2. Both Charlie and Davis Kidd Booksellers are partnering with United Way of Metropolitan Nashville to support its Board Books for Babies book drive.
The book drive will benefit low-income infants and toddlers served through nine United Way-supported child care centers offering United Way’s early learning program, Read to Succeed.
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
DATE: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 (Dr. Seuss’s birthday!)
WHERE: Davis-Kidd Bookstore, 2121 Green Hills, Village Drive, Nashville, TN 37215-2601
IMPORTANCE OF BOOK DRIVE:
•In 2002, tests showed that only 33% of at-risk kindergarteners entering school were ready to learn.
•Today, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s Read to Succeed program, which annually enrolls 1,200 children, boasts a 99.4% school readiness success rate.
•Having age-appropriate books in the home, even before a child enters pre-school, is one of the best ways to set them on the right path… it’s never too early to start learning!
