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Collegiate School in Support of ROR |
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Thank you to all the staff and students at Collegiate School in Richmond who have supported Reach Out and Read in their annual Book Drive |
Perri Klass recognized as one of 50 women "changing the world"
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Perri Klass our ROR National Medical Director was featured in January's issue of Woman's Day magazine, as one of 50 women who are "changing the world," in recognition of her work with Reach Out and Read!
She has some impressive company, as Oprah, Wendy Kopp (of Teach for America fame), Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, and Marian Wright Edelman are also named!
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RORVA Literacy Fact for February
Starting a home library for your child shows how important books are. Having books of her own in a special place boosts the chance that your child will want to read even more.
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Thank you for Helping Change Lives: One Book at a Time
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RORVA's Blog
Just $40 provides the full five-year ROR program for one child.
To learn more about our programs or to volunteer, please contact us at
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Dear RORVA Colleagues and Friends,
I hope that you all have started off 2010 as hopeful as Reach Out and Read Virginia! As daunting as these challenging economic times seem, the generosity of our RORVA friends make us feel like celebrating!
For the second year, join us to champion early childhood literacy with
Reach Out and Read Virginia Week
March 1 - 7, 2010.
On March 1, we will join forces with others in toasting Dr. Seuss as we kick off numerous book drives and fundraising activities during the week. Many of our friends such as St. Catherine's, Markel, Deloitte Touche, the Primrose schools, among others are gearing up to run book drives and Read-a-thons again to provide new and gently used books to our programs across the state.
Last year, we gathered almost 10,000 books and we hope for the same this year.
If you would like to organize a group to participate and join us during RORVA week (before or after) with one of these projects, please call us at 804-521-0425 or email info@rorva.org.
Thank you for your continued support,
All my best,
Sue Rockwell
Director, RORVA
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Barnes and Noble Holiday Drives |
HO! HO! HO!
Barnes and Noble Holiday Drive Gifts over 5,233 New Books to RORVA!
LaVern Morris, of The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughter Health System reading for ROR at Barnes and Noble.
Barnes and Nobles continues to be a tremendous supporter of ROR across the country. Here in our humble state, the holiday book drives held at the Newport News, Norfolk, Chesapeake,Tysons Corner, and Richmond Virginia Center Commons and Short Pump bookstores produced 5,233 brand new books. Because of the enthusiasm of the associates (who encourage every patron to buy a new book for RORVA) and managers, the program has grown significantly.
Many of these books were distributed to Tidewater, Richmond and Northern Virginia sites while other books will travel to rural areas of the state to reach as many children and their families as possible.
A shout out and thank you to ROR volunteers Joan Wabschall and Carol Baker, the team at CHKD, and the B&N managers and Community Liason teams: Samantha Bass, Marian Atterbury, Dawn Freeman, Doug Bank, Claudia Dorn, Kara-Arlene Langford and Ramunda Young for a successful holiday season. See you next year!
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Local Girl Scouts Choose ROR for Gold Award Service Project.
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There are only 5,500 young women in the country who persevere to achieve the highest award in girl scouting, the Gold award. RORVA has been lucky that two such esteemed high schoolers have decided to help ROR by 'adopting a clinic.'
Sophie and Kelly will be redecorating and reorganizing reading areas, refurbishing furniture and running book drives for clinics in Alexandria and Richmond. Both projects are currently in the planning stage but we can't wait to see the results!
If there are any other Girl Scouts looking for service project ideas Reach Out and Read can be adapted for Bronze, Silver and Gold Award levels. Please contact Donna Faett at dfaett@rorva.org | |
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~~~Clinic Corner
Adopt A Clinic Program Takes Off
Our Adopt-a-clinic program has taken off in 2010 with 5 new clinics adopted by various corporations and associations.
Thank you to:
Deloitte Consulting LLP for adopting Arlandria Health Center for Pediatrics;
The Regency Women's Group for adopting the Hopewell Infant Jesus Children's Clinic;.
The Gamma Psi Teachers Association.for adopting the Chester Infant Jesus Children's clinic.
There are many clinics in need of assistance throughout Virginia. Reach Out and Read would like to call out to all youth groups, church, community and civic outreach programs and groups in the Richmond area to find out about ROR's Adopt-a-Clinic for Literacy.
For further information visit our website at rorva.org or contact us directly (804) 521 0425.
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