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About Reach Out and Read Michigan
Reach Out and Read (ROR) Michigan Coalition was launched in July 2006, with a grant from the National ROR Center. Michigan was targeted for expansion by ROR National due to the high level of poverty in children, the high level of medically underserved children, and the small percentage of ROR sites compared with the state’s eligible population of children. As of January 2009, there are 100 Reach Out and Read sites in Michigan in 25 of Michigan's 83 counties. In January 2009, Reach Out and Read Michigan became a program of the Pediatric Foundation of Michigan, an affiliate of the Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The role of the ROR Michigan Coalition is to support efforts to establish new sites, to raise awareness and funds for new and existing sites, to provide technical assistance to all sites, and to help to develop a more comprehensive delivery system by working with various partners to fund programs in underserved areas.
Coalition Announcements
 Reach Out and Read Michigan opened its 100th site - In September of 2008, ROR Michigan welcomed its 100th site at Health Specialists in Tecumseh, Lenawee County.
ROR Michigan is on Facebook - Check out pictures and friends of ROR Michigan on Facebook. Keyword Reach Out and Read Michigan
ROR-MI Hosting quarterly training webinars - For more information on our quarterly webinars for ROR providers and site coordinators contact Wendy at wendy@reachoutandreadmich.org.
Starting an ROR Program in Michigan - If you are interested in starting a ROR Program in Michigan, please contact Michele Strasz at michele@reachoutandreadmich.org - or call her at 517-712-2014. Thank you!
We Need YOU! Get Involved with ROR Michigan!
There's a whole lot of fundraising and bookraising for ROR-Michigan going on! Interested in hosting a book drive to benefit Reach Out and Read Michigan? Contact Wendy at wendy@reachoutandreadmich.org. March 19, 2009: Announcing the Second Annual ROR-MI fundraiser... ROR-MI's Big Buzz Adult Spelling Bee will be held at the Sheraton Novi, 5:30pm-9pm. This event will put the FUN into fundraising! A great time will be had by spelling and costumed adults, all raising money to support the efforts of the coalition! For information on tickets and sponsorship, please contact Wendy, wendy@reachoutandreadmich.org FOR INFORMATION ON ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.reachoutandreadmich.org
Join the ROR Michigan Friends Network, and Sponsor Children's Book Purchases!
You can "prescribe" just the right dose of literacy for Michigan children seen at ROR sites! The books are purchased from various publishers, at a reduced rate of 40-60% of retail price. These are high quality, developmentally appropriate books, and the average price is $4 a book. This includes board books for the youngest readers. Each "full dose of literacy" provides 10 books for each child, one book for every well-child visit from 6 months to 5 years of age. For instance... $400.00 (Full Literacy Dose for 10 Michigan children)
$200 (Full Literacy Dose for 5 Michigan children)
$80.00 (Full Literacy Dose for 2 Michigan children)
$40.00 (Full Literacy Dose for 1 Michigan children) We welcome any and all donations - none is too small... or too big! A membership brochure can be downloaded in PDF from our website at: http://www.reachoutandreadmich.org/Involved/donate.htm
Advisory Board Members
Alana Aronin, Public Health Consultant
Greg Aronin, Corporate Representative
Natalie Davidson, Coordinator, ROR-UM
Jay Eastman, MD, MI Chapter AAP
Linda Eastman, ROR Chesterfield and Birmingham
Norma Eppinger, Michigan 4C Association
Cheryl Hall, Education Consultant, MI Department of Education
Teresa Holtrop, MD, Children's Hospital of Michigan
Ashweena Gonuguntla, MSU Well-Child Health Center
Julie Lumeng, MD, ROR-University of Michigan
Carol Paine McGovern, Family Foundation Representative
John Taylor, Director, Americorps, Michigan Primary Care Association
Beany Tomber, WKAR RTL Coordinator
Darris Lynk, Scholastic Michigan
Jackie Wood, Early Childhood Professional
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