Read Romp + Rock 2009 Join us for our fourth annual Read Romp + Rock event on Friday, April 3rd, at the Estate nightclub in Boston. You won't want to miss this fun night of dancing, drinks, and dinner by the bite, all for a great cause! Proceeds from the event support Reach Out and Read's mission to make a love of books and reading part of every healthy childhood. Last year, more than 300 guests enjoyed a fun night at the Roxy and helped us to raise more than $400,000 for ROR. Guests enjoyed a short speaking program about ROR that included Super Bowl Champion Troy Brown and a surprise live auction of three walk-on roles in the movie Bride Wars. We hope you will join us at the Estate on April 3rd for a fun dance party, great music and food, our signature Celebrity Reader Raffle, and many other unique surprises! This is a wonderful opportunity to spend a fun evening with friends and learn more about the important work that ROR does to promote healthy child development. Special thanks go out to our 2009 Read Romp + Rock committee and especially to our co-chairs: Jean Arturi, Allison Elvekrog, Kelly Flaherty, Becky Haase, Lisa Lebovitz, Joanne Melikian-Cate, and Jenny Seeman. Tickets to the event are $250, and there are still sponsorship opportunities available. Click here to buy your tickets today. For more information, call us at 617-455-0644 or email jennifer.silveira@reachoutandread.org. Celebrity Reader Raffle Read Romp + Rock 2009 once again features the Celebrity Reader Raffle, which gives you the chance to win a one-of-a-kind "reading experience" with a famous author, New England sports star, or other local celebrity. And, it directly ties to the Reach Out and Read mission of introducing children to books and a love of reading. Last year, event co-chair Joanne Melikian-Cate won an event with children's author Jacqueline Davies. Melikian-Cate said, "Jacqueline Davies read several of her children's books and a chapter from 'The Lemonade War.' It was a great inside look at her writing process, which the children really enjoyed. Thanks to ROR's Celebrity Reader Raffle I was able to provide this wonderful opportunity to my daughter's 3rd grade classroom. I'll definitely be buying raffle tickets again this year!" We currently have 22 unique Celebrity Reader Raffle Experiences including: Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton Jerry Remy, NESN Broadcaster and President of the Red Sox Nation A New England Patriots Player Peter Reynolds, Author/Illustrator of "The Dot" Buy your raffle tickets today! You do not have to be present at the Estate to win. The cost of a raffle ticket is $110, and, if you buy three raffle tickets, you get one free! Each raffle ticket you purchase enables ROR to place 25 more books in the hands and homes of children. Click here to purchase raffle tickets and choose your celebrity today! For more information, call 617-455-0644 or email jennifer.silveira@reachoutandread.org.   Return