In October, Reach Out and Read and its leaders were recognized with three major awards at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP). First, ROR received the 2008 Dale Richmond/Justin Coleman Award, which is presented each year by the AAP's Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics to recognize outstanding contributions... MORE

On October 1, 2008, Reach Out and Read, partnering with Strategic Resources Inc. (SRI), was awarded a Department of Defense (DoD) contract to implement a one-year pilot project on pediatric early literacy for children of military families. This funding will allow ROR/SRI to start-up 20 new ROR Sites on military bases in both the U.S and overseas, greatly expanding support to military families worldwide.
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We asked you to help build support in Washington by inviting your Members of Congress to visit your ROR Sites, and we are happy to report that this effort has been a big success. Forty-eight Members of Congress visited a ROR program during the August Congressional recess.

Due to the early success of the August Campaign, we are extending it... MORE

Editor's Note: We are delighted that Emma Walton Hamilton, best-selling children's book author and daughter of Julie Andrews, wrote the following guest column for our newsletter. Emma will provide a discount to any Coalitions or Sites who order 10 or more copies of her brand-new book, "Raising Bookworms," and she will donate a portion of the proceeds from the book directly to ROR! Additionally, Emma is willing to speak at ROR Coalition events, ... MORE