Literacy Nation Inc. Host First Annual 24 Hour Read-A-Thon At The Yeadon Public Library by Van Stone frontpagenews1@yahoo.com (267) 293-9201
Above: L to R Elbaka Bey, Veronica Brinkley, Singer,
Model, Community Activist, Richard Ashby,
Director, Yeadon Borough, Public Library, and
Van Stone, Jr. Child Model.
Yeadon Borough, Delaware County, PA- This June, Literacy Nation Inc., advocates for education, has launched its first annual twenty four hour Read-a-thon encouraging children and adults to raise money by reading.
The Read-a-thon began on Saturday morning, June 20, 2015 at 8am and will end on Sunday morning June 21, 2015 at 8am.
Part of the Read-a-thon goal is to get one hundred dollars for every hour of the fundraiser in a basket so that thousands of people who visit the Yeadon Public Library have access to many new library materials. And the fundraiser is to purchase a new rug for the library as well.
Richard Ashby, Yeadon Public Library Director, as well as a member of the non-profit organization Literacy Nation Inc., to the leading role to express how a Read-a-thon is a great way to encourage reading. Ashby focus is raising funds to give children in the Yeadon Borough access to an even stronger quality education.
Also there were special attendees, mayor and council, who stopped in to encourage the children and adults such as Honorable Mayor Rohan Hepkins and Sharon Council, Council President. And there were several members of the Borough staff there such as Larry Healy, Borough Manager amongst others.
In addition, State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams who announced his candidacy for the 2015 Democratic primary election for Mayor of Philadelphia stopped in early in the morning.
The Read-a-thon at Yeadon Public Library gained praise and attention from groups who provided free information about social and family services. And many of the groups traveled afar from nearby Baltimore Maryland and Washington D.C. areas in support one of Ashby’s main goal having a Read-a-thon as a way to remind ourselves and others of the enormous value of books.
Proceeds from the outdoor/indoor support groups go to the Yeadon Borough Library as well as designated community youth organizations of Yeadon.
The Read-a-thon had a surprise visit from some Philadelphians as well. And one of City Council of Philadelphia members, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell was present.
In addition, West Philadelphia’s own Veronica Brinkley, popular singer, community activist as well as longtime voice of urban youth education and recreational activities stopped by the Literacy Nation Inc. Read-a-thon at the Yeadon Public Library briefly to greet and meet with Richard Ashby telling of her upcoming music artist participation with the Yeadon Library children and adults.
Many young readers craving for positive attention received lots of attention as the children read books to a constant entering and existing crowd giving a good listening ear to them the entire reading time.
Richard Ashby hosted reading a book time with a little something extra. Readers were encouraged to participate in a form of listening to continuous book reading by the hour during the full twenty four hour Read-a-thon by a child, politicians, open microphone, actual authors reading from their works, happy hour- reading jokes and humorous materials, poetry, reading all things relating to love, the spooky, praise and spiritual, amongst other reading activity.
Ashby and all the speakers and readers seem to express the oneness of thought about reading books- books are home to our favorite characters and our most prized stories, books are full of valuable lessons and interesting facts, books tell silly jokes and wise fables, they recount historical events and give a voice to current ones. Books allow us to listen and to learn, to speak and to be spoken to.
A Read-a-thon is a way to share our reading with children in the local community so that more reading of books is happening.
Several of the children participants were scheduled to read through the night, not for a sleep-over but rather a fun read-over.
Ashby invited many to come up with a book of good choice because children and adults would enjoy reading done a little different than a traditional story time. Reading all through the night, all together can help change being without a book.
Above: L to R Elbaka Bey, Veronica Brinkley, Singer,
Model, Community Activist, Richard Ashby,
Director, Yeadon Borough, Public Library, and
Van Stone, Jr. Child Model.
Yeadon Borough, Delaware County, PA- This June, Literacy Nation Inc., advocates for education, has launched its first annual twenty four hour Read-a-thon encouraging children and adults to raise money by reading.
The Read-a-thon began on Saturday morning, June 20, 2015 at 8am and will end on Sunday morning June 21, 2015 at 8am.
Part of the Read-a-thon goal is to get one hundred dollars for every hour of the fundraiser in a basket so that thousands of people who visit the Yeadon Public Library have access to many new library materials. And the fundraiser is to purchase a new rug for the library as well.
Richard Ashby, Yeadon Public Library Director, as well as a member of the non-profit organization Literacy Nation Inc., to the leading role to express how a Read-a-thon is a great way to encourage reading. Ashby focus is raising funds to give children in the Yeadon Borough access to an even stronger quality education.
Also there were special attendees, mayor and council, who stopped in to encourage the children and adults such as Honorable Mayor Rohan Hepkins and Sharon Council, Council President. And there were several members of the Borough staff there such as Larry Healy, Borough Manager amongst others.
In addition, State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams who announced his candidacy for the 2015 Democratic primary election for Mayor of Philadelphia stopped in early in the morning.
The Read-a-thon at Yeadon Public Library gained praise and attention from groups who provided free information about social and family services. And many of the groups traveled afar from nearby Baltimore Maryland and Washington D.C. areas in support one of Ashby’s main goal having a Read-a-thon as a way to remind ourselves and others of the enormous value of books.
Proceeds from the outdoor/indoor support groups go to the Yeadon Borough Library as well as designated community youth organizations of Yeadon.
The Read-a-thon had a surprise visit from some Philadelphians as well. And one of City Council of Philadelphia members, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell was present.
In addition, West Philadelphia’s own Veronica Brinkley, popular singer, community activist as well as longtime voice of urban youth education and recreational activities stopped by the Literacy Nation Inc. Read-a-thon at the Yeadon Public Library briefly to greet and meet with Richard Ashby telling of her upcoming music artist participation with the Yeadon Library children and adults.
Many young readers craving for positive attention received lots of attention as the children read books to a constant entering and existing crowd giving a good listening ear to them the entire reading time.
Richard Ashby hosted reading a book time with a little something extra. Readers were encouraged to participate in a form of listening to continuous book reading by the hour during the full twenty four hour Read-a-thon by a child, politicians, open microphone, actual authors reading from their works, happy hour- reading jokes and humorous materials, poetry, reading all things relating to love, the spooky, praise and spiritual, amongst other reading activity.
Ashby and all the speakers and readers seem to express the oneness of thought about reading books- books are home to our favorite characters and our most prized stories, books are full of valuable lessons and interesting facts, books tell silly jokes and wise fables, they recount historical events and give a voice to current ones. Books allow us to listen and to learn, to speak and to be spoken to.
A Read-a-thon is a way to share our reading with children in the local community so that more reading of books is happening.
Several of the children participants were scheduled to read through the night, not for a sleep-over but rather a fun read-over.
Ashby invited many to come up with a book of good choice because children and adults would enjoy reading done a little different than a traditional story time. Reading all through the night, all together can help change being without a book.
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