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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
300
KIDS TO JOIN MAYOR BATES IN KICK OFF TO SUMMER READING PROGRAM
‘Project
BUILD’ to launch on June 22nd – 560 low-income Berkeley
public school students to receive books and tutoring from paid UC students
to improve reading skills. Berkeley, CA – In a major effort
to strengthen literacy and reading skills among Berkeley public school
students, Mayor Tom Bates, the University of California’s Cal Corp
Public Service Center, the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education and
the Berkeley Public Library are launching Berkeley United in Literacy
Development (BUILD). Project
BUILD will provide tutoring and free books to approximately 560 youth in
six summer programs for low-income kindergartners through 8th
graders. The kick off event for this new
program will take place on Tuesday, June 22nd at James Kenny
Park in Berkeley. The Mayor
will be joined by 300 of the Berkeley school students who will be
participating in the program. Also
in attendance will be Clifford, the famous giant red dog from children’s
literature, representatives from UC Berkeley, the Berkeley Library,
community organizations, and our funders – SBC and Wells Fargo. WHO:
Mayor Tom Bates, 300 school children, Clifford the big red dog, and
representatives from UC Berkeley, the Berkeley Library, community
organizations, and our sponsors. WHAT: Kick-Off
of Project BUILD – Summer Literacy Program WHERE: James Kenny Park WHEN: Tuesday,
June 22nd # # # |
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