Columbus Childrens Hospital Reach Out And Read Program Book Drive Celebration

MEDIA ADVISORYWHAT: Columbus Childrens Hospital Reach Out and Read Program Book Drive Celebration WHEN:  Tuesday, March 20, 2007; 1:50 p.m. media opportunityWHERE:  Ohio at Kent Elementary School Gymnasium1414 Gault St.Columbus, Ohio 43205ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: With more than 3,100 Reach Out and Read (ROR) Programs nationwide, Columbus Childrens Hospital is proud to be among the largest. Each year, Childrens ROR along with community partners, hold a three-month community-wide book drive collecting new and gently used books to raise literacy awareness throughout central Ohio. It is through the generous support of the community that enables Childrens Hospital pediatricians to help encourage family literacy in the home prior to a childs entrance into the school system.Since January 2007, more than 30,000 books have been donated to Childrens ROR Program. Tuesdays event will celebrate this successful book drive at Ohio at Kent Elementary School. Students will get a visit from two Ohio at Kent alumni, Archie Griffin and Angela Pace, and enjoy a story telling by childrens author Lynn Ford. Canal Winchester cheerleaders are a part of the celebration, as well as Olivia Thomas, MD, chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Childrens Hospital and Claudia Barrett, ROR program coordinator.Sponsors include: The Ohio State University Alumni Association, All American Moving and Storage, The Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Foundation, WBNS 10TV, Central OEA/NEA and Half Price Books.-30-CONTACT PRIOR TO EVENT:Mary Ellen Fiorino Columbus Childrens Hospital Marketing and Public Relations(614) 722-4595CONTACT AT EVENT:Claudia BarrettColumbus Childrens Hospital Reach Out and Read Program(614) 406-7525

MEDIA ADVISORYWHAT: Columbus Childrens Hospital Reach Out and Read Program Book Drive Celebration WHEN:  Tuesday, March 20, 2007; 1:50 p.m. media opportunityWHERE:  Ohio at Kent Elementary School Gymnasium1414 Gault St.Columbus, Ohio 43205ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: With more than 3,100 Reach Out and Read (ROR) Programs nationwide, Columbus Childrens Hospital is proud to be among the largest. Each year, Childrens ROR along with community partners, hold a three-month community-wide book drive collecting new and gently used books to raise literacy awareness throughout central Ohio. It is through the generous support of the community that enables Childrens Hospital pediatricians to help encourage family literacy in the home prior to a childs entrance into the school system.Since January 2007, more than 30,000 books have been donated to Childrens ROR Program. Tuesdays event will celebrate this successful book drive at Ohio at Kent Elementary School. Students will get a visit from two Ohio at Kent alumni, Archie Griffin and Angela Pace, and enjoy a story telling by childrens author Lynn Ford. Canal Winchester cheerleaders are a part of the celebration, as well as Olivia Thomas, MD, chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Childrens Hospital and Claudia Barrett, ROR program coordinator.Sponsors include: The Ohio State University Alumni Association, All American Moving and Storage, The Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Foundation, WBNS 10TV, Central OEA/NEA and Half Price Books.-30-CONTACT PRIOR TO EVENT:Mary Ellen Fiorino Columbus Childrens Hospital Marketing and Public Relations(614) 722-4595CONTACT AT EVENT:Claudia BarrettColumbus Childrens Hospital Reach Out and Read Program(614) 406-7525