Patty Dickey, community liaison for Marshall Health Network, left, and Carol Luther, administrative assistant for HIMG, laugh with one another as they read ƵCharlotteƵs WebƵ to Altizer Elementary School students during the Read Across the River Cities read aloud event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Huntington.
Children read ƵCharlotteƵs WebƵ at Altizer Elementary School during the Read Across the River Cities read aloud event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Huntington.
Jedd Flowers, executive director of United Way of the River Cities, right, Carol Luther, administrative assistant for HIMG, Patty Dickey, community liaison for Marshall Health Network, and Chloe Calvert, mentor at LilyƵs Place, read ƵCharlotteƵs WebƵ to Altizer Elementary School students during the Read Across the River Cities read aloud event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Huntington.
Children read "Charlotte's Web" at Altizer Elementary School during the Read Across the River Cities read aloud event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Huntington.
Patty Dickey, community liaison for Marshall Health Network, left, and Carol Luther, administrative assistant for HIMG, laugh with one another as they read ƵCharlotteƵs WebƵ to Altizer Elementary School students during the Read Across the River Cities read aloud event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Huntington.
Children read ƵCharlotteƵs WebƵ at Altizer Elementary School during the Read Across the River Cities read aloud event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Huntington.
Jedd Flowers, executive director of United Way of the River Cities, right, Carol Luther, administrative assistant for HIMG, Patty Dickey, community liaison for Marshall Health Network, and Chloe Calvert, mentor at LilyƵs Place, read ƵCharlotteƵs WebƵ to Altizer Elementary School students during the Read Across the River Cities read aloud event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Huntington.
Children read "Charlotte's Web" at Altizer Elementary School during the Read Across the River Cities read aloud event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Huntington.
Volunteers traveled to third grade classrooms in the United Way of the River CitiesƵ six-county service area Tuesday in the organizationƵs biggest volunteer-driven effort of the year, ƵRead Across the River Cities,Ƶ according to a
Those who signed up for the effort read E.B. WhiteƵs ƵCharlotteƵs Web,Ƶ and each student received a free copy of the book to take home.
ƵRead Across the River Cities is one of our favorite events of the year,Ƶ Jedd Flowers, UWRCƵs executive director, said in the release. ƵOver the past two years, thousands of third graders have experienced the presence of caring volunteers in their classrooms in hopes of promoting a love of reading.Ƶ
According to the release, last year, more than 300 volunteers read to students in 137 classrooms. This year, about 126 of 132 volunteer slots were filled in Cabell County where the largest number of schools were involved at over 20, according to UWRCƵs sign-up
Schools in Cabell, Lincoln, Wayne and Mason counties were involved in West Virginia, and schools in Gallia and Lawrence counties were involved in Ohio, with more than 280 volunteer slots filled in total, according to the website.
ƵLiteracy, of course, is part of our strategic plan. ItƵs something that schoolƵs always working on,Ƶ Nona Newsome, principal at Crum PK-8 in Wayne County, said Tuesday after volunteers read to the students. ƵSo anything that we can do to encourage literacy for our students, weƵre absolutely enthusiastic about and we appreciate those of you volunteering to come out and read to our kids.Ƶ
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