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Ideas for Community Involvement


Scholastic Read for 2006 is a great opportunity to involve parents and members of your local community in your reading event at school.

Who to Invite | Getting Media Coverage | Getting Parents Involved

Who to Invite

Here are examples of guests whom teachers have invited to join their class's celebration in previous years!

  • Parents and relatives
  • School Officials
  • Government Officials
  • High School and College Students
  • Business people
  • Athletes
  • Librarians
  • Local Celebrities
  • Senior Citizens
  • Meteorologists
  • And more!

 

Photos from last year's Read for 2005 Event

Massachusetts First Lady Ann Romney
Massachusetts First Lady Ann Romney teamed up with Boston Celtics’ Executive Director of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge, former New England Patriots linebacker Andre Tippet, and celebrity chef Todd English at Henry L. Higginson Elementary School in Roxbury, MA on Friday, December 3rd for Scholastic Read For 2005.

Michigan First Gentleman Daniel Mulhern
Michigan First Gentleman Daniel Mulhern reading to students at Dart Elementary School in Flint, MA on Friday, December 3rd for Scholastic Read For 2005.

Florida First Lady Columba Bus
Florida First Lady Columba Bush reading to students at South Hamilton Elementary School in White Springs, FL.

North Carolina First Lady Easley
North Carolina First Lady Easley reading to students at Tarawa Terrace II Elementary School at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in Jacksonville, NC.