Reach Out and Read Virginia at CVC Charity Fair

Greetings readers! On October 29th, 2010, Reach Out and Read was one of the ten charities who attended the CVC Charity Fair, sponsored by Richmond City Health District. We were fortunate enough to be extended an invitation by Judy Marston and had an information booth at the event. At this kick off, Reach Out and [...]

Students talking to students about RORVA

Amy Rogers, a freshman at The University of Virginia, took the time out of her busy schedule to interview Grant Mathews, our Southern Education Foundation Summer Intern, and ask about his experience with Reach Out and Read Virginia. Here is her report: Grant Mathews has taken his bachelors degree in English from Virginia to Cambodia [...]

Washington Post Article About the Importance of Print Materials and Student Achievement

Thank you to Carol H. Rasco, the president and chief executive of Reading is Fundamental, for her article in the Washington Post. Carol Rasco discusses a new study (released by Learning Point Associates) which points to the importance of print materials in early childhood learning. In addition, Reach Out and Read also partners with Reading [...]

RORVA – Mutual of Omaha “aha” moments

A few weeks ago, Susan Rockwell received an email from a woman at the Mutual of Omaha telling us about an opportunity to get our name out there a little bit more. Mutual of Omaha had started a program of traveling around in an Airstream Camper turned recording studio. Sue had forwarded the contact email [...]

Break

Hey guys, So, I’ve been thinking… yes, a children’s book drive on campus, especially for children’s books, is likely to be unsuccessful.  But, with the holiday season coming up there are so many opportunities to help out, especially with RoR’s cause: – Going home means going back to family and friends – including adorable little [...]

Cute!

So, today, something so cute happened.  Really, really, really cute.   I was distributing books at Dr. Bennett’s in Church Hill and a boy was waiting for his mom to finish talking to the nurse while I placed some of the books I had on the end table in the waiting room.  As I put [...]

Starting Out

I know.  At first, being in the doctor’s office with the crowd and the noise can be really intimidating.  It was a challenge for me to work up the courage to approach a kid and ask him if he wanted to read a book.  I kind of had to laugh at myself and ask, “are [...]

Why Do It?

What does Reach Out and Read mean to me?   Why do I care?  What do I do? It’s simple.  RoR makes a difference, a visible, tangible difference.  Being a part of that difference, being a mechanism of change, makes me feel good.  As a part of RoR I work for humanity.  Think about it, if you [...]