Back in August, First Book-Manatee County, FL shared their experience when Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show came to their community. Since then, Disney Live! has been traveling around the United States and Canada making books appear wherever they go!
Throughout the tour of Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show, First Book and Disney Live! have promoted literacy and donated funds to provide new books to children in need. In addition, children from local programs served by First Book have attend several performances as the show has toured across the United States and Canada.
Together, First Book and Disney Live! have helped bring the magic of reading to children who need it most. But it’s not too late — you can help too! Disney Live! is coming to communities in the Midwest, Northeast and South from now until the end of the year. Get more information, view the tour schedule, or order tickets by visiting DisneyLive.com.
In each market that Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show appears, Disney Live! will make a donation to First Book to fund new books for children in need. In addition, you can save $5.00 per ticket by printing a special coupon for Friends of First Book.
It’s great to see what you’re doing to make books available. I encourage you to visit the Program Locator section of http://www.tutormentorconnection.org to see how we are trying to help volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs grow in high poverty neighborhoods of big cities. These programs would be great distribution points for books, and for volunteers who might read and show a love of reading. Unfortunately, there are too few of these programs in most of the places where they are needed.
I host a conference in Chicago every six months and blog on this topic. My blog is http://tutormentor.blogspot.com and the conference site is http://www.tutormentorconference.bigstep.com. I hope we can connect so more kids have more books, and more mentors and tutors who model and encourage reading.
Dan Bassill
Tutor/Mentor Connection
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