For the ninth year, Colorado Gives Day will spotlight philanthropy and community good on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. This is an effort to support Colorado nonprofits and online giving where members of the community make donations to their favorite causes during this 24-hour period, generating a profound collective impact. Last year, more than $33 million was donated […]
A Letter from Local Pediatrician & Board Member, Dr. Mary Zavadil
I have been a pediatrician and a mother of four for over 28 years and have always appreciated the value of reading in the lives of my children and patients. Even if the research were not so convincing, my observations would support the importance of reading. The experience of sharing a book with a child in […]
Local Spotlight: Opportunity for Connection
As Southwest Regional Coordinator for Reach Out and Read Colorado, I often discuss the opportunity for connection that reading a book with a child can create for providers, nurses, and parents. I had an emblematic experience with a young girl at Mercy Family Medicine in Durango during my annual site visit. As part of my […]
Girl Scout Gold Award: Maddie Ford and The Little Children Who Could
Blog feature authored by Maddie Ford, Girl Scout Troop 1364, Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient My Girl Scout Gold Award project is called “The Little Children Who Could” A Gold Award is the highest award earned in Girl Scouts and it is a high honor and rare to achieve. This project is a program that […]
A Message from Benefit Breakfast Co-Chair & Board Member, Anne Chandler
Growing up, reading was a fundamental part of my life. My parents both loved to read – books, magazines, newspapers – and they constantly instilled their love for the written word into my siblings and myself. My mom was a newspaper and magazine fiend, subscribing to The Rocky Mountain News, The Denver Post, The Douglas […]
Barnes and Noble | Community Partnership and Generosity
We would like to thank our friends at Barnes and Noble in the Thorncreek Shopping Center in Thornton, Colorado for hosting a children’s book drive during the holiday season. Thanks to a generous customer base and a dedicated staff, over 2,000 brand new children’s books were collected to benefit Reach Out and Read Colorado. These […]
Benjamin Thompson: Community Impact in Action
My name is Benjamin Thompson. I am a student at Sierra Middle School and I am a member of Troop 90 in Parker, Colorado. For a couple weeks I had been looking for an Eagle Scout Project. I had reached out to local hospitals, food pantries and senior centers as I wanted my project to […]
Reading List for Kiddos: compiled by Lora Melnicoe, MD, MPH/MSPH
The Best Reach Out and Read Colorado Books for Kiddos Compiled by: Lora Melnicoe, MD, MPH/MSPH at Denver Health in Denver, Colorado *I am flexible on the age ranges, sometimes it is hard to decide, so much depends on the individual child’s attention. 0-6 months: Baby Faces Peek A Boo Global Babies I See/I Hear/I […]
Cathie Clark’s Book List for Site Coordinators
The Best Reach Out and Read Colorado Books for Kiddos from Site Coordinators Compiled by: Cathie Clark, Reach Out and Read Colorado Site Coordinator at Western Colorado Pediatric Associates in Grand Junction, Colorado All About Books recommendations: Bright Baby Board Books: Bilingual – 9 mo Healthy Baby Board Book Collection: Bilingual – 15 mo Baby’s […]
New Site Alert: Robinson Family Medicine at Fort Carson
This summer, we welcomed Robinson Family Medicine at Fort Carson to the Reach Out and Read Colorado community. With the addition of Robinson Family Medicine, Reach Out and Read Colorado now partners with four family medicine and pediatric practices at the Fort Carson Army Base in Colorado Springs. The partnership between Reach Out and Read […]
Gently Used Book Toolkit for Partner Sites
What is Reach Out and Read Colorado’s gently used books program? Reach Out and Read Colorado’s model is made up of three components: 1) a brand new, developmentally- and language-appropriate book, 2) anticipatory guidance discussed by a health care provider and 3) a literacy-rich clinic environment. This third component begins in the waiting room, where […]
Alumni Story-Gathering Project
Calling all Reach Out and Read Colorado alumni! We are gathering stories from kiddos and families across Colorado who have received a prescription for reading aloud at a wellness checkup in Colorado over the past twenty years, to be presented in a special project. A Reach Out and Read Colorado alumni is any kiddo or […]
Eric Carle Treasure Discovered at Local Book Drive
Thus far in 2016, Reach Out and Read Colorado has collected over 114,000 gently used books for our 300+ clinics throughout the state. These books have been donated by over 115 individual donors, ranging from schools to local businesses to individuals. These greatly loved, gently used books help create a literacy-rich environment in a clinic’s […]
Reading List: Staff Favorites
The dynamic Reach Out and Read Colorado team answered the question, “What is your favorite book?” Although it was difficult for everyone to pick just one, we compiled a riveting list of our choices. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee picked by Kathy Anderson My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok picked by Dan Carlson […]
Goddard Schools Donate Books By The Thousands for Reach Out & Read Colorado
Goddard Schools located throughout the Denver area including Castle Rock partnered with Reach Out & Read Colorado to collect over 18,500 new and gently used books for underprivileged children in the area. The book drive is part of the schools’ initiative to promote literacy and teach the children the importance of giving back to the […]
Top 3: Nancy Munoz, Site Coordinator
Top 3 reasons why I LOVE working with Reach Out and Read Colorado #1 is because when children come in for a well-child check, the majority of times they receive shots. At the end of the visit the book is presented to them (after the program has been explained to the parent) and I just […]
Launch into Learning
We would like to extend a huge thank you to the Molina Foundation for donating over 26,000 books to Reach Out and Read clinics across Colorado! The Molina Foundation, a national nonprofit based in California, distributed these books as part of their Launch into Learning campaign, which was designed to provide educational resources to […]
Statewide Spotlight: Walsh Medical Clinic
Our friends at Walsh Medical Clinic have done an incredible job creating an amazing literacy-rich waiting room and continuing to promote early literacy in their community. Walsh Medical Clinic has been a Reach Out and Read Colorado partner since June 2011 and serves Colorado families in the Southeastern corner of the state. The town of […]
A Goodbye Letter from Megan Wilson
When babies are little, they love books that have pictures of other babies. They graduate to stories that might relate back to their own lives, such as in the sweet, gentle bedtime process as described in Goodnight Moon. From there stories become more complex and inspire imagination, but are still relatable, such as my all-time […]
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