Custer County became a part of Reach Out and Read Colorado in 2018, since then we have prescribed a free book to every child seen in our vaccination clinic. We are very small and rural and we only provide vaccinations in our office, no other services. Our population is very small but each child that […]
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Blog feature by Ms. Heather, Director of the Goddard School of Littleton The Denver area Goddard Schools have completed our annual book drive. Nine Goddard Schools participated this year, and we collected a total of 5,168 books! We are so thrilled to be able to participate in this event and donate to a great cause. The building blocks
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Hello! My name is Felice Daniels. I am a mother, a Site Coordinator for Reach Out and Read Colorado, and a Registered Nurse with Mesa County Public Health, that has witnessed first-hand the positive impact books have in the lives of our children and families. I feel privileged to have been able to share the
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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
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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
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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
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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
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