NEWS  from
 Reach Out and Read
 Washington State
NOVEMBER 2017

" I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new." 
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
 
This week we would simply like to say thank you. It is our common interest in the well-being of all children and families that brings us together. As our staff pauses for a time of thanksgiving with family and friends, we are also profoundly grateful to you. 

May we all pause to share food and time with loved ones, and enjoy a good book!

Jill Sells, MD & the Reach Out and Read Washington Team
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Why Early Literacy Matters

As a reminder of the power of Reach Out and Read across the nation, we invite you to watch this video featuring one of our founders, Dr. Robert Needlman.

Why Early Literacy Matters
Why Early Literacy Matters
Support Reach Out and Read on this Global Day of Giving

At a time when our state and nation feel very divided, we are especially thankful for medical providers who support families of all backgrounds and cultures, so that they might cuddle each day with their children to share a book and a belief in a positive future. We would be honored for you to help support them with a donation on Giving Tuesday.

GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving,  #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.
  
About Reach Out and Read Washington State

Reach Out and Read gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.  Our evidence- based proven program leverages the influence of children's doctors and makes literacy promotion  a standard part of well-child checkups from birth through 5 years. Reach Out and Read  supports parents as their child's first teacher and helps children be ready for  kindergarten. 
 
Through 222 programs in 31 counties, 1,700 medical providers serve an estimated  125,000 children and their families across Washington. Reach Out and Read
Washington State is part of Reach Out and Read, Inc., a national not-for  profit 501(c)3  organization.