We are in AWE…. The socks are flowing in! And we are SO excited about our sock campaign!
Ok…. Let’s back up…Last month, we visited the Jesse Reese Foundation… an incredible local organization that helps courageous kids who are fighting cancer with their amazing Joy Jars stuffed with things for each age group! So on our recent visit, we realized that there were not enough cool socks for boys age 13 and older. We decided right then and there to start a Sock Campaign to help make these young boys smile a little more! It’s been so much fun to see all the different designer socks coming in!!
A BIG Shout out to ALL of you who have sent socks in to Capturing Couture! And we just received a great donation from none other than Stance.com with their amazing donation to the cause! We have received tons of designer socks…. From socks with praying hands, to American flags and the Eifel Tower, to stars and stripes, and more! And they are not all from Stance! We have designer socks from Funky SKCOS, VANS, PSOCKADELIC, LEGALE, Body Glove, Blue Crown, and Buffalo Brand. The options are endless!
Our goal is to get 1500 cool designer socks to take to the Jessie Reese Foundation, and we are well on our way with 100 socks in our shop! Please share this with everyone you know to send socks our way for these boys fighting cancer! It’s the little things that make a difference when a child is fighting cancer.
Please send your sock donation to Capturing Couture, 22521 Avenida Empresa, Suite #106, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688. And thank you in advance for making a difference for boy fighting cancer!
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NEA's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.
NEA's Read Across America also provides NEA members, parents, caregivers, and children the resources and activities they need to keep reading on the calendar 365 days a year.
In cities and towns across the nation, teachers, teenagers, librarians, politicians, actors, athletes, parents, grandparents, and others develop NEA's Read Across America activities to bring reading excitement to children of all ages. Governors, mayors, and other elected officials recognize the role reading plays in their communities with proclamations and floor statements. Athletes and actors issue reading challenges to young readers. And teachers and principals seem to be more than happy to dye their hair green or be duct-taped to a wall if it boosts their students' reading.
In May 1997, a small reading task force at NEA came up with a big idea. "Let's create a day to celebrate reading," the group decided. "We hold pep rallies to get kids excited about football. We assemble to remember that Character Counts. Why don't we do something to get kids excited about reading? We'll call it 'NEA's Read Across America' and we'll celebrate it on Dr. Seuss's birthday." And so was born on March 2, 1998, the largest celebration of reading this country has ever seen.
Motivating children to read is an important factor in student achievement and creating lifelong successful readers. Research has shown that children who are motivated and spend more time reading do better in school.
At the national level, the National Education Association sponsors and spearheads the program with support from more than 50 national nonprofit and association partners. Locally, everyone-from schools to libraries to community centers to churches to hospitals to bookstores-is invited to host local events to celebrate and promote children's reading.
In addition to the 3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators, and students preparing to become teachers who make up NEA membership, some 50 national organizations and associations give their support.
Contact your local school, NEA local association, library, bookstore, or local chapter of NEA's Read Across America partner organizations about events that are taking place in your community. Explore this Web site fully for information, ideas, and resources.
NEA's Read Across America Resource materials offer numerous opportunites for involvement in children's reading throughout the year. The only thing you need to do is plan how, where, and when you will read to a child or teen in your life - everyday. Don't forget to join the Read Across America Fan page and Cause page on Facebook and check out the Read Across America Channel on Schooltube.com for videos.
Article brought to you by: nea.org
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