Press Release
September 19, 2007
Park Hill K-8 School Visits The Colorado State Capitol To Take Part In Jumpstart's "Read For The Record"
Helping Make Early Education a National Priority through Record-Breaking Reading Campaign
WHAT: As part of a national "Read for the Record" campaign, third grade students from Denver Public Schools (DPS) Park Hill School will visit the Colorado State Capitol on Thursday, September 20. They will be joined by Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien who will read the campaign's official book, The Story of Ferdinand. Each child will receive a copy of the book to take home with them.
Following the reading, there will be a performance by Fiesta Colorado in costumes that reflect the characters in The Story of Ferdinand. The students will then participate in an historical and architectural tour of the Capitol.
WHEN: Thursday, September 20 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Colorado State Capitol, West Foyer, 200 E. Colfax, Denver
PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES: 75 students being read to by the Lt. Governor and colorful dancers with costumes
ABOUT JUMPSTART'S READ FOR THE RECORD
Jumpstart is a national nonprofit organization that engages preschool children from low-income communities in an intensive early education program to improve their cognitive and emotional development, ensuring they enter kindergarten prepared to succeed at grade level. Jumpstart's Read for the Record is a national campaign to encourage hundreds of thousands of children and adults to read the same book, The Story of Ferdinand, on the same day, September 20, 2007. The expansive shared reading experience will raise public awareness about the early education gap that exists between income levels, as well as raise money to support Jumpstart's national early education programs. For more information, please visit the campaign website at www.readfortherecord.org or visit Jumpstart's website at www.jstart.org.
For more information, contact the Communications Office at 720-423-3414.