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BABIES AND BOOKS BELONG TOGETHER SPONSORED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF CHATHAM SUNRISE
THE ROTARY CLUB OF CHATHAM SUNRISE
Sunrise President Jim
Nash with Carrie Myers
CARRIE SAYS - Family Literacy Day! FLD is a nationally celebrated day every January 27 to promote learning together as a family. Is there a better day than to officially kick off the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise Babies and Books Belong Together Campaign?!
We know: that Early Literacy skills develop early in life (@ birth) and are critical to a child’s health, behaviour, school and lifelong success. We know: The early experiences children have in the first 3years of life have a profound impact on how the brain develops. We know: what we do NOW matters!! Parents Know: that they love their children more than anything in the world and they want what’s best for their newborn. Just as they are eager to learn how to feed them, how to care for them, how to keep them safe….they want to know, they must know ….. how to grow healthy minds and spirits!! Rotary knows…..giving this book says that Literacy is important; that literacy begins in the home and that reading to children develops – their language, listening, rhyming, singing, imagination and creativity …. It says to mothers and fathers “YOU” are your child’s most and important teacher….because reading to a child teaches them to love and trust, to speak and to listen! And ….because we all know that we can never have those early years over again. Thank you Rotary members for your commitment to this message and to the families of Chatham Kent. Thank you for working together with the community - especially the wonderful project partners in this room – Prism Centre, the Public Health Unit, Imagination Ink, CK Children’s Services and the Ontario Early Years Centre. Together we are laying the foundation towards healthy child development one book at a time. The benefit to children and their well being will extend for years beyond the funding you provide.
March 2008
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