PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- MEDIA ADVISORY
When: Monday, February 24, 2003
5p.m.-8p.m.
Where: Blue Cross RiverRink
Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA
What: Presented as part of the local Read Across America
Celebration, Dr. Seuss' Great Skate will feature special
guest readers, skating characters and variety of fun and
crafts throughout the evening. Children enrolled in the
Philadelphia Reads program and their families will have
the opportunity to enjoy an evening of free ice-skating,
story-telling, food and games.
Background: The goal of this event is to bring the children and their
families, their Philadelphia Reads Power Partner Reading
Coaches and sponsors together in a family style
atmosphere to celebrate literacy and the team effort it
takes to help a child become a proficient reader by the
third grade.
Read Across America is a nationwide celebration of
reading that commemorates Dr. Seuss' birthday.
Dr. Seuss' Great Skate is made possible by donations by
PNC Bank and the Penn's Landing Corporation and other
supporters of Philadelphia Reads
For more information, call Philadelphia Reads
215.686.4450 or email Philadelphia Reads' Coordinator of
Educational Outreach, Ann Miller anngeri@aol.com
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