2010 Community Read Aloud

Success By 6 celebrates each year Read Across America on the anniversary of Dr. Seuss' birthday, March 2, with our local Community Read Aloud event. 300 volunteers from all walks of life spend about an hour visiting children at child cares, preschools, Head Start Centers, and in classrooms at elementary schools to read a favorite book or two and to talk about why reading is important in their own lives.

To sign up to read with children during this year's Community Read Aloud, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, please send us the following information or download the volunteer reader registration form here:

• Your Name
• Your Affiliation (business, organization, retired, parent, etc.)
• Your Mailing Address
• Your Home and/or Work Phone (please specify)
• E-Mail Address (if available)
• Community Preference (Volunteers visit child cares and schools in Brunswick and Harpswell in Cumberland County, and towns and schools in Sagadahoc and Lincoln Counties!)
• Time Preference (morning, afternoon, or either)
• Best way for your matched teacher or child care provider to reach you:  by phone, e-mail, either, or let us know if you do not want to share your contact information.
• Any other information to help us match you with a site!

Send this information by e-mail to success@uwmcm.org, by fax at 443-9794, or by mail at the following address:

Success By 6
United Way of Mid Coast Maine
34 Wing Farm Parkway
Bath, ME 04530

If you sign up, we will work to match you in February and provide you with:

• The children's grade and school, or name of the child care site.
• The day and time for your visit.
• The name of your teacher or child care provider, and that person's phone number so that you can call him or her prior to the Community Read Aloud day. We recommend you check in that the book or books you have selected are appropriate for that group of children, and to confirm your visit, the date and time.
• And a list of suggested authors by age group. We work with many local libraries, and the librarians are more than happy to help you select wonderful books for a specific age or grade. You also may decide to buy a book to donate to the classroom or child care site after you read it, a wonderful gesture that is always very much appreciated!

For more information, call us at 442-7440!

2010 Community Read Aloud sponsored by: