Twestival 2009
LRTweetup is proud to announce:
Little Rock Twestival 2009
benefiting
Reach Out and Read Arkansas
RORA is an amazing organization that partners with Pediatricians and clinics statewide to raise awareness about early childhood literacy and provide resources to families to encourage reading. This cause is crucial to the well being of Arkansas’ children and the need is immense, just take a look-
- The Arkansas Department of Education estimates that 50% of our children are not prepared with the skills they need to succeed in kindergarten.
- It is estimated that 56% of all adults read at only a fourth grade level or below. In some Arkansas communities, that figure reaches as high as 78%
- Recent national studies have shown that 60% of families in poverty have no books in the home, and children in poverty are read to for an average of only twenty-five hours from birth to age five.
Reach Out and Read Arkansas currently has 4 clinics that have applied for acceptance into the program but RORA is unable to provide the resources to start handing out books in these clinics. We plan to change that and we need your help!
We will be hosting a fundraiser Thursday, Sept 10 to raise money and collect books for Reach Out and Read Arkansas (RORA). The fundraiser will be held at (venue) on Thursday Sept 10 starting at 7 p.m. The cost is $10 and at least 1 book that is appropriate for children under age 5. We call it 10 bucks and book. You can purchase your tickets online. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Reach Out and Read Arkansas so please buy your tickets today and help us spread the word!
