Annual Early Language “Cat in the Hat” Fifth Annual Celebration
Greenville, SC – Join us at our FREE Annual Early Language Cat in the Hat Fun Day again this year to celebrate reading and our agency’s name change to Ready 4 Reading (formerly Lapsits for Early Literacy).
Where and When: 10 a.m.–noon Saturday, March 6, throughout McAlister Square, 225 South Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC.
What: The Cat in the Hat event features 25 fun-filled stations hosted by Ready 4 Reading educators and community agencies such as Head Start, the Greenville County Library, and the USC Teach Program, who present parents with no-cost or low-cost ways to provide home reading awareness. Activities include interactive games, songs, stories, puppet shows, and finger plays designed for children aged one to five. Each family receives a new book in English or Spanish along with donated gently-used books to build home libraries.
Who: Each year 1,000+ families and children attend. More than 130 volunteers serve in making the event successful. Volunteers are needed on shifts Friday from 4–8:00 pm and Saturday from 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Why: Giving parents the skills to make reading fun at home and ensuring that very young underserved children have access to books is the goal of Ready 4 Reading.
Ready 4 Reading, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, guides underserved parents and caregivers of primarily newborns through four-year-olds to create a love of books, develop readiness for reading, and provide children’s books in homes.
Contact: Carolyn Beckie, CAT Event Chair, 879-3839. Or the organization’s office at 250-8868. Last year’s event can be viewed at www.ready4reading.org.
