Celebrating Children's Author
Jacksonville, Florida
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 @ 06:37 PM EDT
Nemours sponsors Children’s Chapter at Much Ado About Books
Who: Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative, a local pioneering program that offers free screening to identify children at risk of reading difficulty in rising kindergartners, co-sponsors “The Children’s Chapter” with Target at Much Ado About Books.
What: Children of all ages are encouraged to attend the reading of books by celebrities such as: R.L. Stine (author of the “Goosebumps” series), Jane O’Connor (who writes the “Fancy Nancy” series), Jerry Bishop and Gail Bishop Dugger (authors of “Peter the Pelican” and “Look Before You Leap”). Mayor John Peyton will be the final celebrity reader featured at noon.
Why: To promote early literacy.
Wow: There will be giveaways for children and plenty of information on reading programs available for parents. Autograph signing will be available throughout the morning.
When: Saturday, April 26, 9:00 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.
Where: Prime Osborn Convention Center.
For more information on the Children’s Chapter, please contact: (904) 858-3118. For media interviews with Kathy Ingram, Director of Community Initiatives & Development, regarding Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative and early literacy programs, please contact Odette Struys at: (904) 728-1026.
About Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative
Nemours BrightStart! Dyslexia Initiative is a division of Nemours, one of the nation’s largest children’s health systems, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Offering free screenings to pre-kindergartners in Duval County, Nemours BrightStart! identifies children at-risk for dyslexia and provides intensive educational intervention, in an effort to prepare them for reading success in kindergarten. For additional information call: (904) 858-3118 or visit www.nemours.org
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About Nemours
Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.
Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.
Nemours employs over 4,200 individuals, including 400 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2006. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.
