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Summer Reading: American Girl Joins Save the Children in Spreading the Love of Books to Kids Across America
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Save the Children's corporate partners come from industries of all shapes and sizes. All of our partners are vital to building our programs for children, and we are grateful to each one for their unique contributions. Summer Reading: American Girl Joins Save the Children in Spreading the Love of Books to Kids across America
Did you know that if children cannot read at grade level by the time they are in fourth grade, they are unlikely to ever catch up? And yet, only about one third of American fourth-graders are proficient in reading. We know that fostering a lifelong love of reading is key to success in school and life for all children — but especially the 16 million living in poverty across the country. That’s why American Girl has partnered with Save the Children to bring attention to the importance of reading and literacy. American Girl’s Summer Reading Program, "Read-a-palooza," provides girls with fun activities and incentives to inspire them to keep their reading skills sharp and encourage engagement in a variety of different literacy activities. To participate, girls can go to www.americangirl.com/reading, where they can download free activities and book-related content like tips for starting a book club, downloadable bookmarks, as well as take fun reading quizzes, like McKenna’s reading challenge. American Girl’s Read-a-palooza will benefit Save the Children’s U.S. Programs through a book purchase donation. Now through September 3, 2012, American Girl will donate$1 (up to a maximum of $100, 000) to Save the Children’s U.S. Literacy program for each book purchased through americangirl.com, by catalogue at 800-845-0005, or at all American Girl retail store Starting in June, girls can also participate in the Read-a-palooza by visiting an American Girl store, where they can learn more about programs and free events tied to American Girl’s popular books, such as crafts based on the books, author signings and more. Let's face it: raising a child is the toughest job of all. Ask any parent and you'll hear all about sleepless nights and the challenges of balancing work and family. And yet, you would be hard pressed to find a mother or father who would trade parenthood for anything in the world. Why? Because this most rewarding labor of love is the best job of all! That's why the Father's Day/Mother's Day Council, Inc., in partnership with Save the Children, honors exceptional men and women whose dedication to their families, careers, public service and, most of all, their children, is an inspiration to us all. Each year, a number of honorees receive one of two prestigious recognitions, an Outstanding Mother Award or a Father of the Year Award. The awards are presented at two events in New York City. Proceeds from both events will benefit Save the Children's U.S. Programs dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty for children right here in America. The 34th annual Outstanding Mother Awards will be held at 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, at The Pierre New York Hotel. This year, once again, the honorees are well-deserved of the recognition: Nina Garcia, Fashion Director of Marie Claire and Project Runway Judge; Karen Hoguet, Chief Financial Officer of Macy's, Inc.; Gayle King, Co-host of "CBS This Morning" and Editor-at-Large, O, The Oprah Magazine; and Lisa Price, founder, Carol's Daughter. Mindy Grossman, President and CEO of HSN and 2010 Outstanding Mother Award honoree returns as Mistress of Ceremonies. The 71st annual Father of the Year Awards will be held at 12 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Sheraton New York Hotel. And here are the honorees: Oscar Feldenkreis, President and Chief Operating Officer of Perry Ellis International Inc.; Reynold Levy, President, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; Shaquille O'Neal, TNT Commentator, four-time NBA Championship winner and three-time Finals MVP; and John A. Thain, Chairman and CEO, CIT Group Inc. For ticket information or to learn more about the National Father's Day/Mother's Day Council, Inc., please visit www.momanddadday.com. Frigidaire and long-time Save the Children supporter, Jennifer Garner are teaming up to make a difference for the smallest and most vulnerable Americans — our children. Frigidaire is committed to supporting healthy eating for all American families. Each new Frigidaire appliance is designed to make it easy for parents to store, prepare and pull together great meals and snacks. And each is designed to reduce the time they spend in the kitchen so they can spend more time doing what they love, with the people they love. Frigidaire has committed $500,000 to support Save the Children's CHANGE program (Creating Healthy, Active, and Nurturing Growing-up Environments). CHANGE promotes healthier lifestyles for children living in poverty by providing nutritious snacks and regular opportunities for children to be physically active. "I am proud to be the ambassador for the Frigidaire 'Make Time for CHANGE' campaign to help give the littlest Americans the best start possible," said Garner. "There is nothing more important to our future than protecting theirs." To find out how you can get involved in the Make Time for Change campaign, go to Frigidaire.com. Media Networks, Inc., a Time Inc. company, is committed to giving back and helping others. MNI provides Save the Children with complimentary public service advertisement placements in its powerhouse magazines such as: Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, The Week, Real Simple, O, The Oprah Magazine and Time. To date, MNI has donated over $6 million dollars in print advertising in support the GoodGoes campaign, NCS programs and most recently our new Mom's The Word! social media campaign which focuses on raising general funds to support all of Save the Children's maternal programs. In February 2011, MNI employees presented Save the Children staff with over 100 caps which were knitted by their colleagues at MNI's Stamford, CT headquarters. These caps were distributed to pregnant women, new moms, and their babies in Save the Children's programs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. MNI employees have committed to donating additional caps in 2012. Last Updated May 2012 |
