Vol. 3 No. 4 Fall 2001

A Public Awareness Initiative

Tote Bags

The launch of the new tote bags will take place in Corner Brook on Tuesday, October 2, 2001. A reception will follow at the College of the North Atlantic.

Invited guests will include parents and children, school board members and volunteers. Local media will be present to provide coverage of this event.

If you plan on being in the area, please call the provincial office to indicate your intention to attend the reception.

Fundraising

Fall is harvest time! What better fundraiser for this time of year than a harvest basket?

Homemade jams, pickles, bottled fruits and vegetables - even crafts and knitted goods - are all enticing items. Package these items in a basket and sell tickets. This is sure to be a huge success!

Provincial Literacy Campaign

September 8th marked International Literacy Day. Minister Judy Foote took advantage of the "Health and Literacy Conference" at the Fairmont Hotel, St. John's to launch the "Read and Succeed" campaign. Children, parents, teachers, literacy workers, and members of the community were present and joined in the celebration. A literacy banner was unveiled and everyone joined in singing the "Read and Succeed" song. Look for the book mark with the words to this song and encourage groups in your area to learn and sing the song as often as possible, especially during gatherings in support of literacy.

For more information, please visit the website at www.gov.nf.ca/readandsucceed.

" Read and Succeed" ( the song)

Read a book and a magazine
Read a newspaper and a computer screen
Read, Read, Read and succeed
Give yourself the reading gift
Give yourself a reading lift
Read, Read, Read and succeed

Read in your home and on a bus
Let your imagination grow you must
Read, Read, Read and succeed
Give yourself the reading gift
Give yourself a reading lift
Read, Read, Read and succeed

Make it the family thing to do
Children, moms, dads, grandparents too
Read, Read, Read and succeed
Give yourself the reading gift
Give yourself a reading lift
Read, Read, Read and succeed

Contact info
Contact the provincial office by
Telephone: (709) 634-4888
Fax: (709) 634-2126.
Email: linda.tarbett@northatlantic.nf.ca
Address faxes to or leave messages specifically for the provincial coordinator of Books for Babies®.

Note of Farewell

On behalf of the Provincial Advisory Committee of Books for Babies, I extend best wishes to Charmaine as she begins her new position in Deer Lake. Books for Babies has benefitted from Charmaine's cheery manner, excellent organizational skills and her desire to promote the aims of literacy in Newfoundland and Labrador. We will miss you.

Wynanne Downer Chair,
Books for Babies Provincial Advisory Committee

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