Woodland Kids Read
Young children who are introduced to early language, books and literacy experiences tend to read sooner and excel in school. Woodland Kids Read supports early childhood literacy by making reading fun for young kids.
During this celebration of reading all first graders in
Woodland:
• Visit Woodland Community College
• Are greeted by storybook characters from the
Woodland Opera House
• Enjoy interactive storytelling by Yolo County author
Sandy Holman
• Receive a personalized hard cover book and
book bag
• Have community celebrities read to them
• Are invited to join Woodland Public Library’s
reading program
As a result of Woodland Kids Read,
- 837 children received a personalized backpack, schools supplies and 2 brand new books
- 60 volunteers came spent a day to read to local children to share their passion for books.
- 2,074 books were donated to local classrooms
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
Presenting Sponsors
-
Yolo Community Foundation
- IBM
School Sponsors
- Howard & Virginia Moehrke
- Union Bank
Classroom Sponsors
- Vicki Bourn
- Buzz James
- Keith
- Julia Larson
- Don Sharp & Byron MacConnell – Remax Gold – Woodland
- John Martin
- Jim Odusola
- Sue Peterson
- Keith Petkus
- Neil Rutger
- Rich & Joy Sakai
- Tom & Meg Stallard
- Bruce Watts