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Books for Kids in Rossland: Help Reach a Reader

The seventh-annual campaign is taking the action to the streets today.
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There is always time for stories at the Rossland StrongStart Centre.

Community leaders and volunteers will join Black Press, Nelson & District Credit Union and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) to raise awareness about the importance of literacy and to raise funds for this year’s Reach a Reader campaign in Rossland.

This year’s campaign theme is Books for Kids.

The seventh-annual campaign is taking the action to the streets today. Volunteers will be “selling” a special edition of the Rossland News by donation. Throughout the Books for Kids, piggy banks will be available at Nelson & District Credit Union, local businesses and community-based literacy programs.

“In today’s society, we need to define literacy as far more than simply the ability to read and write. Being literate means being able to continue to learn as the world around us changes,” says Community Literacy Coordinator, Carolyn Amantea. “We know that early interactions with books provide children with the building blocks they need to become lifelong learners.”

In Rossland, funds raised will help support CBAL to purchase quality books for children and their families in Mother Goose programs. Books will also be distributed through a variety of events such as Family Literacy Day.

Early literacy skills are essential in helping children learn how to read and having access to quality books helps to foster these skills. Struggling readers experience numerous barriers as they continue throughout their school years and this impacts not only their learning but their confidence and self-esteem.

You can support the Books for Kids campaign by making a donation for a paper today at Ferraro Foods or the post office between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. or by dropping some change into one of the piggy banks you around town. You may also donate online at cbal.org. Take the opportunity to help reach a reader and donate today.

To learn more about community-based literacy programs in Rossland contact Carolyn Amantea, Community Literacy Coordinator at trailcoordinator@cbal.org, or go to cbal.org.