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| New Site- CPCMG Murrieta |
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Welcome to our newest Reach Out and Read site- Children's Primary Care Medical Group in Murrieta. Congratulations to Patricia DeBella, nurse practitioner, for championing ROR in her area!
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| ROR California Conference Calls |
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Join us for monthly teleconferences that focus on ROR in CA. There is a morning and afternoon session to choose from; 8:30-9:10 or 12:45-1:20. The next teleconferences are:
7/22/10 Progress Reporting;8/26/10 Discussion Forum on ROR website; 9/23/10 Provider Training and Re-Training
To Participate, dial:(866) 316-1519, Contact Tara Milbrand for Pass Code
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| Need a Tax Deductible Donation? |
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The AAP-CA3, a non-profit 501(c)3 is able to accept book money for sites and provide a tax deductible receipt. Sites that do not have this non-profit status can have donors send a check to the AAP- CA3 indicating that this money should be set aside for a particular site. After purchasing books sites can send us an invoice which we will deduct from their account. Or sites can participate in bulk book buying with the collaborative and use the money in their account. There is no charge to sites for this service.
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Click on the Leyendo Juntos link below to obtain the guide and recommended book list.
Leyendo Juntos
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| Reach Out and Read San Diego, a program of the American Academy of Pediatrics, CA Chapter 3 (AAP-CA3), under the leadership of RORSD Medical Director, Donald Miller, AAP-CA3 Executive Director Meredith Kennedy, RORSD Program Director Tara Milbrand, and ROR Champions within the Chapter, is the organizing agency for a coordinated Reach Out and Read effort in San Diego County. The RORSD Collaborative is working to help sustain Reach out and Read in San Diego by recruiting new sites, providing support with progress reports and book inventory,sending out trainers for ROR training of new staff and physicians and assisting with and coordinating fundraising for book money. RORSD is continuing to expand in San Diego, reaching more children, with 57 active sites in San Diego, 2 in Imperial County, and 2 in Riverside County. Last year we served over 65,000 children! |
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You can view previous issues of Storytime at
www.aapca3.org
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Please send us your ROR stories to share and include in Storytime.
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Story Time
Reach Out and Read San Diego Collaborative Newsletter / Reading is Doctor Recommended
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July 2010
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Preparing America's Youngest Children to Succeed in School
RORSD Collaborative
Meeting
Wednesday, August 4th:
AAP Offices, Conference Room
3160 Camino del Rio S, Ste 212
San Diego, CA 92108
FREE LUNCH AND FREE
BOOKS!
RSVP Today
Need Books? Contact Tara Milbrand at tmilbrand@aapca3.org to get books for your Reach Out and Read site.
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Borders Book Stores August Book Drive to Benefit RORSD!
Summer of a Million Books Supporter
The Borders Book Stores in Carlsbad, Gaslamp, Plaza Bonita, and Eastlake are collecting books for RORSD now through the end of August. These books will help Reach Out and Read give away a million books this summer as a part of ROR's Summer of a Million Books Campaign. Make sure you stop by and thank the managers at the following stores who are participating: Carlsbad- 1905 Calle Barcelona; Gaslamp- 668 6th Ave; National City- 3030 Plaza Bonita Rd; Chula Vista- 878 Eastlake Parkway. Please share with all your friends!!!
If you would like to pick up books from one of these stores for your ROR program then please contact Tara at tmilbrand@aapca3.org.
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Target Donates to RORSD
Thank you to Target Store, Balboa for donating $2,000 to Reach Out and Read San Diego. These funds are critical for us to continue buying books for children in need and encouraging families to read together. Thank You for your continued support!!
Nationally Target, one of Reach Out and Read's longest standing corporate partners, recently awarded $250,000 in new funding. Since 2003, Target has contributed more than $5 million to Reach Out and Read, and we are incredibly grateful for their continued support of our children and families.
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Kids Count 2010 Special Report
Reading by the Third Grade Matters!
Recently the Annie E. Casey Foundation reported the alarming news that 68% of America's 4th graders scored below proficient on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading test in 2009. The numbers are even more alarming here in California where 76% of our state's 4th graders scored below the reading proficient level. If these children remain behind their peers in reading proficiency, they are at greater risk for academic failure --- with associated problems such as juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, and teenage pregnancy.
A key recommendation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's report is to embed reading "in the agencies and institutions that work and interact with young children and families." As well, the report recommends the "establishment of medical homes and primary care practices that focus broadly on children's healthy development, building on exemplary programs such as Reach Out and Read." Click Here to read the full report.
Over 14 published research studies have shown that children who participate in Reach Out and Read with their pediatricians are more likely to be read to, to have books in their home, and start school with a 6 month head start in language and vocabulary. Over 65,000 families in San Diego served annually by Reach Out and Read are benefitting from the program locally - and those children will enter kindergarten better prepared to succeed.
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6 Month Progress Report Due
September 30th
All sites, except those that started within the last 6 months, should have received an email from National ROR that 6 month progress reports are ready to be completed online at www.myror.org and due September 30th. Data from progress reports is essential for fundraising activities and general understanding of how sites are operating. Prompt reporting also ensures continued book sustainability from National ROR. If you have any questions about progress reporting then please contact RORSD for technical assistance.
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Shopping at Macys Brings Books to Children
Reading is Fundamental Update
Supporting RIF has never been easier with their Book a Brighter Future Campaign. Now through July 31, 2010, stop by your local Macy's and give $3 and get $10 off* one purchase of $50 or more. Macy's will donate 100% of every $3 to RIF. Be sure to enter RIF's Tell-A-Friend Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $1,000 Macy's shopping spree.
*Exclusions and restrictions apply. See stores for details.
RORSD's contract with Reading is Fundamental (RIF) will allow us to ship more 6 month old to 2 year old books by the middle of August. As always an email will be sent to document this shipment and the books will be entered in myror for each site.
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Ti moun Annou li!
"Children, Let's Read"
Ti moun Annou li!- "Children, Let's Read" is the translation of this Haitian Creole call to action, and is the name of a program just rolling out at two sites in Haiti to bring books to the children of that impoverished nation. Patterned after Reach Out and Read, this program has the goals of identifying, writing and publishing appropriate books and distributing these books with literacy guidance in health care settings.
In early 2009, a small group in San Diego led by Dr. Bron Anders, (Professor of Pediatrics at UCSD) began looking at ways to bring more books and improve literacy in Haiti- particularly to the rural areas of Haiti. Only one year later, a devastating earthquake hit the capital, Port au Prince, killing 230,000 people, leaving tens of thousands homeless and literally changing the living conditions of the entire country. With this backdrop, the efforts and excitement of "Ti Moun Annou Lí" began to coalesce into a multi-national, multi-disciplinary group that includes authors, illustrators, and publishers along with pediatric health professionals from the US and Haiti, including members of the Haitian Pediatric Society. In addition to the importance of reading and literacy to all children, it has become increasingly apparent that books can have a profound impact on healing, both physically and emotionally, for children who are victims of devastating events.
Through donations from individuals and publishers, small shipments of books have arrived at a general hospital and a clinic site caring for patients infected with HIV, including children. In these sites, healthcare workers are partnering with parents and caregivers to give these books to children and teach how they can be used to promote discussion and reading. Books in both French and Haitian Creole will be needed for all ages of children, including those in primary school. The collaborative group is looking at ways to buy and/or produce these books in Haiti as well as partnering with publishers in the US who would be willing to sell and ship the books at reduced rates. Currently, the AAP Chapter 3 has agreed to be an official sponsor of this new program and is in the process of fundraising to support a coordinator for the work of the program both here and in Haiti along with support for the purchasing and beginning of production of books that will supply the program. Future plans also include a number of volunteers going to Haiti to deliver books along with their work in healthcare and other humanitarian efforts, and also a group that plans to go as trainers for the healthcare workers that will be involved in implementing the program at the current and future sites. Additional sites being considered are camps, and community outreach programs that perform nutrition screening.
If you are interested in giving financial support to this exciting program, please go to www.rorsd.org and click on the donate tab to donate on-line or find out where you can send your tax-deductible donation.
To read more about Dr. Bron Ander's work in Haiti click on this link to a recent article in Concord Academy Magazine.
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Make A Donation to RORSD- $40 Will Give a Child a Full Prescription of ROR for 5 Years
Please Make Checks Payable
to: AAP-CA3 RORSD PO Box 22212 San
Diego, CA 92192-2212 Or donate online at www.rorsd.org and click on the donate tab. The AAP-CA3 is 501
(c)3
non-profit organization (Tax ID #: 33-0782521)
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