Reach Out and Read has released a national report on reading
Reading Across the Nation: A Chartbook

Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national non-profit organization that promotes early literacy by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud in pediatric exam rooms across the nation.

Doctors and nurses know that growing up healthy means growing up with books. The ROR program provides the tools to help promote children's developmental skills and later school success.

what's new at ROR?
  The auction features:
  - 4 Luxury Suite tickets to a Patriots game
  - A wine tasting for 12
  - An autographed print by children’s author and
    illustrator Eric Carle
  - Many other unique prizes!
Sign up for an ROR Visa card, and UMB will contribute $50 for each new account opened and activated online.

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ROR earns 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for fourth consecutive year
Save the Date!

Mark your calendar for Read and Romp -- October 19, 2008 at the Seaport Hotel!
Three key milestones for Reach Out and Read: 20 million books distributed, 25% of US children in poverty receiving books, 50,000 doctors trained
Reach Out and Read featured at the first White House Conference on Global Literacy