{"id":7272,"date":"2017-01-25T19:58:06","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T19:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ocfl.flywheelsites.com\/?post_type=media-alert&#038;p=7272"},"modified":"2017-05-03T13:13:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T13:13:33","slug":"mayor-teresa-jacobs-launches-lets-read-initiative","status":"publish","type":"media-alert","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/media-alerts\/2017\/01\/mayor-teresa-jacobs-launches-lets-read-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Teresa Jacobs Launches \u201cLet\u2019s Read\u201d Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7591 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MayorLogo-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MayorLogo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MayorLogo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MayorLogo-241x241.png 241w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MayorLogo.png 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT:<\/strong> Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs will read to 40 children (ages 4 and 5) who are part of the Head Start program during \u201cLiteracy Week\u201d as part of her \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orangecountyfl.net\/BoardofCommissioners\/MayorTeresaJacobs\/LetsReadInitiative.aspx\">Let\u2019s Read<\/a>\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The yearlong initiative is a partnership with Mayor Jacobs, Orange County Government, Orange County Public Library System, the Citizens\u2019 Commission for Children and Just 1 Book. The \u201cLet\u2019s Read\u201d initiative plans to improve literacy by providing 1,000 new library cards to Orange County residents. To assist with this effort, four lending libraries have been established at the Neighborhood Centers for Families, which are located throughout Orange County (Bithlo\/Christmas, Taft, Union Park and West Orange).<\/p>\n<p>The initiative was announced in November 2016 during \u201cWeek of the Family\u201d and officially launched this week during \u201cLiteracy Week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN: Friday, Jan. 27 from 10:15 \u2013 11:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please arrive by 10 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 37px;\">\n<li><strong>10:15 a.m. Literacy Parade<\/strong> \u2013 To celebrate the 100<sup>th<\/sup> day of the school year, students will be dressed as 100-year-olds<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:30 a.m. Mayor Teresa Jacobs<\/strong> \u2013 Mayor Jacobs will speak to the children and then read <em>The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<\/strong> Head Start<br \/>\nTaft Neighborhood Center For Families<br \/>\n9500 South Orange Avenue<br \/>\nOrlando, FL 32824<\/p>\n<p>For more information on \u201cLet\u2019s Read\u201d or for on-site assistance, please contact Danna Carol-Jackson, 407-393-0570.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT: Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs will read to 40 children (ages 4 and 5) who are part of the Head Start program during \u201cLiteracy Week\u201d as part of her \u201cLet\u2019s Read\u201d initiative. 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