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Sun Participate In Reading Event
On Friday, July 10th, two members of the Connecticut Sun were on hand for a special Reading Time-Out at the Henry Carter Hull Library in Clinton, Conn.
Chante Black and Tamika Whitmore were on hand for the event, which was part of the "Fast Break To Reading Program", sponsored by Pitney Bowes. The Sun and the Connecticut Library Consortium are partnering together in 2009 to raise awareness about literacy through the program, the goal of which is to encourage young WNBA fans to read for one million minutes over the course of the summer. Black and Whitmore read Allie's Basketball Dream to the assembled children and then asked them questions about the story for prizes. The kids also got the opportunity to ask questions of the players as well as get autographs. The whole group read the Read To Achieve Pledge, stressing the importance of reading, together as well.
The Connecticut Sun’s “Reading Time-Out” event in Clinton is the first of several that will be held throughout the WNBA season in different regions of the state as part of the season-long initiative between the team, CLC and Pitney Bowes that is designed to educate youth about reading and to engage fans while raising funds for local, community-based literacy programs. For more information on the program, or to download a minutes tracker to win cool WNBA prizes, click HERE.
Chante Black and Tamika Whitmore were on hand for the event, which was part of the "Fast Break To Reading Program", sponsored by Pitney Bowes. The Sun and the Connecticut Library Consortium are partnering together in 2009 to raise awareness about literacy through the program, the goal of which is to encourage young WNBA fans to read for one million minutes over the course of the summer. Black and Whitmore read Allie's Basketball Dream to the assembled children and then asked them questions about the story for prizes. The kids also got the opportunity to ask questions of the players as well as get autographs. The whole group read the Read To Achieve Pledge, stressing the importance of reading, together as well.
The Connecticut Sun’s “Reading Time-Out” event in Clinton is the first of several that will be held throughout the WNBA season in different regions of the state as part of the season-long initiative between the team, CLC and Pitney Bowes that is designed to educate youth about reading and to engage fans while raising funds for local, community-based literacy programs. For more information on the program, or to download a minutes tracker to win cool WNBA prizes, click HERE.
