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Annual report 2006.qxp
Reach Out
and Read
®
ANNUAL REPORT
2005 -- 2006
A Message from
Barry Zuckerman, MD
CEO and Board Chair,
Reach Out and Read
Mission Statement
Reach Out and Read (ROR) makes
literacy promotion a standard part of
pediatric primary care, so that children
grow up with books and a love of reading.
Reach Out and Read trains doctors and
nurses to advise patients about the
importance of reading aloud and to
give books to children at pediatric
checkups from six months to five years,
with a special emphasis on children
growing up in poverty.
By building on the unique relationship
between parents and medical providers,
Reach Out and Read helps families and
communities encourage early literacy
skills so children enter school prepared
for success in reading.
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Reach Out and Read (ROR) is the success story of a
public-private partnership which has helped primary care
pediatricians practice medicine in a new way. We started
Reach Out and Read in 1989 at Boston City Hospital (now
Boston Medical Center), because we knew how much children loved being read to and how important reading was to
their early literacy development. We knew that these experiences, especially those involving everyday interactions with
parents, shape the brain architecture that supports the complex learning challenges of school and adult daily life.
Many children who ultimately fail in school start out with
reading difficulties. When very young children develop in a
literacy-deprived home environment, their innate interest in
learning and their natural curiosity are seriously compromised,
placing these youngsters at a severe disadvantage. For example, early language skills, the foundation for later reading ability, are based primarily on language exposure. Research shows
that children from low-income families hear and learn far fewer
words than children from middle-income families and are at
A Message from Perri Klass, MD
President and Medical Director,
Reach Out and Read
There’s a certain three-year-old girl I know with a great
deal of energy and a strong sense of humor. She's pretty
fast-moving, and her idea of a really good joke is to escape
from the exam room just when the doctor is about to listen
to her lungs, and go running down the hall, laughing all the
way. Whenever she comes for her checkup, I make
sure to have a really good book in hand
when I enter the room, because I
know she won't be able to
resist it. She'll have to grab the
book, first thing, and then she'll
have to show it to her mother,
page by page, pointing out all the
funny pictures – and while she
does that, I'll get my chance to listen to her heart and lungs and my
chance to ask her mother how things
are going.
There's no question that it's more
greater social and educational risk
due to their limited vocabularies.
Giving parents the information
and the tools -- beautiful, appealing
children’s books -- to make reading
aloud a daily activity helps parents
ensure that their children start school
ready to learn and succeed. This is
the essence of Reach Out and Read.
Research findings show that
ROR works. It works because parents are at the center of this effort,
and it matches their aspirations for
their children to be healthy and to
succeed. It works because the advice parents receive comes
from a trusted messenger, their child’s physician. ROR works
because it takes advantage of each regularly scheduled medical visit from six months to five years, providing parents
with both advice and the tool in the form of a free book.
fun to go to the doctor when there's a children's book
involved in the visit. But there's also no question that it's
more fun to be the doctor when you have books to offer –
books to help you show parents a whole range of strategies for engaging young children, entertaining young children, educating young children, books to help you assess
your patients' skills at turning pages and pointing and identifying pictures, books that you know will go home and
continue to give pleasure, again and again, to the child and
to the parent.
I know that you understand how important these books
can be – and how important it is that through Reach Out
and Read, the parents and children who are receiving these
books are also getting practical advice about helping a baby
explore those first board books, or using a beloved book to
build routine in a toddler's life, or working books and story
time into a child's day. This kind of advice from someone
the family knows and trusts – the child's doctor – coupled
with that beautiful new book which brightens up the exam
Lastly, and just as importantly,
ROR works because of you, our
committed and generous supporters
who have taken our mission to put
books in the hands of children and
made it your own. On behalf of all
the parents and healthcare providers
who are working to make a love of
books and reading part of every
healthy childhood, as well as the
children whose future is that much
brighter, I thank you.
Warm regards,
Barry Zuckerman, MD
room, the checkup, and the whole day for all concerned – is
a real recipe for success. And success for a parent and
young child in reading aloud is linked to other success – in
reading, in school, in life.
With thanks,
Perri Klass, MD
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A Message from Martha Gershun
Executive Director,
Reach Out and Read
Every day more than 9,500
children across the country leave the
doctor’s office with a new book
because of Reach Out and Read.
Their parents leave with advice about
how to read to their children and the
message that reading aloud will help
prepare them to succeed in school
and in life. With your help, ROR
truly makes a difference in children’s
lives – one book, one doctor, one
family at a time.
This has been an extraordinary
year for Reach Out and Read. The first year of our
ambitious national expansion plan was extremely successful. We reached an additional 535,000 children
by establishing 626 new ROR sites. More than 2.7
million children nationwide participated in ROR,
receiving over 4.5 million books. More than 44,000
doctors and nurses in 3,000 medical clinics and hospitals in all 50 states are now trained to provide literacy
guidance to parents in the exam room.
But there is still so much more to do.
Spanish-Speaking Families Initiative
Here at the National Center, we have been hard
at work developing an initiative to meet the unique
literacy needs of specific underserved segments of the
population. A recent study revealed that more than
35% of the families served by ROR report Spanish as
their primary language. This has motivated the
launch of our new Spanish-Speaking Families
Initiative, designed to determine best practices for
physicians and nurses to use when delivering the ROR
message to Spanish-speaking parents and to expand
the number of Spanish-speaking children served by
ROR. This initiative will serve as a model for future
ROR multilingual initiatives, such as Portuguese and
Hmong, which will be similarly designed to improve
delivery of the ROR model to other large, underserved populations.
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Expanding ROR’s Reach
We are also working with partners in many states
to match ROR resources and expansion plans to ensure
we reach more children in underperforming school districts. We know that reading aloud to children from
infancy will help them start school ready to learn. Our
hope is to target these at-risk areas so that more children start kindergarten with the pre-literacy skills they
need to succeed in the classroom,
thus improving the learning environment – and the educational outcomes
– for all the children in the school.
Managing a national program
of this scope requires significant
extension and refinement of our
infrastructure. Much of our work this
year has been focused on expanding
and deepening our state and regional
coalitions to assist with physician outreach and recruiting, quality assurance, technical assistance, local
fundraising, and statewide advocacy.
We are thrilled to announce this hard work has
paid off with the establishment of six new coalitions
this year, bringing us to 27 coalitions nationwide. In
addition, new city and county initiatives are underway in major metropolitan areas across the country.
Our partnership with the American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) continues to grow. We now have
formal relationships with 14 AAP Chapters around
the country, assisting ROR with site expansion and
sustainability.
Programs
On the program side, ROR continues to develop
innovative, cost-effective ways to provide books to
low-income children. Our long-term partnership with
Scholastic allows us to work together to negotiate
with over 25 children’s publishers to offer high-quality
children’s books to ROR sites at 50-70% off list price.
Reach Out and Read is the only national literacy
program in the U.S. that utilizes the existing infrastructure provided by our system of pediatric primary
care. Effective early intervention is a vital means to
ensure that children start school ready to learn and
succeed. Through your commitment and generous
support, we are bringing ROR’s mission – to make the
love of books and reading part of every healthy childhood – to more children every day. On behalf of all
the children we serve, thank you for all you do for
Reach Out and Read.
With gratitude,
Martha Gershun
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Reach Out and Read Literacy Awards
The National Conference provided an opportunity
to present our two major awards: The Richard
Robinson Award and the ROR Literacy
Champion Award. The Richard Robinson
Award is named in honor of the Scholastic President
and CEO and recognizes a ROR doctor, nurse, or
coordinator who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to ROR. Individuals honored in 2006 were
Wyntress Smith, of the Solano County Library, who
coordinates eight ROR programs, and Edith Christmas,
Steve Simpson, MD, and Era Twyman from the Gary
Literacy Coalition.
Barbara Carnes, MD, Kaiser Permanente
Jerri Simpson, Steve Simpson, MD, and Era Twyman
The ROR Literacy Champion Award is
presented annually to individuals, corporations, or
foundations which support the mission of ROR
through a steadfast commitment to early literacy.
This year the 2006 Literacy Champion Awards were
presented to the family of Joseph Wortis, in recognition of the generous bequest made by this family of
authors and book lovers, and to Kaiser Permanente,
the nation’s largest non-profit integrated health
plan, as the first healthcare program to provide ROR
to their young patients.
Celebrating Reach Out and Read
2006 was a banner year for Reach Out and
Read! The ROR program received special recognition from numerous organizations.
Charity Navigator
For the second consecutive year, ROR was awarded
a four-star rating by Charity Navigator. ROR was the
only national pediatric literacy program honored with
Charity Navigator’s highest rating in recognition
of our outstanding fiscal responsibility.
Charity Navigator, America's premier
independent charity evaluator, works to
advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the
financial health of America's largest charities.
James Patterson Page Turner Award
ROR received a $5,000 “par excellence”
award in the inaugural year of the Page Turner
Award program initiated by author James Patterson.
ROR joined 33 other recipients who were selected
from a field of over 1,500 nominations. This award
recognizes the original and effective ways that ROR
spreads the excitement of books and reading.
Massachusetts Association of College and
University Reading Educators (MACURE)
ROR was selected to receive the 2006 Celebrate
Literacy Award. MACURE is a special interest council
of the Massachusetts Reading Association, a professional non-profit organization of individuals whose
primary purpose is to improve the
quality and level of literacy in
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Center
for the Book
ROR was awarded
the Book Medalist award for
2005. This annual award “recognizes an individual or organization for outstanding contributions to the Massachusetts book
community.”
Northern California Children’s
Booksellers’ Association
ROR received the Association’s Otter Award at a
celebration dinner in San Francisco in March, 2006.
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EVENTS
Read and Romp 2005
Read and Romp is a
signature family event celebrating
many of the books children love.
Read and Romp events have
taken place in Boston, Houston,
Omaha, Philadelphia, South
Carolina, and Virginia.
A sparkling fall afternoon at
the Seaport Hotel was the setting for ROR’s second annual
Boston Read and Romp. Young
children roamed through a maze
of interactive storybook stations,
meeting some of their favorite
characters and wandering
through the pages of popular
children’s titles. Little ones got
to “pat a bunny” and “make a
mouse a cookie,” while meeting
Clifford the Big Red Dog and Max from “Where the
Wild Things Are.” The afternoon concluded with singing
and dancing during a lively musical performance by
Steve’s Songs. For its 350 attendees, Boston’s Read and
Romp is one of the year’s most anticipated events.
ROR greatly benefited from the creativity and
Hurricane Relief
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In times of
crisis, re-establishing familiar routines is critical to
the well-being of
those impacted by
tragedy. For the
youngest victims
of Hurricane
Katrina, books
offered solace and continuity in the aftermath
of the storm. Immediately following Hurricane
Katrina, Reach Out and Read mobilized to provide
books to thousands of children and families
throughout the Gulf Region. The National Center
harnessed a broad network of still-functioning
ROR sites, mobile medical units, and out-of-state
doctors and nurses to deliver books in Alabama,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. In addition, we
were able to provide books to thousands of evacuees receiving medical care at ROR locations
throughout the country. Through generous financial and in-kind donations from our supporters,
ROR was able to distribute more than $120,000
in books to over 50,000 children and families
affected by the storm.
organization of Event Chair Ruth Weinstein of
Wellesley, Decorations Chair Kirke Hall of Westwood,
and Mystery Book Chair Cara Ahola of Sherborn, and
a dedicated committee of Read and Rompers. Mark
your calendars and plan to join us on November 19,
2006 for the third annual Boston Read and Romp.
Marathoners
On April 17,
2006, a team of six
incredibly dedicated
runners represented
ROR in the 110th
Boston Marathon.
Five wore the invitational ROR number
provided by John
Hancock. Running
for ROR this year
were Kay Negishi,
third-year Harvard
biology major; J.
Alain Ferry, Suffolk
University law student; Brian Hooper,
cMarket employee;
Emily Silver, Hampshire House catering manager; and
James Bastien, MD. Dr. Bastian, a pediatrician and
enthusiastic ROR provider, practices at the Southern
Jamaica Plain Health Center. We are grateful to our
runners who committed to intense physical training
and engaged family, friends, and colleagues in their
fundraising efforts to help put more books into the
hands of children.
Read Romp + Rock 2006
Who says children get to have all the fun? The Reach
Out and Read National Center hosted its first adult event,
Read Romp + Rock, on February 10, 2006 at the State
Room in Boston. This “non-gala” gala, generously underwritten by Presenting Sponsor Mellon New England and
designed by Rafanelli Events, was a fun and funky evening
attended by close to 400 friends, supporters, and fans of
Reach Out and Read. This was truly an event like none
other in Boston – guests got to relax in armchairs and sofas,
play an assortment of games and book-themed activities,
listen to a variety of musicians and spoken word performers
(including our own Perri Klass, MD), and learn
more about the importance of pediatric literacy and the vital work of Reach Out and
Read. We especially thank our Celebrity
Readers who donated a variety of reading experiences that were won by some
lucky guests. Proceeds from the event
will support ROR’s mission of helping all
children in this country grow up loving
books and reading.
The hard work and extraordinary vision
of co-chairs Allison Elvekrog, Mari Lathrop,
Lisa Lebovitz, Jenny Seeman, and Susan
Viracola made our inaugural Read Romp + Rock an
unforgettable evening that stayed true to our mission of promoting pediatric literacy. Please plan to join us on March 2,
2007 at the Opera House in Boston for this annual event.
2006 National Conference
More than 300 ROR clinicians, coordinators, coalition
leaders, and literacy champions joined the ROR National
Center staff for two exhilarating days in San Francisco to listen to nationally-known speakers, network with colleagues,
update their training, and fine-tune best practices. During
plenary sessions Dorothy Strickland, PhD delivered a stimulating talk on working with families to foster literacy development; Lewis First, MD challenged the audience with his
concept of change as it related to ROR; and Barry
Celebrity Readers
Emily Elizabeth Bridwell
Lou Casagrande
Rosevelt Colvin
Andre Dubus III
Dr. Ralph Earle
Joseph Finder
Daniel Graham
Robie Harris
John Havlicek
Jed Hoyer
Sara Hunter
Ted & Jackie Johnson
Perri Klass
Bill Littlefield
Lois Lowry
Gregory Maguire
Thomas Menino
Sue Miller
Gretchen Monahan
Trot and Kathryn Nixon
Kathleen O’Toole
Tom Perrotta
Randy Price
Steve Ralston
Matt Reis
Malcolm Rogers
Anne Romney
Brian Scalabrine
Ted Sheu
Mike and Dawn Timlin
Taylor Twellman
Jason Varitek
Ted Wayman
Delonte West
JoJo White
Zuckerman, MD provided tips for skilled observation of children’s behavior in the exam room. Rueben Martinez, recipient of a MacArthur “Genius Award,” closed the meeting
with a motivating tale of transforming his life from barber to
bookseller. In addition, conference participants attended
break-out sessions on topics from the emotional aspects of
reading aloud to the importance of literacy rich waiting
rooms and met with representatives from 12 publishers to
see the latest in children’s books. Generous conference support was provided by Pfizer, Scholastic, and Target.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Charity begins at…Charity Navigator
Number of Children Served
For the second consecutive year, Charity
Navigator, an online resource that evaluates nonprofits, awarded Reach Out and Read four stars
(****), its highest rating. Many donors report
that they depend on the clear, objective, reliable
assessments of the financial health of charities provided by Charity Navigator. The four-star rating
means that Reach Out and Read outperforms
most other similar charities and exceeds sector
standards with respect to the percentage of
funds dedicated to direct programmatic needs.
Reach Out and Read is proud to be Charity
Navigator’s only national pediatric literacy
program with a four-star rating.
2.7 million
2.1 million
FY2005
FY2006
Growth in fundraising from $9.7 million in fiscal
year 2005 to $14.4 million in fiscal year 2006 enabled
ROR to support and sustain our existing programs
around the country and reach an additional 535,000
children in 626 new program sites.
Statement of Revenue and Expenses*
Total Support and Revenue
$14,414,000
%
12,256,000
87
1,299,000
9
499,000
4
$14,054,000
100
$
%
Books
8,287,000
68
Program Support
1,612,000
13
ROR Regional Coalitions
1,508,000
12
Other Program Expenditures
365,000
3
Training
264,000
2
National Conference
140,000
1
80,000
1
$12,256,000
100
Programmatic Expenses
Fundraising
General and Administrative
Total expenses
Programmatic Expenses
Literacy Materials
Total
8
*Note: FY ‘06 results preliminary at time of publication
DONORS
$100,000+
Cardinal Health Foundation
Joseph Wortis Trust
Kraft Foods Global/Post Alpha
Bits Cereal
Qwest Communications
Scholastic Inc.
Target Stores
$50,000 -- $99,999
AmeriChoice
The Brown Foundation
Marshall & Missy Carter
Children's Futures
John S. & James L. Knight
Foundation
The Weezie Foundation
$25,000 -- $49,999
Bank of America -- Alfred Chase
Charity Trust
Brown Rudnick
Half Price Books
Lisa & Stephen Lebovitz
Mellon New England
Mellon Charitable Giving -Arthur F. Blanchard Trust
$10,000 -- $24,999
Anonymous
Blue Cross Blue Shield of FL
Community Fund
Steven & Joan Belkin
The Dewey Square Group
Sandy & Paul Edgerley
Claire Giannini Fund
Harbus Foundation
Hunt Alternatives Fund
Suzanne Nora Johnson & David
Johnson
Becky Kidder Smith & Thomas
Smith
Klarman Family Foundation
Love Family Foundation, Inc.
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Hal Miles
Elizabeth Moran
Moses and Leba Lebovitz
Charitable Trust
Pfizer, Inc.
Ralph L. and Winifred E. Polk
Foundation
The Ramsey McCluskey Family
Foundation
The Stringer Foundation
$5,000 -- $9,999
Anonymous
AFLAC Foundation Inc.
Bain Capital Children’s Charity Ltd.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
BookEnds of Winchester
Ms. Jane Brock-Wilson
CIBC World Markets
Cogan Family Foundation
Faucett Family Foundation
Fidelity Investments
Firstgiving
Chris & Mary Beth Gordon
Larry & Beth Greenberg
Knez Family Charitable
Foundation
Kurzweil Foundation, Inc.
Mari & John Lathrop
Marion & David Mussafer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Partners HealthCare
James Patterson Page Turner
Award
Thomas Pernetti
Riemer & Braunstein LLP
Samuels & Associates
Management LLC
Sandra and Lawrence Simon
Family Foundation, Inc.
Eric & Beth Schlager
Jennifer & Thomas Seeman
Sovereign Bank
The Thakore Family
Tiger Woods Foundation
United Way, Inc.
Drs. Barry & Pamela Zuckerman
$1,000 -- $4,999
Anonymous
Barbara & Ted Alfond
All About Books
Appleby Charitable Trust
Jean & Parrish Arturi
Barefoot Books
Bearbrook Design
Bill & Deborah Belichick
Helen Bing
Department of Pediatrics Boston
Medical Center
Boston Red Sox Foundation
R. Harold Burton
Byeway Books, Inc.
Candlewick Press
Chaney Family
Foundation
Child Health
Foundation of
Boston, Inc.
Children's Hospital Boston
Max and Bessie Bakal Foundation
Citizens Bank Foundation
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Community Foundation Silicon
Valley
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Creamer
DK Publishing
Alexandra & Christian Dubois
East Bay Community Foundation
The George S. and Dolores Dore
Eccles Foundation
Evans Family Foundation
Fannie Mae Foundation
Firefly Books
Anne-Marie Fitzgerald & Lynda
Tocci
Maura Flaherty
Deborah & Sean Ford
Patricia & Charles Geiger
Martha Gershun & Don Goldman
Dana Gerson & Jeffrey Unger
Jodi & Jamie Goldstein
Gordon Brothers
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Dr. Thorne & Ms.
Joanna Griscom
Vicky & Jeff Hadden
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Lisa Remey Hastings & Mark
Hastings
Peggy & Michael Heffernan
Joan & Gene Hill
Fred & Andrea Hoff
Houghton Mifflin Company
Kim & Fred Howard
Susan & Steven Insoft
Norman Jacobs
Jewish Communal Fund
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Johnson
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Ross & Emily Jones
Jr. Aid Association of Malden
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Perri Klass & Larry Wolff
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Foundation
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Book
Massachusetts Medical Society
Peter & Mary Ann Mattoon
The MENTOR Network
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Miles
Amy S. Millman & Paul Kochis
Martha Minow & Joe Singer
J.Z. & D.A. Montgomerie
Chris & Linda Nanji
National Association of Police
and Lay Charities
Kathy Bickimer & Richard Nesto
Judith Newman
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Northland Publishing Inc.
Parick & Jennifer O'Beirne
9
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Premiere Books and Gifts
Linda Rector
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$500 -- $999
Anonymous
Cara & Aaron Ahola
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Boston Design Guide
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Annie & Julian Bourne
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Catalogue for Philanthropy
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Ellen Robbins
Ann Roberson
Mona & Malcom Roberts
Justine Roch
Karen E. Rodeghier
Maureen Rohr
Henry Roman
Shea & Ruth Rood
Michael R. Rooke
Heather Rose
Minda Roseman
Ellen Rosen
Wilma Rosen
Melissa Rapp & Jeffrey
Rosen
Abby Rosenberg
Irma Rosenson
Andrea & Harvey
Rosenthal
Ruth Rosenthal
David Rosenthal
Lisa Rosowsky
Joan Ross
Sally & Robert Roth
Joseph Rowsey
Michael Rowsey
Grace Roznowski
Arlene & Eugene Rubin
Lloyd Rubin
Elyse Rubin
Roberta Rubin
Michael & Carrie Rubin
Maria Cordero Rudden
Marvin & Wendy Rudolph
Valice Ruge
Richard Ruppert
Melanie Ryshen
Rosaline Saad
Helen Sachs-Heisler
Lisa Sage
Jaymie Saks
Chizuko Sakuma
Mr. Mike Salas
Ann Salmon
Phoebe Salten
Seymour & Helen Saltzman
Judith Salzman
Megan & Christian
Sampson
Scott Sanborn
Susan Sandberg
Beatrice S. Saphra
Joel Sarachek
Sunil & Mary Sarin
Monica Saucier
Margaret Savage
Brian & Cindy Savage
Linda Sayers
Carol Schaffer
Judith & Jay Schaffner
Krista Scharfenberger
Idoline Scheetler
Aviva Schein
Edith & Elihu Schimmel
Stanley Schlozman
Chris Thornton Schmidt
Alan Schmitt
Greig Schneider
Melissa R. Schneider
Kenneth Schoen
Catherine Schoenherr
Ann M. Schomer
Leslie Schorr
Lynne & Mark Schpero
Elaine & George Schrank
Connie Schreiber
Carolyn Schroeder
Judith Schuitema
Sarah-Ann & John
Schumann
Susan Schutz
Rachel Schwartz
Carol Schwartz
Madalyn Seaman
Jonathan Seelig
Rachel Segaloff
Morris Seide
Ron Seiwald
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16
Janet & Steven Selden
Michael & Barbara Senecal
Elizabeth Senf
Sandra Sentivany
Jennifer Serafyn
Mehul Seth
Anastacia Seuferling
Jerry Sgobbo
Ralph & Anne Shaner
Lyle Shannon
Iman Sharif
Patricia L. Shaver
Bruce & Judith Shaw
Ellen Shea
Kathleen Sheou
Nancy Shepard
Betsy Sherman
Robin Sherman
Yuji Shibuya
Eva Shin
Marc Shmuger
Martin Shorb
Milton Shore
Andrew Sideman
Kenneth Siegal
Alan Leichtner & Judith
Siegel Leichtner
Siegel, O'Connor,
O'Donnell & Beck, P.C.
Bruce Sigler
Bernard Silver
Emily Silver
Judith & Douglas Silver
Anne Simmons
Kathryn Simonds
Elinor Siner
Ilene Singh
Lori Sirignano
Barbara A.
Sisson
Sisters of the
Holy Cross,
Inc.
Charles & Edna Skelly
Gurdon & Helen Slosberg
Gary & Pamela Slough
Sammy Slough
Bryan Smalley
Mr. and Mrs. Betty Smith
Gary & Lynne Smith
Morton Smith
Deborah Smith
W. Thomas & Joan Smith
Smurfit-Stone
Warren Snead
Nancy Snow & David
Owens
Carol Snyder
Karen Sobotka
Joseph Solomon & Rhoda
Ross
Paula Solomon
Neal & Ilene Solomon
Carolyn Sorsen
South Area Solomon
Schechter Day School
Southbridge Tire Co. Inc.
Sparkes Hearing Services
Elli Sparks
Amy Speare
Gerry Speca
Allan & Madelyne Sperber
Irene Sperber
Leah Spitzer
Diana Spragg
Jocelyn Spragg
George & Lee Sprague
Mildred Sprow
Kristina St. Clair
Barbara St. Clare Post
Elaine St.Onge
Tom Staggs
Barbara & John Stanley
Walter & Cathleen Stark
Christine Donnelly &
Harold Starkman
Anne Starr
Judyth Stavans
Deborah Stayman
Diane Stege
Mark & Donna
Stein
David E. Stein
Anne Stembler
Marianne Stephen
Norma J. Stephens
Sandy Stephens
Joy & David Sterneck
Floyd J. Stevens
Kenneth Stevens & Sharon
Manuel
Jane Stewart
Stewart-Jackson Pharmacal
Doug Stickell
Nicole Stimpson
Margaret Stish
Elise Stockly
John Straus & Liza
Ketchum
Holly Streams
Dorothy Strickland
Lynne Y. Strieb
David Strong
Mary Styslinger & John
Clothiaux
June M. Suleski
Edward Sullivan & Bruce
Backman
Sullivan Family
Linda & Philip Summers
Marissa V. Summersgill
Jon R. Sundin
Annie & Paul Suslovic
Robert & Mary Lou Sutter
Adam and Hope Suttin
Timothy Swann & Lisa
Shore
Laird Swensen
Meg Swift
Symbol Technologies
Margaret Taft
R. Gordon Talley
Mary Tamasi
Scarlet Tang
Jeanne Tarazevits
Janet Tarino
Virgina B. Tarrall
Susan D. Tatelman
Dawn Taylor
Tedeschi Real Estate Center
Sandra Teeters
Tenet Healthcare Matching
Gift Program
Josephine Teodosljeva
Terri Tepedino
Jenelle A. Terwilliger
Judith Thalheimer
Manohari Thanaratnam
The Denton A. Cooley
Foundation
The ZPR Family Foundation
Stephanie Thibault
Jackie S. Thomas
Pamela Thompson & Peter
Jeffries
Christine Thompson
Anne Thurston Prendergast
Dianne Tiboni
Raymond H. Tice
Barbara Tierney
Claudia Timko
Cynthia Tollen
Frances Tourtellot
Mike Tran
Toni Trapanese
Willard Traub
Brenda & Mike Travaglini
Leonard & Deborah Tucker
James B. Tucker
Kevin Tugman
Melissa Beth Turetz
John Turley
Katie Turner
Marcell Tutt
Joanie & Ed Twining
Carol Tye & Kathleen
Heiser
Ethel Tzizik
Anne Umansky
Upsilon Chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma Society
Mr. and Mrs. Laura Urell
Jack & Blanche Valancy
Francis & Carolyn Van
Dalen
Roger Van Deman
Mary & Carl Van Hecke
Joseph Van Hecke
Kelley & Edward Van
Hecke
Keri Van Scoyoc
Karen Van Why
Tweed Vanderhall
Rosemary Vasquez
Sylvia J. Vatuk
Deborah Vaughan
Arthur Veno
Maden Venugopal &
Shyama Maden
Veritas Securities Corp.
Verizon Volunteers
Program
Frances G. Vetters
Ralph Vetters
Vanessa Viets
Roman Viktorov
Judith & Milton Viorst
Cheryl Visnich
Phillip & Valerie Vitali
Hans & Stephanie Vitzthum
Lydia Volaitis
Voluntown PTA
Mark & Joan Wabschall
Charlotte & Herbert
Wagner
Roger Waha
Harvey & Stephanie
Wahrman
Betsy Wake
Carol Walberg
Gloria & Arthur Waldinger
Ingrid Waldron
Alice Walgreen
Betsy & David Wallingford
Frances & Bert Waltman
Adelaide Walton
Beatrice Wanner
Amie Warren
Marjorie Beeghly Wasek
Dorothy Wass
Scott Wasserman
Matt Watson
Eric Watt
Burton H. Wax
Sandra Waxman
Marty Webb
H.D. & Florence Weber
Alice Webster
Elizabeth Wei
Gregory K. Weidman
Gary A. Weinberger
Steven Weiner
Judith & Robert
Weinerman
Carol Weinrib & Max
Jenkins
Clifford & Georgia
Weinstein
Monica Weiss & Daniel
Hanson
Dorothy Weisz
Kelly Welbourn
Neil Wessan
Kathryn P. Wessling
West Phoenix Pediatrics PLC
Steven M. Wheatley
Irene Wheeler
Cody White
Anne White
Stephen R. Whitesell
Sarah Whitlow
Kristine Whittaker
Guthrie Widman
Jill Wilkinson
Michael L. Williams
Bill A. Williams
Bradley & Whitney Williams
Mary Lou Wilson
Van Wilson
Barry & Katherine
Wimberly
Louis Winick
Diana Winikates
Charles R. Winter
Harland Winter & Susan
Weinstein-Winter
Alice Wolf
Mary Wolfson
Linda & Richard Wolk
Howard Wolk
David Wong
Darrell Wong
Xavier Wong
Joanne Wood
Wistar & Laura Wood
Muriel Wood
Emily & Greg Woods
Wayne Woods
Joseph Yameogo
David Yas
Robert Yates
Gail Yoder
Millicent Yosha
Amy & Tripp Young
Jeffrey Yussman
Beverly Zaluk
Barbara Zea
Anna Zetkulic
Susan & Lawrence Zielinski
Donna Zielinski
Lorraine Zimmerman
Alexander & Judith Ziss
Clara & Irwin Zonis
Event Support
Read Romp + Rock
Presenting Sponsor
Mellon
Production Managers
The Lebovitz Family
Headliners
Paul & Sandy Edgerley
Scholastic Inc.
Target
Rock Stars
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts
Jane Brock-Wilson
Ami Cippola & Steve Samuels
The Dewey Square Group
Fidelity Investments
Beth & Larry Greenberg
The Knez Family
Mari & John Lathrop
Marion & David Mussafer
Riemer & Braunstein, LLP
Beth & Eric Schlager
Jennifer & Thomas Seeman
Sovereign Bank
The Thakore Family
Drs. Pamela & Barry
Zuckerman
Opening Act
Boston Medical Center
Children’s Hospital Boston
Anne-Marie Fitzgerald &
Lynda Tocci
Martha Gershun & Don
Goldman
The Goldstein Family
Barbara & Steve Grossman
Suzanne Nora & David
Johnson
Becky Kidder Smith &
Tom Smith
Jack & Anna Sommers
The Swift Family
Susan & Mike Viracola
Sound Crew
The Acorn Foundation/
Barbara & Theodore
Alfond
Jean and Parrish Arturi
Barefoot Books
Debby & Bill Belichick
Jennifer Bell Knapp
Kathy Bickimer & Dr.
Richard Nesto
Mark & Maura Flaherty
Deborah & Sean Ford
Vicki & Jeff Hadden
Andrea & Fred
Hoff
Susan & Steven
Insoft
Shelly & Howard
Kivell
Maria & Allan Jones
Emily & Ross Jones
Perri Klass & Larry Wolff
Amy Millman & Paul Kochis
Dr. Catherine & Robert
Lachenauer
Cindy & Seth Lawry
Nancy & Richard Lubin
The MENTOR Network
Caroline & Guy Patton
Betsy & Stephen Rosen
Robert J. Small
Rachel & Tony Solomons
Read and Romp
Passport Sponsor
Seaport Hotel
Storybook Station Sponsors
BookFairs by BookEnds of
Winchester
Scholastic Inc.
Title Page Sponsors
The Lathrop Family
Plymouth Rock Foundation
Target
WordTech Corporation
Reader’s Choice Sponsors
Gordon Brothers Group,
LLC
Massachusetts Medical
Society
The Ozer Group
Riemer & Braunstein, LLP
Sandberg, Gonzalez &
Creeden PC
Valente & Associates
Best Seller Sponsors
Lisa & Steven Lebovitz
Anjali Sastri
Dana & Jeffrey Unger
Ruth & William Weinstein
Page Turner Sponsors
Alexandra Court Dubois
Kim Guerster
Kim & Fred Howard
Elizabeth Johnson
Jennifer Seeman
Isis Maternity
Just Imagine Toys
Kraft Global Foods/Post
Alpha Bits
Massachusetts Medical
Society
Mellon New England
Mellon Charitable Giving -Arthur F. Blanchard Trust
MissionFish
Target Stores
Taylor, Ganson & Perrin, LLP
Tedeschi Real Estate Center
The Bullfinch Companies, Inc.
The MENTOR Network
UBS Financial Services
Valente & Associates
Veritas Securities Corp
Verizon Foundation
VTech Communications, Inc.
MPG Promotions, LLC
National Benefits Partner
New England Booksellers
Association
Nissan North America, Inc.
Northland Publishing Inc.
Ozer Foundation
Partners HealthCare
Pfizer, Inc.
Polo Ralph Lauren
Foundation
Phoenix Medical Billing &
Consultant Services
Qwest Communications
Reliable Silver, Inc.
Riemer & Braunstein LLP
Samuels & Associates
Management LLC
Sandberg, Gonzales &
Creeden, P.C.
Scholastic Inc.
Siegel, O'Connor,
O'Donnell & Beck, P.C.
Siegfried Dunlay Corporation
Sovereign Bank
Sparkes Hearing Services
Starbright Books
Station Casinos
Stewart-Jackson Pharmacal
SunTrust Bank
Symbol Technologies
Foundations
Corporations
Advanced Laser & Skin
Cancer Center, LLC
All About Books
amazon.com
American Council For
Excellence & Opportunity
AmeriChoice
Argen Corporation
Bain Capital Children’s
Charity Ltd.
Bank of America -- Alfred
Chase Charity Trust
Barefoot Books
Barnes & Noble
Barr & Cole
Blue Cross Blue
Shield of MA
BookEnds of
Winchester
Boston Red Sox Foundation
Cardinal Health Foundation
Boston Design Guide
Brown Rudnick
Candlewick Press
Catalogue for Philanthropy
CIBC World Markets
Citizens Bank Foundation
Connecticut Surgical Group
Copeland Toyota
Cornerstone Research
The Dewey Square Group
eBay
Eastern Bank Charitable
Foundation
Fannie Mae Foundation
Fidelity Investments
Gartner Inc.
Gordon Brothers Group, LLC
Half Price Books
Harper Collins
Healthcare Midwest
Holtzbrinck Publishers
Houghton Mifflin Company
iCare
Anonymous
Child Health Foundation of
Boston, Inc.
Claire Giannini Fund
Children's Futures
Combined Jewish
Philanthropies
Community Foundation of
New Jersey
Community Foundation
Silicon Valley
East Bay Community
Foundation
The William Randolph
Hearst Foundations
The Harbus Foundation
Hunt Alternatives Fund
John S. & James L. Knight
Foundation
Marguerite Casey Foundation
James Patterson Page
Turner Award
Plymouth Rock Foundation
The Stringer Foundation
Tiger Woods Foundation
The Triple T. Foundation
The Zankel Fund
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Family
Foundations
The Boston Foundation
Chaney Family Foundation
Cogan Family Foundation
Evans Family Foundation
Faucett Family Foundation
Florence & Richard Koplow
Family Foundation
Fraser Family Foundation
Joseph Wortis Trust
The Kettering Family
Foundation
Klarman Family Foundation
Knez Family Charitable
Foundation
Malfer Foundation
Max and Bessie Bakal
Foundation
Moses and Leba Lebovitz
Charitable Trust
Edward H. Linde Family
Foundation
Ralph L. and Winifred E.
Polk Foundation
The Ramsey McCluskey
Family Foundation
Sandra and Lawrence
Simon Family
Foundation, Inc.
Subak Family Foundation
The Weezie Foundation
The ZPR Family Foundation
Gifts Made in
Honor of the
Following
Individuals
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Jack Irving Angert
Lisa Asbury
Lila Austin
Kathleen Backhaus
Rebekah Baker
Erik Balsbaugh & Jon Natkin
James Bastian
Ralph Baucum
Charles Baucum
Eli Beckerman
Jessica Behrendt
Jean Berlin
Helen Berman
Andrew Bernstein
Carolyn Bitetti
Dick & Patti Blauvelt
Blumental-Wolfe Family
Jane Brace
Bramhall Family
Ruby Brandel
Martha Brooks
Cynthia & Paul Brown
Maeve Calahan
Chad Cameron-Cohen
Judy Carlson & LouAnn
McInnes
Gaynelle Cartwright
Emily Caruso
Louis Cassel
Sophie Cate
“
The Ramsey McCluskey Family
Foundation has a mission of supporting education projects that help students to be more successful in school. We
receive many worthy grant proposals each
year but Reach Out and Read’s was one of
the easiest to say “yes” to.
The enthusiasm of the ROR staff when we
visited one of the Boston locations, plus the
data showing the long-term value of having
parents read to children from an early age is
a compelling story that is easy to support.”
Margaret Ramsey,
The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation
ROR Donor
Cristina Cernades
Phyllis Charlson
Josh & Becky Chou
Hannah Clobes
Kandice Coates
Edwin Cohen
Mike & Barb Condor
Virginia Confer
Susan Cooley King
Joan Cooper
Mimi Coppola
Benjamin Cowan
Andrew & Heather Davidson
Louise Davis
Janet Day
Julia Dearborn
Sheila Di Maggio
DiNicola Family
William Dodson
Drs. Howe, Shea & Tierney
Angela Dudding
Anne Dwight
Anita Edlund
C.D. Elliott
Bob Ferolie
Cheryl Fillekes
Fabian Fondriest
Jaden & Shain Friedman
Chris Fuller
Gardner Family
Ellie Garlick
Martha Gershun
Gibbons Middle School
Sharon & Andy Gilstein
Sobha & Matthew Ginsberg
Kristiana Glavin
Kelly Goggins
Jessica Goldberg
Ezra & Jared Goldstein
Jack Goodman
Kristina Goodson
Morris Gould
Deborah Graham
Robin Sheman & Delores
Grigor
Elaine Grossman
Kirke Hall
Todd Hammond
June Hancox
Elisabeth Harrahy
Ron & Pat Haverty
Nathaniel & Bobbie
Hefferman
Sally Hess
Bill Heytens
Kristine Hill
Sharon Hill
Rachel Himmelstein
Brian Hooper
Cathy Hughes
Reba Hunt
Susan Hurst
Molly & Ella Ives
Lois Izes
J. Alain Ferry
Yee Kwong Jen
Kathsha Jones
Judith Jones
Leslie & Chris Jurs
Henry Kerkow
Kohlman Gold Family
Anna Koogler
Eliza Kopelman
Meredith & Garrett Kossoff
Kevin Kretz
Mary Kuechler
Michael Lavendier
Bernice Lavin
Lisa Lebovitz
Lily Leeb
Teachers at Lesley Ellis School
Max & Wheeler Lewis
Abby & Hope Lewis
Paul Lewis
Helen Liskov
Margaret Lowe
Peter Lurie
Esther Markman
Alyssa Marks
William Martin
Suzanne Marx
Sally May
Frederick & Jan Mayer
McFadden Family
Chad McGowan
Kerry Brown McPhail
Noah Melikian Cate
Emily Meyer
Janice Micale
Donald Miller
Bruce Miller
Margery Montandon
Barry Morrill
Kirk Moundros
Deborah Napolitano
Phil & Elaine Nathanson
Mary Neely
Kay Negishi
Helen Nelson
Kieran & Harry O'Brien
Liam O'Connor
Owen O'Connor
Robert Osborn
Donald Paine
Emily Perkins
Karen Plotnick
Claudia Poser & Ron Ofstead
Shannon Quattlebaum
Heather Quick
Dick Roberts
Emily Rosen
Michael Rowsey
Joseph Rowsey
Fran Roznowski
Irving and Anna Rubin
Louis Rudisch
Esther Salinsky
Morgan Salmon
Florence Schaffer
Nadja Shannon-Dabek
Jordana Shaw
Lisa Shaw
Shobhna Shukla & Mathew
Ginsberg
Emily Silver
Katie Silverman
John Simon
Max Singer
Nancy Skavish
Melanie Smith
Doris Smith
Lynne & Gary Smith
Brenda Snead
Julian & Catherine Sollohub
Sydney Solomon
Sheila Solomon Klass
South Hadley High School
St. Joseph School Volunteers
Elizabeth Stahl & Elissa Lynne
Cole Stout
Kristen Stowe
Megan & Molly Streeter
Miriam Stysley
George Styslinger
Geoffrey Swift
Thomas Elliott Tabbs
Gertrude Tesler
The Griffin Family
The Monkey Class 2005-2006
The NEJM Production Group
Raina Theigs
Jan Thomas
Max Tomashek
Amy Traub
Wayne Turner
Anna Vaccaro
Claude Varn
Hunter Vermillion
Jason & Traci
Virelli
Andrea Volpe
Wade Family
Bonnie Wake
Albert Walgreen
Esther Wanerman
Barb Webber
Romi Webster
Terry Westrup
Tye Whitaker
Ryan William
Lorraine Williams
David & Rochelle Wong
Norma Wright
Lea & Tim Zachmann
Bob & Jean Zimmerman
Barry and Pam Zuckerman
Gifts Made in
Memory of the
Following
Individuals
Estelle Avery
Marguerite Barnes
Anna Battista
Madeline Berry
Barney Bona
Peggy Campbell
Rose Carrozza
Nancy Castle
Marianne Cheng
Edwin Cohen
Elsa Cohen
Ella Cohen
Margaret Colgate
Gerry Diamond
Claire Dobbin
Archie Duncan
Mary Eitnier
Arianna Gabrielle
Ilse Goldbeck
Gilda Goldstein
Theresa Gouveia
Eugene Graves
Steve Hannon
Anna Herring
Jane Howard
David A. Johnston
Donald Keen
Frances Kellogg
Rebecca Kelton
Joan Kerkhof
Lillian Kleinberg
Jo Ann Knudsen
H. Markert
Gaynor McCown
H. Juhling Mclung
Francis McMeen
Ken Meyers
Helen S. Miller
Lucy Moeser
Patrick Montefusco
Cathy Mundy
Paul Myers
Josephine R. Nevins
Georgiana Parker
Arthur Peinado
Anthony Perrelli
Sherborn Day Spa
Social Graces
Stil Clothing Inc.
Stone Hearth Pizza Co.
Scholastic Inc.
Seaport Hotel
Stride Rite Children's Group
Susanna
Target Stores
Wollaston Golf Club
Zip Car
Zoo New England
Zoots
Matching Gift
Companies
Lena Pisegna
Ella Riter
Linda Beth Schilling
Ellen Steen
Marilyn Stern
Mandy Trembly
Jeannie Weinstock
Gifts In-Kind -Individuals
Ronald Bailey
Katerina Barclay
Ellen Berlin
David & Nancy Berman
Eric & Susan Burt
Sandra Curzin
Alex Dubois
Karen & Rich Duperey
Kris & John Gaziano
Mari Howerton
Lisa Iapicca
Becky Kidder Smith &
Thomas Smith
Mari Lathrop
Barbara Lenk & Debra Krupp
Erica Marsh
Rona & Steve Miller
Colleen & Matthew
Neutra
Lenore Parker
Roger Pelissier
Lisa Rourke
Jodie Siegal & Susan
Bernstein
Katalina Simon
Karen Smith
Dorothy Strickland
Kelly & Kirby Taranto
Susan Viracola
William & Ruth Weinstein
Sonia Weiser
Gifts In-Kind -Corporate and
Other
Anonymous
Beauty and Main
Be Our Guest
Belle Maison
Boston Art & Framing
Brookline Booksmith
Change is Strange, Inc.
Chip Fanelli Photography
CVS/Pharmacy
Dancing Deer Baking
Company, Inc.
The Dewey Square Group
Fava Restaurant
Fox25 Boston
Hansen Beverage Company
Hotel Nine Zero
Horn Book
Institute of Contemporary Art
iParty
Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum
Jerel Roberts Hair Salon
Joie de Vivre
Kraft Foods Global/Alpha Bits
LaMorra
The Lisa Libraries
Lola Tortola
Lower Falls Wine Company
Louis Boston
Maxwell's 148
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris,
Glovsky and Popeo, PC
Meritage Resturant
Museum of Science
Nicholson Kovac, Inc.
Nomad
Paper Source
Papers and Presents
Peet's Coffee and Tea
Persona Salon
Petsi Pies
Rugged Bear
AIG Matching Gifts
Exxon Mobil Foundation
Fannie Mae Foundation
Gillette Matching Gifts
Program
Houghton Mifflin
Company Matching Gift
Program
John Hancock Matching
Gifts Program
Motorola Matching Gifts
Program
Tenet Healthcare
USG Foundation Inc
VTech Communications,
Inc.
Verizon Volunteers
Program
Pass the Book
and Book Buddy
Lois Bronnenkant
Ellen Boyd
Maureen Burke
Elizabeth Corbett
Alfred Danial
George Eastman
John Farrington
Rose Foley
Leslie Goodyear & Dan Janis
Moya Huffman
Mary Hunt
Mary Madsen
John Miller
Alexandra Nash
Antonia Neel
Jane Oski
Anya Osman
Elli Sparks
Constance Veno
Every effort has been
made to ensure the
accuracy of this report.
If we have inadvertently
made an error or omission,
please notify us at
617-629-8042 x239.
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CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
The commitment
and support of our
dedicated corporate
partners has been
vital in assisting ROR
in extending our
reach to more children at risk as well as
in raising awareness
of the critical importance of our work.
We are deeply grateful to the corporations listed here
not only for their financial commitment but for their
dedication to the long-term growth and sustainability
of our organization.
Half Price Books
AmeriChoice
Mellon
New England
AmeriChoice, part
of the UnitedHealth Group and a public sector healthcare provider, has been a long-time sponsor of Reach
Out and Read in Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania. Recently AmeriChoice has played a significant role in our expansion efforts, providing funding
and site-recruitment support in at-risk areas throughout
the state of New Jersey.
Brown Rudnick
Reach Out and
Read continued its partnership with the Brown Rudnick Charitable
Foundation in 2006 through a Relationship Grant supporting ROR programs in three cities that are home
to Brown Rudnick offices: Boston, New York, and
Providence. The grant will provide book purchasing
funds, pro bono legal representation, and employee
volunteer involvement for ROR programs.
Cardinal Health
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2006 marked the
beginning of a two-year
partnership between the ROR National Center and
Cardinal Health, an international medical products and
services company. Cardinal Health made a generous
financial gift to ROR that will be used to support ROR
programs in Cardinal Health communities, to develop
a formal volunteer program for Cardinal Health
employees who want to support ROR, and to support
the National Center and its programs. ROR is grateful
for Cardinal Health’s support, and enthusiastic about
this new and innovative partnership.
ROR is pleased to
announce that Half Price
Books will feature an inscription recognizing Reach Out
and Read in the 12th edition
of Say Goodnight to
Illiteracy, a collection of contributions from their annual
Bedtime Storybook Contest.
Proceeds from the sale of this favorite book and a generous donation from Half Price Books will benefit ROR
programs nationwide. To announce this renewed collaboration, Half Price Books and ROR are partnering to
develop a number of exciting events in ROR communities across the country.
Long-time ROR
supporter Mellon New England continues to play a significant, strategic role in the development and growth
of Reach Out and Read. Mellon's early support and
belief in the program, which helped ROR leverage
additional private and public dollars, is an excellent
example of what one funder's vision and dedication
can accomplish.
Recently, support provided through Mellon’s
Arthur F. Blanchard Trust funded development of a
new ROR training video that has been distributed to
all ROR medical providers. Additionally, Mellon helped
to ensure the success of our first Boston gala, Read
Romp + Rock, by generously supporting the event as
its Presenting Sponsor.
Qwest Communications
Qwest Communications
supports a network of ROR
sites in nine states including
Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota,
Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah,
Virginia, and Washington, DC, and has generously
provided funding for the ROR National Center in
Boston. This new corporate partnership is flourishing
due to Qwest's strong belief in encouraging its
employees to volunteer and in emphasizing a “Spirit
of Service” throughout the company.
Scholastic
Scholastic is
committed to helping ROR fulfill its mission through
publication of the annual ROR Book Catalog as well as
generous start-up and sustainability book packages for
ROR sites. ROR programs throughout the country
continue to benefit from book donations made by
Scholastic Book Club's ClassroomsCare and Winter Gift
programs, which together provided more than
300,000 books to ROR programs this year. Scholastic
also provided generous event support to
ROR’s National Center
through sponsorship of
Read Romp + Rock and
Read and Romp.
Scholastic has also
provided long-term support for the ROR National
Conference. At this year’s
Conference, Scholastic and
Reach Out and Read
unveiled a new Spanish &
Bilingual Book Catalog, in
conjunction with ROR’s Spanish-Speaking
Families Initiative. This exciting new Catalog
offers ROR sites an expanded selection of
over 170 Spanish and bilingual books and a
number of new collections.
“
Target recognizes that reading is the
foundation for lifelong learning. We are
proud to partner with Reach Out and Read to help
foster a love of reading and make books a healthy
part of a family’s daily routine.”
Laysha Ward, Vice President,
Community Relations, Target
ROR Corporate Partner
Sovereign
Sovereign Bank harnessed the power of its staff,
employees, and customers through a tremendously
successful book drive this past year. In total,
Sovereign Bank donated more than 32,000 children's
books to ROR during the bank's sixth annual holiday
book drive at hundreds of locations throughout
Sovereign's operating markets. Sovereign has also
provided generous financial support to ROR for the
past two years.
Target
Reach Out
and Read is
pleased to continue its work with longtime supporter
Target through the national retailer’s
Ready Sit Read program. ROR serves
as the main content provider for Ready
Sit Read; together Target and ROR distributed posters and other materials containing the ROR message to over 6,000
pediatric practices throughout the country
this year. Target was a major supporter of
ROR events including the 2006 National
Conference, Read and Romp, and Read
Romp + Rock.
Verizon Foundation
Verizon has continued its
longstanding support in the
form of funding for ROR
programs in Verizon communities across the nation. Additionally, ROR has bene
fited from a productive partnership with the Women's
Association of Verizon Employees (WAVE). WAVE volunteers work in their communities to support local
ROR programs by reading in clinics and sponsoring
book fairs and book drives.
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FOUNDATIONS
Reach Out and Read was pleased to establish or
continue partnerships with a number of foundations who
view our model for promoting pediatric literacy to be of
critical importance in preparing children for school success.
Children’s Futures
Children’s Futures, an organization committed to
ensuring that every child in Trenton, NJ enters preschool healthy and ready to learn, has generously
provided funding, technical assistance, and quality
assurance to new and existing sites. They have taken
long strides towards ensuring school-readiness by
making sure that 100% of the children in Trenton
have access to a ROR program.
The Harbus Foundation
The Harbus Foundation works in partnership with
Harvard Business School students committed to supporting Boston-area non-profits. The foundation provides
grants and consulting services to local organizations working in the areas of literacy, education, and journalism. In
addition to providing ROR with generous financial support, the Harbus Foundation provided a pro bono consulting team of HBS students who made valuable recommendations to enhance our plans for growth and sustainability.
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations
A significant grant for operating support from
the Hearst Foundations was made to assist the
National Center with its expansion work and to
provide ROR with the
critical funding needed to
expand our reach to
underserved populations. Structured as a
challenge grant, this
generous support
from the Hearst
Foundations is
assisting Reach Out
and Read in leveraging the
resources of other donors.
Hunt Alternative Fund
We are excited to be partnering again with the
Hunt Alternatives Fund – a longtime friend to ROR
and a champion around the world for issues such as
literacy promotion and poverty alleviation. Most
recently, the foundation made a generous grant to
support the National Center’s efforts to expand our
model to promote pediatric literacy to underserved
areas of the country.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Thanks to a generous two-year commitment from
the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in support
of ROR’s work in Philadelphia, Reach Out and Read will
be undertaking a targeted expansion initiative on the
city’s north side. This area, which is of special interest to
the Foundation, has numerous families who will benefit
from participation in ROR. Support from the Knight
Foundation will enable us to expand the number of
ROR programs in the area, as well as the number of
children in need whom we are able to serve.
Family Foundations
Klarman Family Foundation
Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation
ROR was the grateful beneficiary of a significant grant
from the Klarman Family Foundation. Avid readers, Seth
and Beth Klarman believe that all children should have
access to books, and we are deeply grateful for
their endorsement of our program as an
intervention designed to promote early literacy skills and school readiness.
A generous grant from the Ramsey McCluskey
Family Foundation was made to ensure that ROR
providers in northern New England can continue
their work in distributing books to at-risk families and children.
Linde Family Foundation
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We are grateful for the continuation of
the Linde Family Foundation’s longstanding
support of our program and for the foundation’s most recent donation to ROR to support book
purchases and operating activities.
The Weezie Foundation
A long-time ROR supporter, the
Weezie Foundation’s multiyear challenge
grant assisted ROR in expanding and
diversifying our individual donor base and is
directed specifically to the ongoing development and
growth of the Friends of Reach Out and Read groups
that have formed nationwide.
PUBLIC POLICY
Legislative Site Visits
Rep. Jane Harman (R --CA) reads
with children at the Venice Family
Clinic in Venice, California on
September 19, 2005.
Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver (D--MO)
visits patients at Children's Mercy
Hospital Special Care Clinics in
Kansas City, Missouri.
In conjunction with our goal to
increase legislator support, ROR programs
across the country encouraged their U.S.
Members of Congress to visit ROR sites
in their home districts and states. During
the year, ROR hosted 95 Members of
Congress at sites throughout the country,
allowing policymakers nationwide to see
firsthand the vital role ROR plays in the
communities they represent, as well as the
incredible impact ROR is making locally in
reaching families and children in need.
Rep. John Spratt (D --SC) shares a great read with young patients at Rock
Hill Pediatric Associates in Fort Mill, South Carolina on August 23, 2006.
2006 Capitol Hill Day
Reach Out and Read state and regional leaders participated in
ROR’s third Capitol Hill Day on March 8, 2006. Thirty-five ROR
leaders held 163 meetings with their Members of Congress to
update them on Reach Out and Read’s activities and urge their
support of the program, specifically requesting that Members sign
a letter of support for ROR’s federal funding request and encouraging Members to visit ROR programs in their home districts and
states.
As a result of those efforts and the ongoing work of the
ROR National Center, ROR has built a broad, bipartisan coalition
of supporters in both the House and the Senate. In March, 185
U.S. Representatives and 59 U.S. Senators signed letters to their
respective appropriations subcommittees in support of ROR’s FY
’07 funding request. This is the highest level of legislator support
to date for our program.
“
As the son, husband, and brother
of teachers, I know how important
it is to promote reading to stimulate the
mind and help our youth reach their full
potential. As a father, I have seen firsthand how imaginations grow through the
power of the written word.”
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R--TX), reading to
a young patient at the University of
Texas Health Center at Tyler Pediatrics
in Tyler, Texas on March 21, 2006.
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GIVING
Special Giving Opportunities
Celebrating a special occasion?
Consider making a donation to Reach Out and
Read to mark this milestone. Whether honoring a
teacher, celebrating a birthday, anniversary, bar or
bat mitzvah, or other special event, a gift to Reach
Out and Read is a wonderful way to ensure that a
new generation of readers will have the chance to
fall in love with books. Your gift is tax deductible
and Reach Out and Read will send a beautiful card
in acknowledgement of your thoughtfulness to the
individual you designate.
A tribute gift is also a thoughtful way to recognize and honor the passing of a loved one.
“
I was glad that some parents, by
observing my interactions with their
children, are able to see that reading can be an
enjoyable activity that does not have to be
restricted to an academic setting. I hope they
will bring this idea into their home, and begin
reading to their children for fun on a regular
basis if they had not been doing so already.”
Allison Rizzuti, ROR Volunteer
Bellevue Hospital, New York
Pass the Book
Share your love of reading while advancing the
important work of Reach Out and Read. Book
groups are invited to join Pass the Book, our initiative that reaches out to book groups nationwide.
By sharing the Reach Out and Read story with your
book group and joining Pass the Book, you can
pass on your love of books while helping to create
a new generation of readers. Who knows – one of
them may grow up to be your new favorite author!
Make the most of your gift!
Does your employer have a matching gift
program? Many companies match donations
their employees make to organizations with an
educational mission like Reach Out and
Read. Contact your Human
Resources office to obtain a
short form to complete and
send to Reach Out and Read
with your donation. That’s all
it takes to make your gift do
even more to put books in the
hands of children!
“
ROR allows the medical residents to learn how to connect
with their patients and their families in a whole new way by
stressing early literacy. They are able to share in the joy of a child’s
first book and the wonder of a parent as they watch their child
develop the skills they will need to become a successful reader.”
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Abigail Klemsz, MD, PhD
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana
Ways to Give
Visit our web site,
www.reachoutandread.org,
to learn about the latest literacy
research and new ROR initiatives,
register for upcoming events, or to
make a gift to help support our mission. Consider volunteering at your
local ROR clinic, organizing a book
drive, or gathering friends and family
for Read and Romp or Read Romp +
Rock.
Giving to ROR is easier than ever: make
your gift online or by mail; by check or via
credit card; in a lump sum or over the
course of the year. Whatever your choice,
you can be confident about supporting this
cost-effective program with proven results.
Other ways to give
Consider making a gift of appreciated securities to
help make a love of books and reading part of every
healthy childhood. A legacy gift is another wonderful
way to make a lasting impact on our mission to put
books in the hands of children. Speak to your
financial planner or call Reach Out and
Read to learn how a legacy gift for Reach
Out and Read can benefit your estate.
Put your gift to work all year long!
Become a Book Buddy and make
periodic gifts throughout the year. This is
an easy way to ensure that your gift is
reaching children during the school year or
on vacation.
“
Right now we are living in a
shelter and the ROR books my
daughter gets are the first and
only books she has.”
A ROR parent, Columbia, South Carolina
For further information on making a gift,
visit us at www.reachoutandread.org or
contact us at 617-629-8042 x239.
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LOOKING AHEAD
With your support, ROR plans to continue to
extend our reach to millions more children at risk for
school failure.
With a goal of reaching an additional 300,000 children next year through expansion of our program into
underserved areas as well as a renewed focus on the specific needs of multilingual populations, we continue to
strive to make love of books and reading part of every
healthy childhood. Through your commitment and support, we have come so far; please accept our deepest
gratitude and an invitation to continue with us on this
journey to put books into
the hands of children.
“
The Reach Out and Read
program provides pediatricians with an
opportunity to improve children’s lives and lay
the groundwork for success in school and life.
In addition to improving school readiness, reading
together is a wonderful bonding experience for
both parent and child.”
Cindy Sheets, MD, FAAP, USA Children’s Medical Center
Pediatric Outpatient Clinic, Mobile, AL
Save the Date
Please plan to join us at these upcoming events:
November 19, 2006
Seaport Hotel, Boston
Third Annual Boston
Read and Romp – A
great opportunity to
thank our supporters
and celebrate the joys
of reading. Bring
the entire family to
explore some favorite childhood
books and support Reach Out and Read!
March 2, 2007
The Opera House, Boston
Read Romp + Rock -- Join us at the second
edition of this hip, “non-gala” gala with our
friends and supporters in support of pediatric
literacy.
May 4-5, 2007
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eighth Annual Reach Out and Read
Conference.
Reach Out and Read Board of Directors
Barry Zuckerman, MD
Chair
CEO Reach Out and Read
The Joseph and Barbara Alpert
Professor and Chair of Pediatrics
Boston Medical Center/Boston
University School of Medicine
Lisa Lebovitz
Literacy Champion
Weston, MA
Perri Klass, MD
Ex Officio
Medical Director and President
Reach Out and Read
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
Judith Newman
President, School Book Clubs and
Scholastic at Home
Scholastic, Inc.
New York, NY
Eden Ross Lipson
Editor, Writer, Speaker
New York, NY
Martha Gershun
Ex Officio
Executive Director Reach Out
and Read
Dorothy Strickland, PhD
Samuel Dewitt Proctor Professor
of Education
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
Jeffrey Robbins
Clerk
Member, Litigation
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris,
Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Boston, MA
Benita Somerfield
Board Advisor
Executive Director
Barbara Bush Foundation for
Family Literacy
Washington, DC
Steve Cohen
Treasurer
Executive Producer
Next Stop Hollywood
New York, NY
Betsy Wagner Hoffman
President, Los Angeles Office
Goodman Media International
Los Angeles, CA
Joanne Jaxtimer
Senior Vice President and
Director Corporate Affairs
Mellon New England
Boston, MA
Reach Out and Read
National Center
Barry Zuckerman, MD
CEO and Board Chair
Perri Klass, MD
Medical Director and President
Martha Gershun
Executive Director
Dana Beguerie
Eric Belford
Ellen J. Berlin
Nancy Berman
Abbie Bloom
Kit McCarthy Blundo
Pat Cowan
Alison Driscoll
Barbara Ducharme
Jennifer J. A. Fitch
Anne-Marie Fitzgerald
Malka Friedman-Rosner
Linda Glaude
Pamela Gorth
Judy Guo
Helen Harrow
Wendy Hart
Sarah Holmes
Gretchen Hunsberger
Beth Krueger
Jessica McDermott
Carolyn Merrifield
Jacquelyn C. Miller
Sabreena Punwani
Emily Simmons
Sean Songer
Kelly Taranto
Julia Van
Matthew Veno
David Johnson
Private Investor
Santa Monica, CA
Patrice Kozlowski
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
The Dreyfus Corporation
New York, NY
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eighth Annual Reach Out and
Read Conference.
May 4-5, 2007
The Opera House, Boston
Read Romp + Rock -- Join us
at the second edition of this hip,
“non-gala” gala with our friends
and supporters in support of
pediatric literacy.
March 2, 2007
Seaport Hotel, Boston
Third Annual Boston Read
and Romp – A great opportunity to thank our supporters and
celebrate the joys of reading.
Bring the entire family to explore
some favorite childhood books
and support Reach Out and Read!
November 19, 2006
Save the Date
29 Mystic Avenue
Somerville, MA 02145
617-629-8042 x240
www.reachoutandread.org
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