PSEA, Radio Disney, Cops 'N' Kids Come to Coatesville

PSEA, Radio Disney, Cops 'N' Kids Come to Coatesville

For the second year in a row, the Pennsylvania State Education Association will bring the magic of reading to the Coatesville School District. Students at the Friendship Elementary School (296 Reeceville Rd.) in Coatesville will be treated to an exciting morning of learning and literacy on Friday, May 9, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. That's when the PSEA and Lehigh Valley Cops 'N' Kids Literacy Program continue their second major literacy initiative with a special Radio Disney program.

"We want to reinforce the joy of learning and reading in young children by using on-air Radio Disney personalities to read to students and to lead them through a host of active learning experiences and gentle physical exercises," said Rob Broderick, a PSEA spokesperson and a coordinator of the initiative.

To spread the joy of learning and reading beyond the school house door, Broderick said PSEA is working with the Lehigh Valley Cops 'N' Kids Literacy Program and Radio Disney to collect age appropriate books for distribution. Books will be reviewed and distributed by the Cops 'N' Kids program to families and community organizations that do not have access to or sufficient quantities of good books for young children.

"We are counting on public support to help with the book collection," Broderick said. "Individuals wishing to donate books can do so at any Radio Disney event (check www.radiodisney.com for event listings), or at Radio Disney's office at 501 Office Center Drive, Suite 190, Fort Washington, PA.

   PSEA is also accepting books at these Pennsylvania locations:    --  PSEA Eastern Region, 4950 Medical Center Circle, Allentown   --  PSEA Mideastern Region, 601 Bethlehem Pike, Bldg. "C", Montgomeryville   --  PSEA Northeastern Region, 1188 Highway 315, Wilkes-Barre   --  PSEA Southeastern Region, 1512 McDaniel Drive, West Chester   

To further emphasize the importance of this initiative, Broderick pointed to what Governor Ed Rendell said during a visit to Bethlehem last year to commend the efforts of Cops 'N' Kids coordinator, Beverly Bradley:

"It's very important for children to own books. They are something they can go and pick up anytime they want to read them." Gov. Rendell.

"I'm very excited about this initiative," said Cops 'N' Kids leader Bradley, a retired Southern Lehigh School District teacher. "When you put a book in a child's hands, you can change a life."

CONTACT: Rob Broderick of Pennsylvania State Education Association, +1-610-425-3107, +1-856-816-5194 (cell), rbroderick@psea.org

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