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Rochester
Reads is a grassroots organization, whose dual mission is to ensure
that:
- every
child is read to 20 minutes a day
- every
child be reading at or above grade level by the end of grade 3
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Rochester
Reads operates under four guideline principles
- Involve
broadly
- Support
families
- Operate
lean
- Stay
focused
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Rochester
Reads participates in the following events to
promote literacy in the community of Rochester:
| Lilac
Family Fun Festival |
Halloween on
the Common |
| National
Night Out |
Storybook Christmas |
Book
Distribution – Rochester Reads provides “gently used” books free to
families attending any event.
We also have community sites where books are available for reading or
taking including:
| Avis
Goodwin Community Health Center |
Division
of Children Youth and Families
(DCYF) |
| Rochester
Police Department |
Rochester
School Department
Central Office |
| Rochester
City Welfare Office |
Homeless
Center for Strafford Co. |
| Gerry's Food Pantry |
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Rochester
Reads meets monthly, 2nd Friday of each month
Noon - 1 pm, usually at the Rochester Public Library, Rose Room 2nd Floor
Membership open to all interested parties |
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