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Penn State Wilkes-Barre employees volunteer for Community Reading Day

Second graders enjoy stories read by visitors

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LEHMAN, Pa. – Penn State Wilkes-Barre faculty and staff participated in the 23rd annual Community Reading Day on April 25. Sponsored by the Greater Pittston and Greater Wilkes-Barre Chambers of Commerce, the event organizes volunteers who go into second-grade classrooms in the area and read to the children. The goal is to help develop a love of reading in students at a young age.

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five volunteer readers from Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Community Reading Day volunteers. From left, sitting: Erin Brennan, Lorna Chin, Ann Brennan; back: Pam Langdon, Megan Mac Gregor.

 

Last Updated May 1, 2019