[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 621 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 621

Expressing support for designation of October 7, 2010, as ``Jumpstart's 
                       Read for the Record Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 14, 2010

   Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Casey) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
               on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing support for designation of October 7, 2010, as ``Jumpstart's 
                       Read for the Record Day''.

Whereas Jumpstart, a national early education organization, is working to ensure 
        that all children in the United States enter school prepared to succeed;
Whereas Jumpstart recruits and trains college students and community volunteers 
        year-round to work with preschool children in low-income communities, 
        helping the children to develop the key language and literacy skills 
        they need to succeed in school and in life;
Whereas, since 1993, Jumpstart has engaged more than 20,000 adults in service to 
        more than 70,000 young children in communities across the United States;
Whereas Jumpstart's Read for the Record, presented in partnership with Pearson, 
        is a world record-breaking campaign, now in its fifth year, that 
        harnesses the power of reading by bringing adults and children together 
        to read the same book on the same day;
Whereas the goals of the campaign are to raise national awareness of the early 
        literacy crisis, provide books to children in low-income households 
        through donations and sponsorship, celebrate the commencement of 
        Jumpstart's program year, and raise money to support Jumpstart's year-
        long work with preschool children;
Whereas October 7, 2010, would be an appropriate date to designate as 
        ``Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day'' because Jumpstart aims to set 
        the world record for the largest shared reading experience on that date; 
        and
Whereas Jumpstart hopes to engage 2,500,000 children to read Ezra Jack Keats' 
        ``The Snowy Day'' during this record-breaking celebration of reading, 
        service, and fun, all in support of the preschool children of the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports the designation of October 7, 2010, as 
        ``Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day'';
            (2) recognizes the fifth year of Jumpstart's Read for the 
        Record; and
            (3) encourages adults, including grandparents, parents, 
        teachers, and college students, to join children in creating 
        the largest shared reading experience in the world and to show 
        their support for early literacy and Jumpstart's early 
        education programming for young children in low-income 
        communities.
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