[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S6633]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 584--DESIGNATING OCTOBER 4, 2012, AS ``JUMPSTART'S 
                       READ FOR THE RECORD DAY''

  Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Begich, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Cochran) 
submitted the following resolution; which was:

                              S. Res. 584

       Whereas Jumpstart, a national early education organization, 
     is working to ensure that every child in the United States 
     enters school prepared to succeed;
       Whereas Jumpstart delivers a year-round research-based and 
     cost-effective program by training college students and 
     community volunteers to serve preschool age children in low-
     income neighborhoods, helping them to develop the language 
     and literacy skills necessary to succeed in school and in 
     life;
       Whereas, since 1993, Jumpstart has trained nearly 25,000 
     college students and community volunteers to transform the 
     lives of more than 42,000 preschool children in communities 
     across the United States;
       Whereas Jumpstart's Read for the Record, presented in 
     partnership with the Pearson Foundation, is a national 
     campaign that culminates in one day of the year when millions 
     of people in the United States come together to celebrate 
     literacy and support Jumpstart in its efforts to promote 
     early childhood education;
       Whereas the goals of the campaign are to raise awareness in 
     the United States of the importance of early childhood 
     education, support Jumpstart's early education programs in 
     preschools in low-income neighborhoods through donations and 
     sponsorship, and celebrate the commencement of Jumpstart's 
     program year;
       Whereas October 4, 2012, is an appropriate date to 
     designate as ``Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day'' because 
     it is the date Jumpstart aims to set the world record for the 
     largest shared reading experience; and
       Whereas Jumpstart hopes to engage more than 2,200,000 
     children in reading ``Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad'' by 
     David Soman and Jacky Davis during this record-breaking 
     celebration of reading and service, all in support of 
     preschool children in the United States: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates October 4, 2012, as ``Jumpstart's Read for 
     the Record Day'';
       (2) commends Jumpstart's Read for the Record on its seventh 
     year;
       (3) encourages adults, including grandparents, parents, 
     teachers, and college students--
       (A) to join children in creating the world's largest shared 
     reading experience; and
       (B) to show their support for literacy and Jumpstart's 
     early education programming for young children in low-income 
     communities; and
       (4) requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy 
     of this resolution to Jumpstart, one of the leading nonprofit 
     organizations in the United States in the field of early 
     childhood education.

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