Promotional night with the Nashville Sounds to encourage Tennessee family participation

NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam visited the Nashville Sounds, a minor league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, to promote her Read20 Family Book Club.  

Launched on June 1, the Read20 Family Book Club was created to highlight early literacy and parental engagement in children’s academic lives, encouraging Tennessee families to read together for at least 20 minutes each day this summer.  The visit to the Nashville Sounds today was part of Mrs. Haslam’s commitment to promote her early literacy initiative throughout the state this summer, through delivering books to children and visiting with Tennessee families.

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Promotional night with the Tennessee Smokies to encourage Tennessee family participation in the Club

NASHVILLE – Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam today visited the Tennessee Smokies, athe Double-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, in Kodak, Tennessee to promote her Read20 Family Book Club. 

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam will visit the Nashville Sounds, a minor league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, to promote the First Lady’s Read20 Family Book Club. 

The Haslams will help distribute copies of Andrew Clements’ Frindle, June’s “Book of the Month,” to the first 200 children to enter the game.  The books are donated by the Phoenix Club of Nashville, a nonprofit organization benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam will visit the Tennessee Smokies, the minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, in Kodak to promote her Read20 Family Book Club. 
 
Haslam will donate copies of Andrew Clements’ Frindle, June’s “Book of the Month,” to be distributed to the first 200 children to enter the game.

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Club to encourage Tennessee families to read together for 20 minutes each day

NASHVILLE – Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam today launched the Read20 Family Book Club to promote early literacy and parental engagement in their children’s academic lives.

To encourage families to read 20 minutes each day this summer, a book will be featured as the “Book of the Month” on the First Lady’s Read20 Family Book Club website, www.tn.gov/read20, where children and families of all ages can participate and access fun, family engagement ideas, reading activities and tips. 

“I am very excited to launch the Read20 Family Book Club,” Haslam said.  “Families reading together build a foundation for strong relationships and academic success for our Tennessee students.”

NASHVILLE – First Lady Crissy Haslam visited Taylor Stratton Elementary in Madison today as part of Scholastic’s 6th Annual Summer Reading Challenge.

The Scholastic Summer Challenge is a free program designed to promote the importance and fun of reading during the summer to combat the “summer slide.”  Haslam joined 47 other U.S. Governors’ Spouses, plus the Governors of Illinois, Vermont, and Arizona as a “Reading Ambassador” for the program.  As a Reading Ambassador, Haslam will emphasize the importance of reading every day during the summer break.

First Lady Crissy Haslam makes final visits to partnership schools to promote improving literacy rates

NASHVILLE – Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam completed a two week-long statewide reading tour yesterday with final school year-end visits to two of her 10 partnership schools.

Haslam’s final year-end visits to schools during the last two weeks included meetings with school administrators, recapping what was learned during the partnership and emphasizing the importance of literacy and parental involvement.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam attended receptions in Madison and Crockett counties yesterday to promote the counties’ Imagination Library affiliate offices. 

Families can enroll their children ages 0-5 in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and receive one high-quality, age-appropriate book delivered to their home each month.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam hosted members of the faith-based community at the Tennessee Residence today for a Nashville meeting of the “First Ladies for Healthy Babies” initiative.

More than 140 women, including close to 70 wives of pastors known as first ladies of the church, attended the luncheon to learn more about the importance of healthy brain development for children and promoting early education in their local neighborhoods in Nashville.

Governor and First Lady announce the positive findings of study on impact of Imagination Library and Books from Birth Foundation in Shelby County

MEMPHIS- Governor and First Lady Haslam visited Benjamin Hooks Library today to announce and celebrate the results of an evaluation on the effectiveness of the Shelby County Books from Birth program. The Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation partners with the Imagination Library to promote school readiness and a love of learning by offering free, age-appropriate books mailed directly to a child’s home once a month, from birth until age five.