Calling all New York City-area Parents: WIN $1000 FOR YOUR SCHOOL BY HELPING PARENTING AND TARGET CELEBRATE EARLY LITERACY! October 21, 2010

Calling all New York City-area Parents:

WIN $1000 FOR YOUR SCHOOL BY HELPING PARENTING AND TARGET CELEBRATE EARLY LITERACY!

Join Parenting magazine and Target for a special event dedicated to celebrating childhood literacy, READ.CONNECT.GROW. Plus: every attendee will have a chance to enter to win one of three $1,000 grants for the school of their choice!

Learn about Target’s plans to promote literacy nationwide and take home amazing gift bags full of children’s books and the materials you’ll need to help do the same in your community.

Hear from leading education experts from the National PTA, National Education Association, and Jumpstart, beloved children’s book authors, and Parenting magazine editors as they share the keys to fostering a love of reading in kids at a young age.

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: The New York Public Library
Celeste Bartos Forum in The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street (entrance is between 5th & 6th Ave.)

WHAT: READ.CONNECT.GROW, a special Mom Congress® series dedicated to celebrating childhood literacy and fostering kids’ lifelong love of and commitment to reading.

Target will present the details of its recently announced Target Read With Mesm initiative, its plan to donate up to 2 million books to kids in need, and plans for an innovative reading center that will reach communities across the country through a physical and virtual presence.

The READ.CONNECT.GROW series is the latest effort of Parenting’s Mom Congress® to celebrate and connect parents advocating for quality education.

RSVP: www.ReadConnectGrow.com

*FREE ADMISSION*
For more information, visit www.parenting.com/momcongress

Contact:
Victoria Livadas
T: 212.779.5312
E: [email protected]

Hannah Beck
T: 212.779.5313
E: [email protected]

Official Website: http://www.parenting.com/momcongress