BOOKS ARE
LIFE CHANGERS.
BOOKS ARE
THE FUTURE.
BOOKS ARE
LIFE CHANGERS.
Many thanks to the TC 2024 Horse Show and its attendees! Donations of $3,506 will place many books in little hands!
BOOKS ARE
LIFE CHANGERS.
BOOKS ARE
THE FUTURE.
Born to Read spreads the word about the importance of singing, talking and reading with children every day from birth on to ensure their success in school and in life. We distribute literacy information and free books for children and their families in the Grand Traverse region, covering Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau Counties.
Maternity staff at Munson distribute Born to Read Welcome Baby gift bags with literacy message, free books, and other gifts from our community partners. Another book with an invitation to enroll in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is placed in baby's crib. Maternity and birth records staff encourage enrollment in the Imagination Library before parents leave the hospital.
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland. Through our Books from Birth partnership, Born to Read works with our two local chapters, DPIL GTR and Benzie, to develop resources and strategies to enroll young children in the region.
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Provides tote bag with free book to new parents and to families with children birth to three participating in the library’s summer reading program. Also offers weekly texts with early literacy tips and fun events and activities to parents of young children. TADL hosts Born to Read training workshops, meetings, and promotes enrollments in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
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Contributes expertise and programs that support parents of young children and provides written materials, translation, and training to help achieve Born to Read goals. Through 5toOne, Great Start also provides close to home neighborhood centers with play groups and other activities for families with young children, working closely with Born to Read to provide literacy information and encourage reading with children right from the start.
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Providing a range of educational and supportive services across the 5-county region, Northwest Ed works together with Born to Read to ensure new parents are connected to vitally needed programs. They provided technical assistance and consultation in the development of a special Welcome Baby bag with message and customized book specifically for families whose babies are in the NICU and financially support enrollments in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
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Traverse City Area Public Schools educates, inspires, and supports all learners to maximize individual excellence and success. TCAPS provides a gift for baby in the Welcome baby bag, hosts readers in preschool classrooms, distributes Born to Read literacy information, and promotes enrollments in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library at school events.
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Through its Pantry to Preschool project, Father Fred distributes Born to Read books and literacy information every month. The books are part of food deliveries for low-income families of children attending nine different preschools in the region.
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Delivers books and Born to Read literacy information to parents of young children visiting health clinics and using WIC services and encourages enrollment in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library during home visits.
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Northwest Michigan Health Services distributes Born to Read literacy information, books for young children, and encourages enrollments in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
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Part of the Benzie-Leelanau Health Department, Parenting Communities offers programs for all families with children aged 0-6 in Leelanau County. They provide funding for Welcome Baby bags, promote and register children in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, distribute literacy information and children's books at community events and home visits.
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Benzie County's Early Childhood Task Force, a part of Advocates for Benzie County, works to enhance kindergarten readiness, collaborating with local and regional organizations. As the local chapter for Benzie County, they register children for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and provide funding for Welcome Baby bags.
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Offers free dental care for children, pregnant women, as well as those with developmental disabilities and veterans. United We Smile promotes early dental care, providing a gift in the Welcome baby bag, and distributes literacy information and books to young children who visit their clinic.
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Tamarack Holdings is a passionate group of professionals leading our family of businesses to successfully reimagine the food and beverage business, one bite at a time. We are strategists, land-use planners, technologists, designers, engineers, marketers, and number crunchers. Tamarack Holdings generously donates warehouse space for storage of Born to Read books and supplies, as well as assembly of Welcome Bags and book distribution.
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National campaign that brings partners together to spread the word that reading aloud is the single most important activity that parents can do to prepare their child for success in school and life. Read Aloud provides Born to Read with campaign materials, statistics, and outreach strategies.
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Born to Read has created a 3-point strategy for engaging families with young children and encouraging them to read to their babies, every day, right from the start.
Welcome baby packets go to every newborn and their family at the Munson Medical Center. Over 1,400 packets are distributed yearly.
Link new parents to local libraries where they receive a gift bag with another free book for their baby and are encouraged to participate in story times and other activities.
Monthly delivery of books to 8 preschools. Over 300 books delivered per month!
The first three years of life are the greatest and most critical period for brain development. Newborns learn from loving interactions with family members. Reading, talking, and singing with your baby everyday will help ensure success in school and in life.