Celebrating Embracing Dr. Seuss’ Differences Day on the Suncoast
Embracing Our Differences, a local nonprofit that uses the arts to create a better world, has participated in Read Across America’s celebration…
Campaign’s Vision Starts with Integrity
Editor’s Note: This is the first post in a series sharing the values of the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
The Suncoast Campaign fo…
Focusing on Attendance, Early Learning Fuels Grade-Level Reading in Manatee County
As the backbone organization for the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading in Manatee County, the United Way’s first area of focus is atten…
Connections Abound at Vroom Pioneers Celebration
On Saturday, kids were zoomin’ around the Children’s Rainforest Garden at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens — they were getting their faces painted…
Celebrating Vroom Pioneer Families at Selby Gardens
The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading recently wrapped up an early-learning and parent-engagement pilot project in our region featuring…
United Way of Manatee County Turns to the Community to Uplift Grade-Level Reading
The United Way of Manatee County develops resources and partnerships that make a measurable difference in people’s lives. How we do that has be…
Community Education at the Manatee County Fair
For an exciting 10 days in January, the Manatee County Fair was the place to be. Each night, thousands of children, adults and families walked…
The Role of Medicaid in the Quest for Grade-Level Reading
If you have been following the reporting of Maggie Clark and her team on the Medicaid crisis in Florida in the Herald-Tribune, you know that Fl…
Attendance Awareness Featured at the Manatee County Fair
Kami Lake did a double take as she walked past the Suncoast Campaign for the Grade-Level Reading Booth at the Manatee County Fair.
She paused…
Suncoast Vroom Pilot Data Illustrates Positive Parent Reactions
In spring 2015, several people from Florida’s Suncoast attended a Campaign for Grade-Level Reading conference in San Francisco. It was a wonder…
Celebrating Regional Attendance Awareness Poster Contest Winners
We began with 38,000 students creating posters for the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Attendance Awareness Poster Contest, and ended…
Circus Sarasota Partnership Honors Poster Contest Winners
A main pillar of The Patterson Foundation is “Partners with a Purpose,” which is all about encouraging purposeful collaboration. If you have ev…
Bridging the Gap Between Pre-K and Kindergarten
The key to the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s goal of all children reading at grade level by the end of third grade is quality pre…
Connections Provide Thousands of Books for Suncoast Children
For those who know The Patterson Foundation and its approach, the term “connective tissue” will be very familiar. Because we learn new words an…
Joining Forces for Read Across America Day
Embracing Our Differences (EOD) is a not-for-profit organization that uses the power of art and education to expand consciousness and open the…
The Foundation for Successful Society Is Built in Early Childhood
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a series featuring Vroom.
“The foundation for successful society is built in early childhood,”…
Vroom, Books and More at the Gingerbread Festival
A favorite Buddy the Elf quote is: “I thought maybe we could make gingerbread houses, and eat cookie dough, and go ice-skating, and maybe even…