As the school year ends, many children fall victim to the
'summer slide', a term used to describe how kids lose some of the
information they learned during the school year as they spend
summer months away from the classroom.
In order to ensure kids stay engaged in literacy activities
during their break away from school, the Children's Reading
Foundation of the Mid-Columbia is proud to once again provide
children with story time through the McDonald's Summer Reading
Program. The program begins in June and features weekly themes.
This year, additional sites outside McDonald's Restaurants will
also participate so that all children have the ability to attend
and engage in reading activities.
The McDonald's Summer Reading Program operates on Tuesdays at
the Kennewick McDonald's off of Highway 395, Wednesdays at the
Court Street McDonald's in Pasco and Thursdays at the Prosser
McDonald's with story time starting at 10 am. The program is
supported by our friends at McDonald's, as well as grant from the
Three Rivers Community Foundation which provided $5,000 to fund the
literacy activity throughout the summer. Come join the
fun, children receive a free book for
attending!
McDonald Restaurant Weekly themes are:
June 19-Meet Ronald McDonald
June 26-Mid-Columbia Libraries
July 3-America the Beautiful *No Pasco
Program
July 10-Law Enforcement
July 17-Oh, What Do You Do in the Summer?
July 24-Our Amazing Earth
August 1-Around the World *No Kennewick or Prosser
Program
Additional Summer Reading Program
Sites:
Jefferson Park Picnic Area, 1340 George Wa. Way, Richland,
WEDNESDAYS 1-2 pm, July 11-August 15
Quail Ridge Apartments, 1026 W. 10th Avenue,
Kennewick,THURSDAYS 10-11 am, June 21-July 26
Tepeyac Haven Apartments, 801 N. 22nd Avenue, Pasco,
TUESDAYS 10-11 am, June 26-July 31
YMCA Martin Luther King Center, 205 S. Wehe, Pasco,
MONDAYS 3-4 pm, June 18-July 9
Collegium Cafe, 3525 East A Street, Pasco, MONDAYS 3-4 pm,
July 16-August 6