Children's Literacy Program Recipient of $23,500 Grant from MGM Voice Foundation

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(Free-Press-Release.com) August 19, 2009 -- Las Vegas, Nevada – Spread the Word Nevada, Inc., a nonprofit children’s literacy organization based in Henderson, is the recipient of a $23,500 grant from the MGM Voice Foundation. This grant will support the organization’s Breakfast with Books program, which provides monthly breakfast, books, and family literacy events to the sixteen local elementary schools adopted based on various at-risk criteria determined from the Clark County School District. To date, Spread the Word Nevada has adopted eighteen elementary schools.

The MGM Mirage has been a supporter of Spread the Word Nevada’s Breakfast with Books program since the 2005-2006 school year. The program served more than 14,000 children during this past school year.

Laurie Hartig, Founder/Program Director, of Spread the Word Nevada stated, “Breakfast with Books is an amazing program that strengthens literacy abilities and brings families together in celebration of books and reading. Spread the Word Nevada is so very grateful for MGM Voice Foundation’s belief in this program and making this outreach possible.”

About Spread the Word Nevada, Inc: Kids to Kids

Spread the Word Nevada, Inc., is a nonprofit, 501(c) (3) corporation, serving at-risk children by providing various literary services. Kids to Kids, a flagship program of Spread the Word Nevada, helps them create home library collections of books to read and share with family members. While developing a love of reading, these libraries promote future academic achievement and higher self-esteem, which impacts lifelong success. Breakfast with Books provides monthly breakfast and family literacy services at adopted elementary schools. Books and Buddies matches reading mentors with students, who are below grade level in reading, at designated elementary schools in the Clark County School District. Since 2001, Spread the Word Nevada has distributed over a million gently used and new books to hundreds of thousands of Nevada’s youth. Contact (702) 564-7809 or visit www.SpreadtheWordNevada.org to learn more about the program details.


Contact
Lisa Habighorst, Executive Director
(702) 564-7809
www.SpreadtheWordNevada.org

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