The Glynn County Health Department recently received two generous donations from The Literary Guild of St. Simons Island and Walmart to support the Reach Out and Read program. Reach Out and Read is an initiative aimed at promoting literacy by educating parents about the importance of reading to young children and giving books to children to inspire them to take an active interest in reading.
The Literary Guild of St. Simons Island donated $2,000 and the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Brunswick donated $1,000 which will help purchase books for Reach Out and Read. Glynn County Health Department Administrator, Karen Mikell, R.N., said the donations will prove invaluable.
“These unexpected gifts will help us buy books for the children who come into our health department for other services,” said Mikell. “The Reach Out and Read program is a wonderful way to try to instill a love of reading at an early age and show parents how important it is to encourage their children to read.”
The Literary Guild of St. Simons regularly supports the local library and also funds other projects, such as Reach Out and Read, in an effort to support literacy.
“We believe that the entire community benefits when individuals’ literacy skills are strengthened,” said President of the Literary Guild of St. Simons, Paul Pieschel.
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Vicki Skywark, Vice President of The Literary Guild of St. Simons Island, (left) presents a check for $2,000 to Glynn County Health Department Administrator, Karen Mikell, R.N., to support the Reach Out and Read program.
