Great morning attending a mentor training for Dive Into Reading Summer Reading Program Sarasota at Sarasota Schools . Thankful for Gecko’s partnering to host 40 rising 2nd graders this June. Mentors needed Tuesdays & Thursdays in June, can you help?.💕📚 surveymonkey.com/r/ZTTJJLC

#DiveIntoReading day 1 at Gecko's Hospitality SR70! Blessed to have such great community support! Manatee Schools The Patterson Foundation Suncoast GL Reading Anna Maria Oyster Bar John Horne Amanda Horne @manalibraries

Another great day with Manatee Schools at #DiveIntoReading today, feel so blessed with our community wanting to share their love of books & learning. Donna Puhalovich Anna Maria Oyster Bar Gecko's SR 70 South Florida Museum Pier 22 @manalibraries Suncoast GL Reading The Patterson Foundation

Our first week of #DiveIntoReading is over and what fun it has been! Thank you everyone who mentored, served, taught, organized, transported, advised and cared to help us make this happen💕 Suncoast GL Reading Manatee Schools Anna Maria Oyster Bar Gecko's SR 70 Pier 22 South Florida Museum

Another great #DiveIntoReading day at Gecko's Hospitality with the Board from Sarasota Schools 💕 📚 Suncoast GL Reading #SummerRC2019

So grateful for our community who believes we all have a part to play in helping our children gain the skills they need to be successful & reach their dreams. #Ittakesavillage #SummerRC2019 Suncoast GL Reading

Just another fabulous day of kids, reading and loving our community and how they all step up to make a difference. Suncoast GL Reading Anna Maria Oyster Bar Campaign for Grade-Level Reading #SummerRC2019

Thank you Hildy Gottlieb for sharing Dive Into Reading Summer Reading Program in your blog on engaging unlikely allies. We are blessed to have many who want to step up and help our children. Suncoast GL Reading Anna Maria Oyster Bar Gecko's SR 70 The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature Pier 22 Manatee Schools creatingthefuture.org/engaging-unlik…

Loved seeing this little guy at Anna Maria Oyster Bar Ellenton today - he saw sick but asked him mom to bring him to the program so he could say goodbye to his mentor, Miss Chris. The connections are real and leave a lasting impact. Thank you Manatee Schools for sharing your awesome kids!

Palmetto Elementary students and staff gave the sweetest “thank you” to all the staff at Anna Maria Oyster Bar Ellenton today on their final day of Dive Into Reading. Just beautiful! Manatee Schools Suncoast GL Reading #SummerRC2019 Amanda Horne John Horne

Thank you Francie for this awesome blog. We all had so much fun and all to help children. It really does take a village💕 digiduchess.blogspot.com/2019/07/dive-i…

Check out this weeks #SummerRC2019 newsletter with tips to help readers develop mind movies #GLReading Dr. Shalia Moore-Hayes Michele Miller @h_koester941 JustForGirls BBBS Sun Coast Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County @sarasotaBGC YMCA READS gradelevelreadingsuncoast.net/wp-content/upl…

Do you know the five finger rule? Let’s help our kids to read!

Thank you to all who came out to cheer in our students at Samoset Elementary this morning💕 Manatee Schools

Can you help? It’s so rewarding to help a child be successful💕

Today we welcomed 🦒 giraffes🦒...yup real, live giraffe’s as guests on Dive Into Reading! I’m not sure who had more fun, the kids or the mentors. Thank you Crystal at Rye Road Farms, Bradenton for bringing this wonderful experience to our kids. youtu.be/i_8KC8jCRro

We were so honored to welcome Dick Vitale as our closing guest reader. He had such a beautiful message of perseverance & belief in yourself for our kids. AWEsome baby! youtu.be/0ojmCChDa7s

Thank you @SRQChirps for promoting Dive Into Reading Summer Reading Program srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2021…

And another great week hosting 541 kiddos at 6 locations here in Manatee County. We can’t thank our partners enough, it’s the best way to start your day📚 Anna Maria Oyster Bar Gecko's SR 70 The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature Manatee Schools Manatee County Public Library System Suncoast GL Reading O’Bricks, Florida Power & Light and more..