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| Laura Bush and Jenna Bush Discuss Literacy and Learning (4.22.08) |
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| Media Contact: Sarah Morton, 212.415.5435, email |
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| LAURA BUSH AND JENNA DISCUSS LITERACY AND LEARNING AT THE 92ND STREET Y—ONLY NEW YORK EVENT |
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| Laura and Jenna Bush Talk with Newsweek's Julia Reed About Education, Reading and Their New Children's Book, Read All About It! |
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Tuesday, April 22, 8:00pm |
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| New York, NY, April, 1, 2008—The 92nd Street Y welcomes two of the country's most prominent advocates for literacy and education, Mrs. Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna Bush. The two have written a new children's book, Read All About It! (HarperCollins), encouraging children to embrace the delights of reading. The book is being published on April 22, 2008—the day of the 92nd Street Y event. Laura and Jenna Bush will talk with Julia Reed, a contributing editor at Newsweek and Vogue, about the importance of literacy and education, their passion for reading and their collaboration on the book.Laura Bush is actively involved in advocating on behalf of education, health care and human rights. As Honorary Ambassador for the UN Literacy Decade, she hosted the first-ever White House Conference on Global Literacy in 2006. Jenna Bush's first book, the best-selling Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope, is based on her work with UNICEF. A portion of the proceeds from Read All About It! will benefit two national teacher programs: Teach for America and the New Teacher Project. Julia Reed is the author of Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena; her new book, The House on First Street: My New Orleans Story, will be published by Ecco in June. |
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Only pre-registered press will receive credentials.
For credentials, submit information to SARAH MORTON at the 92nd Street Y 212.415.5435, smorton@92Y.org |
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| ABOUT THE 92nd STREET Y |
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Founded in 1874 by a group of visionary Jewish leaders, the 92nd Street Y has grown into a wide-ranging cultural, educational and community center serving people of all ages, races, faiths and backgrounds. The 92nd Street Y's mission is to enrich the lives of the over 300,000 people who visit in person each year as well as those who visit virtually, through the Y's satellite, television, radio and Internet broadcasts. The organization offers comprehensive performing arts, film and spoken word events; courses in the humanities, the arts, personal development and Jewish culture; activities and workshops for children, teenagers and parents; and health and fitness programs for people of every age. Committed to making its programs available to everyone, the 92nd Street Y awards nearly $1 million in scholarships annually and reaches out to 7,000 public school children through subsidized arts education programs. For more information, please visit www.92Y.org.
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