Press release from the Asheville Fire Department:
The Asheville Fire Department along with the Asheville Firefighters Association (Local 332) is excited to team up to bring back the Asheville Firefighters for Literacy program! Firefighters have read-aloud sessions scheduled for this Thursday, April 22nd at Estes Elementary between 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and will also present a special t-shirt to the top two readers from each class.
Asheville Firefighters for Literacy encourages students to be more interested in reading and to set and reach literacy goals. Teachers will help to tally the number of books read by each student and those who read the most at the conclusion of the program will get to ride to school like a true Literacy Superhero by riding in an Asheville fire truck scheduled for May 13th. “Kids love firefighters and firefighters love kids,” says Captain John Ellis. “This will be so fun for everyone involved, the kids will see how great it is to read and hopefully continue to do so for the rest of their lives.”
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