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MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Dolly Parton is making speechmaking much accessible to children successful Madera and Fresno by gifting them escaped books.
First 5 Madera and United Way Fresno and Madera (UWFM) volition invited Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) connected Wednesday successful solemnisation of the Week of the Young Child.
"Early literacy is simply a captious instauration for lifelong occurrence and ensuring that young children person entree to books successful their earliest years tin marque a profound impact,” added Stephanie Nathan, CEO of United Way Fresno & Madera.
DPIL allows families to person 1 publication per period for each kid aged 0-5 successful their household. Whether the publication is successful English oregon Spanish, the books are free, allowing families to person up to 60 books per kid by the clip they crook five.
"Creating a lukewarm and enjoyable speechmaking experience— particularly astatine location and from an aboriginal age— helps nurture a lifelong emotion of reading, learning, and meaningful connections,” said Monica Ramirez Executive, manager of First 5 Madera.
Officials accidental families who be Wednesday's lawsuit tin registry their children and larn much astir the resources First 5 Madera plans to beforehand done Dolly's program.
The lawsuit volition beryllium hosted astatine First 5 Madera, 525 E. Yosemite Ave., April 9 astatine 10 a.m. Anyone seeking further accusation oregon would similar to registry tin visit Dolly Parton's Imagination Library website.
