Ringing the Bell of RIF
June 30th, 2009
One of the fun perks of this job is that I frequently get to rally people at public events for the cause of reading. But today’s event where I will ring the closing bell at the NASDAQ stock exchange in New York City to officially launch our Book A Brighter Future™ campaign with Macy’s will be especially fun. I would never have dreamed as I grew up in that small town in south Arkansas, reading in a corner of the basement of the public library on many hot, summer days that I would be at a big city stock exchange many summers later ringing the closing bell!
You can watch the whole thing live at 3:30 p.m. ET at NASDAQ MarketSite.
Stay tuned for more news about the campaign tomorrow.
Happy Reading!
Carol
Filed under: Book A Brighter Future, Children's Books, RIF Contests, RIF Events, RIF Multicultural Literacy Campaign, RIF Partnerships, RIF in the Media
Tags: BABF, Book A Brighter Future, Coupon, Donation, Gift, Macy's, NASDAQ, New York City, Reading Is Fundamental, RIF, Times Square
2 Comments Add your own
1. Abbie | June 30th, 2009 at 11:51 am
How exciting!
Carol, it was great to “see” you on our blog today. I noticed your comment on Ellie’s post.
I’m glad to have found this “Rasco from RIF” page!
Take care,
Abbie (Ellie’s sister)
2. Carol Rasco | June 30th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Abbie, I was absolutely thrilled to receive the “friend” request from Ellie through FaceBook as that then led me to your incredible “sisters blog.” Thank you for stopping by Rasco from RIF; I hope you will do so often. Make sure you and your children visit our website http://www.rif.org to explore the several websites for children and the many activities. I look forward to some quiet time this long weekend to explore more about what you and Ellie have been doing as I read your back posts. It will be fun to be in touch with you now through the web and our blogs!
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