Pratt Regional Medical Center - Books for Babes

Books for Babes is a Pratt Regional Medical Center volunteer-sponsored literacy program for new moms, dads, and babies .The importance of reading is a message many PRMC volunteers have been working to communicate for several years.

What is it?

Who is it for?

All babies born at Pratt Regional Medical Center.

Why do they do it?

The goal is to educate parents about the importance of reading to their children.

Impact

The Books for Babes program was taken on by the PRMC volunteers January 30, 2006; since then, they have delivered books and personal messages about the importance of reading to more than 100 new families.

Contact: Susan Lynch
Volunteer Coordinator
Telephone: 620-450-1429
E-mail: slynch@prmc.org

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