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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 584 

Designating October 4, 2012, as ‘‘Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 22 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 21), 2012 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. KERRY, Mr. 

BROWN of Massachusetts, Mr. WICKER, Mr. BENNET, and Mr. COCHRAN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed 

to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating October 4, 2012, as ‘‘Jumpstart’s Read for the 

Record Day’’. 

Whereas Jumpstart, a national early education organization, 

is working to ensure that every child in the United States 

enters school prepared to succeed; 

Whereas Jumpstart delivers a year-round research-based and 

cost-effective program by training college students and 

community volunteers to serve preschool age children in 

low-income neighborhoods, helping them to develop the 

language and literacy skills necessary to succeed in school 

and in life; 

Whereas, since 1993, Jumpstart has trained nearly 25,000 

college students and community volunteers to transform 


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the lives of more than 42,000 preschool children in communities across the United States; 

Whereas Jumpstart’s Read for the Record, presented in partnership with the Pearson Foundation, is a national campaign that culminates in one day of the year when millions of people in the United States come together to celebrate literacy and support Jumpstart in its efforts to 

promote early childhood education; 

Whereas the goals of the campaign are to raise awareness in 

the United States of the importance of early childhood 

education, support Jumpstart’s early education programs 

in preschools in low-income neighborhoods through donations and sponsorship, and celebrate the commencement 

of Jumpstart’s program year; 

Whereas October 4, 2012, is an appropriate date to designate 

as ‘‘Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day’’ because it is 

the date Jumpstart aims to set the world record for the 

largest shared reading experience; and 

Whereas Jumpstart hopes to engage more than 2,200,000 

children in reading ‘‘Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad’’ 

by David Soman and Jacky Davis during this recordbreaking celebration of reading and service, all in support 

of preschool children in the United States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates October 4, 2012, as 

3 ‘‘Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day’’; 

4 (2) commends Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 

5 on its seventh year; 


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1 (3) encourages adults, including grandparents, 

2 parents, teachers, and college students— 

3 (A) to join children in creating the world’s 

4 largest shared reading experience; and 

5 (B) to show their support for literacy and 

6 Jumpstart’s early education programming for 

7 young children in low-income communities; and 

8 (4) requests the Secretary of the Senate to 

9 transmit a copy of this resolution to Jumpstart, one 

10 of the leading nonprofit organizations in the United 

11 States in the field of early childhood education. 

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