A televised proclamation was made to the school board, press releases were sent to all local media, a local radio station promoted RAA events with public service announcements recorded by school board members and the local association president and vice president discussed the planned events on a local cable talk show. Greene County Education Association presented red and white Cat in the Hat hats to their school board and invited them to read. Preschoolers at the Technical Center attended a party where they received their own Dr. Seuss books to take home, and art students designed birthday cards. A number of Hampton pre-schoolers and a group of reading students participated in the USS ReaderShip event the previous week at the Norfolk Naval Base. The Henrico Education Association held read-ins at six county public libraries on March 2nd and invited local celebrities and school board members.
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An evening event attended by students, teachers, and school board members of all the schools in King William featured reading events including all student levels and refreshments. A local restaurant provided food and drinks. The Montgomery County Education Association spearheaded activities in many county schools beyond the school day on March 2nd, including visits from Virginia Tech athletes reading with students, Dr. Seuss birthday parties, reading round-robins with rocking chairs throughout a gym, making video and audio tapes of children's books for use in elementary schools and reading in a local bookstore among other events. A storyteller and reader activity event sponsored by the Newport News Education Association was held at Patrick Henry Mall. Attending students received bookmarks, certificates, stickers and Reading Game Books.