Employees share time with local schoolchildren

In Glen Saint Mary FL...

Nathan King, Acting Postmaster at the Glen Saint Mary Post Office, participated in the annual "Read for the Record" campaign where local professionals are invited to participate in the event by reading to our elementary school children.

Nathan read "Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad" to three classes at the Macclenny, FL Pre-K/Kindergarten Center.

Jumpstart’s premiere national campaign Read for the Record, presented in partnership with the Pearson Foundation, is one day of the year when millions of individuals come together to celebrate literacy and support Jumpstart in its efforts to promote early childhood education.

Each year, the campaign has shown a national spotlight on America's early education achievement gap and highlighted Jumpstart's programs as a way to address this crisis. S

ince 2006, the campaign has:

·         Engaged 7 MILLION children

·         Raised more than $7 MILLION for early education programs

·         Provided more than 1,000,000 books for children in low-income neighborhoods

 

 Pictured is Nathan King and Mrs. McNeal's class at the Pre-K/Kindergarten.

In Jeffersonville GA...

 

The Twiggs County GA  Pre-K program visited the Jeffersonville Post Office as part of their study on community helpers.

Jeffersonville  GA Postmaster Tracy Terry gave the classes a guided tour of the daily operations and allowed volunteers to become honorary mail carriers.

The children delivered coloring books to their classmates.  The children and adults left having a better understanding of what actually is going on behind those wall at post office box section.