Wild About Reading Coming to Your Community

Wild about Reading, a special summer program to encourage reading and to supplement the Imagination Library program, will be held in 16 different parks in communities in this area this summer.  Parents and child care providers are encouraged to bring their preschool or young children to the park closest to them and enjoy the fun!  

The program will feature music, activities, reading by United Way volunteers and animal cracker snacks.  Door prizes of children’s books will be given to child care providers who attend with the children in their care.  The time of the program in all locations is 9:30 – 10:15 a.m.  In case of bad weather, cancellation information will be broadcast on KMHL/KKCK Radio.

June

Tuesday, June 10             Marshall                                Independence Park          

Thursday, June 12       Minneota                               Riverside Park

Tuesday, June 17             Wood Lake                           Freedom Park

Thursday, June 19                        Cottonwood                                    City Park

Tuesday, June 24             Echo                                      Lions Park

Wednesday, June 25                   Hanley Falls                         Centennial Park  (softball complex)

July

Tuesday, July 8                             Clarkfield                              Valhalla  Park

Thursday, July 10              Canby                                    Central Park

Tuesday, July 15                           Hendricks                             Veteran’s Memorial Park

Thursday, July 17              Ivanhoe                                 East Side Park

Tuesday, July 22                           Marshall                                Justice Park

Thursday, July 24              Milroy                                     Milroy City Park

Tuesday, July 29                           Tracy                                     Sebastian Park

Thursday, July 31              Tyler                                       Swimming Pool Park

August

Tuesday, August 5                       Lake Benton                        Westside Field Park

Wednesday, August 6                 Marshall                                Freedom Park

For more information contact United Way of Southwest Minnesota, 507-929-2273 or go to www.unitedwayswmn.org  

United Way of Southwest Minnesota is an independent, local organization working to create lasting changes in peoples’ lives and the communities in Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Yellow Medicine and western Redwood Counties of Minnesota.