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Enjoying “Community Reading Day” at Wyoming Seminary Lowe School are, from left, Thaddeus Cimochowski, Dallas; Community Reader Suzanne McCabe, Director of Conference and Event Services at King’s College; Meredith Connor, Dallas; and Simran Uppal, Bear Creek.

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First and second-grade students at Wyoming Seminary Lower School recently enjoyed the company of community readers, thanks to a regional literacy-promoting event called “Community Reading Day.”
As part of the program, business volunteers visit primary-grade classrooms to read a book to students, discuss the book (and sometimes their careers) with the children and donate the book to the class.
The event also serves as an opportunity for business volunteers to see what is happening in the classroom first-hand. At the same time, students and teachers have the opportunity to interact with a representative of the business community.
Suzanne McCabe, Director of Conference and Event Services at King’s College, recently took time out of her work day to volunteer as a community reader at Wyoming Seminary Lower School. She chose to read “Melissa Parkington’s Beautiful, Beautiful Hair” by author Pat Brisson to first-graders in Karen Woytach’s classroom.