An Evening with Dr. Dana Suskind

Tickets are on sale for “An Evening with Dr. Dana Suskind”, presented by Read for Life at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 at the Visalia Fox Theater, 308 W. Main St. Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased at the theater, at www.foxvisalia.org or from any Read for Life Board Member.
 
The event is being presented by Read for Life, a non-profit organization which supports literacy in Tulare County beginning at birth. Dr. Suskind is founder of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, a program dedicated to harnessing the power of language to build a child’s brain for future positive impacts. In her book, “Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain,” she details the importance of early language exposure on developing a child’s brain and encourages parents to take an active role in this development.
 
“We salute the businesses, organizations and individuals who have so generously sponsored this event and enabled not only Dr. Suskind to bring her message of the power of language in our children’s future to Visalia, but also to enable the programs of Read for Life to expand throughout the County,” said event co-chair Deborah Lagomarsino. Sponsors for the event include: First 5 of Tulare County, The Sence Foundation, Kaweah Delta Health Care District, Tulare Regional Medical Center, Buckman-Mitchell Insurance, Inc., Valley Children’s Healthcare, Ann B. Reimers Educational Foundation, Lagomarsino Group, the Belay Foundation, Family Health Care Network, Paloma Development Inc., Citizens Business Bank, the Dwelle Family Foundation, California Water Service Co., Health Net, J.D. Heiskell & Co., Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Foundation for Medical Care of Tulare and Kings Counties, Inc., and Carpenter Family’s Children Foundation. In-kind sponsors are Momentum Broadcasting, Visalia Unified School District, Tulare County Office of Education, KVPR Radio, KUFW Radio Campesina, and the Vintage Press Restaurant.
 
Since its start in 1989, Read for Life has donated a quarter million books to Tulare County children. The non-profit organization supports all Teen Age Parenting programs in Tulare County, Head Start Pre-Schools, and provides books and information to the pre-school migrant programs and home-based pre-schools. Read for Life reaches out to children in crisis by placing books in shelters, homework centers, and health centers throughout Tulare County.
 
For more information about Dr. Suskind, visit www.prhspeakers.com. For information on the Thirty Million Initiative, see www.thirtymillionwords.org. To learn more about Read for Life, go to www.readforlife.org.