Celebration of Reading Highlights

Mark your calendars now…for the greatest family literacy extravaganza of 2011! The date for the annual event is February 11, 2011. Make sure you’re a part of the next Celebration to help people read and build better futures for their families.

A look back…

The 2010 Anniversary Celebration of Reading, held in Bonita, Springs Florida, was another star-studded success this year, with the Bush Family and ten best-selling authors returning for the 10th Anniversary event.

Nearly 600 supporters enjoyed the Celebration of Reading, Volunteer USA’s annual event to raise funds to support family literacy academies where parents and children learn together. The celebrity event was hosted once again by reading champions including former Governor and Mrs. Jeb Bush and former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush.

And, it’s never too early to mark your calendars for February 11, 2011. Make sure you’re a part of the next Celebration to help people read and build better futures for their families.

For more about this year’s Celebration please click here (.pdf, 110k).

Jill Conner Browne, author of "The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love," gives Barbara Bush her own queen's crown during Celebration family literacy fundraiser. (Photo courtesy The News-Press)

Former President Bush congratulates college scholarship winner Nancy Tomayo-Galvez and her son, Jose Manuel. (Photo courtesy Naples Daily News)

Former Governor Jeb Bush and bestselling author Brad Meltzer share a few pages of good book. (Photo courtesy Naples Daily News)