Read to Succeed
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go” – Dr. Seuss
Our son Reid, was born on February 26, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton, the second twin born just one minute after his sister, Ashlan. Reid’s development has been a little slower than his twin, due in large part to the early challenges which were detected at birth. He suffers from a congenital heart condition called Pulminary Valve Stenosis and during Christmas 2011 visited Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto for a needed surgery. He’s been through a double digit number of echocardiograms and was fed through NG tube for the first three months of his life. We’ve been fortunate to receive first class care while at St. Joseph’s and later McMaster Hospitals in Hamilton. In all, he spent the first five weeks of his life in hospital and had dozens of medical appointments; a minute amount of time compared to other children facing health challenges, but a lifetime to us.
It is because of this wonderful care at our city’s hospitals, the love, support and generosity of so many people, that we decided to begin the journey of creating Read to Succeed. We have been very blessed in our lives – and want to bring some hope to other children in our community.
Read to Succeed will focus on a two part mandate:
* children’s book inventory and distribution system for needy families with young children in Hamilton
* series of fundraising events to raise awareness, celebrate youth in our community and provide resources promote the importance of literacy in early education
Follow along as we build collaborative efforts and make this dream a reality.
