This March 2nd, staff, faculty, and students the Ross Medical Education Center campus in Roosevelt Park, Michigan celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss, the famous Green Eggs and Ham man himself! What makes this day even more special in the world of education is that it is also Read Across America Day. Dr. Seuss, a big proponent of literacy and education himself stated, “the more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn the more places you’ll go.”
Everyone at Ross knows that reading is such an important part of education, especially with the younger generation. A child’s reading skills are important to their success in school and work. In addition, reading can be a fun and imaginative activity for children, which opens doors to all kinds of new worlds for them. Reading and writing are important ways they can use language to communicate.
To celebrate both of these events, the Roosevelt Park campus decided to do a book drive. They wanted to help community children learn to love reading and literature. In order to promote a little friendly competition on the campus as well, they decided to host a contest between each of the classes in Roosevelt Park. Although they were all passionate about the cause, the two classes that were the most committed to winning the competition were from the afternoon Medical Assistant program and the evening Medical Insurance Billing and Office Administration program. In fact, between those two classes, over 400 books were donated.
By the end of the drive, the campus was able to donate over 650 books to local Marquette Elementary School. They wanted each student to be able to pick out their favorite book to celebrate Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. “It is such a great feeling to see a child be able to pick a book, sit down, and attempt to sound out the words,” shared Lisa Picard, Campus Director. “These kids are our future and we are happy that we could be a part of it!”