Roots to Read - NRGH Newborn Literacy Program

Serve and return interactions, such as gestures, pointing, recognizing images, and even babbling, all form deep neural connections within infants. Reading books and singing along to nursery rhymes provide a structured and memorable experience, positively shaping young minds as they explore the world around them!

Do you want to join our Roots to Read Team? We are always on the hunt for volunteers to help package book bags, help organize stock and so much more! Impacting the next generation takes a village.

Do you know any businesses that would be happy to support Roots to Read? We are happy to promote our sponsors.

Thank you.

Did you know that your little one, aged 12-18 months, is capable of recognizing if a book is upside down? Amazingly, they also begin to associate sounds with shapes and animals, proving that their cognitive development is on the right track!

Please consider supporting Roots to Read as we get more books in front of babies.

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Be a rock and help support an early literacy start for all.❤️ Run by volunteers and funded 100% by donations. Learn more and donate at https://nanaimohospitalfoundation.com/rootstoread/

How do we decide which books to include in our R2R book bags? Ever since the start of the program, we've always had the goal of encouraging early childhood literacy in a fun and interactive way. We sought to include local authors, one of which, Roy Henry Vickers, a talented local Indigenous artist and author, happily agreed to support the program. His book, Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak provides an interactive reading experience with bright colours and tactile elements on each page.

Thank you Roy Henry Vickers for your continued support of the program!

Magic is just a click away:
Nanaimohospitalfoundation.com/rootstoread❤️

Put away the screens and Read, Speak and Sing to the wee ones in your life….it matters! And if you can…donate! Keep Roots to Read thriving so all our infants get off to a healthy start.
Roots to Read Giving:
Www.Nanaimohospitalfoundation.com/rootstoread

What a team of volunteers! 485 book bags assembled tonight, fueled by pizza and cookies and a passion for ensuring all our wee ones get off to a healthy literacy start!
Fully funded by your donations❤️
www.nanaimohospitalfoundation.com/rootstoread

Congrats to Medical Arts Clinic recently featured in the Early Words bulletin by Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation.

“We remain endlessly inspired by the fact that even in an incredibly busy clinic environment, healthcare providers participating in Early Words clinics across Canada continue to provide support to new parents on how to build literacy skills at home. “
So great that the message now provided at birth with the NRGH Roots to Read program is being supported and reinforced at all the follow up visits in those crucial first years of life (and brain growth)!

Please help us keep Roots to Read thriving! Fully funded by donations and run by volunteers with lots of heart!
https://nanaimohospitalfoundation.com/rootstoread/

It's Family Literacy Week from January 21-28, and VI Regional Library invites you to celebrate (and party) with them!
This year's theme is "Let's Have a Family Party" 🎊🎉🎊
To get your family started, check out these family-fun book recommendations, activities, and other cool resources to get started 👇
https://virl.bc.ca/family-literacy-week/
Stay tuned on VI Regional Library FB for MORE info on how you can spend 15 minutes of family fun (or more) together, next week!

For all you who have supported our homegrown literacy program-this is worth a read. We are making a difference, one book bag at a time. Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation helped us get off the ground and continues to be our partner.
Can you support Roots to Read? Please add to the the stack. Donate here: https://nanaimohospitalfoundation.com/rootstoread/

Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation: 2023 Impact Report Read the 2023 Impact Report from the Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation.

I had an early morning today accepting a cheque for Roots to Read from Daybreak Rotary club! Thank you so much!!Please consider supporting our newborn program supporting literacy building from birth! Community funded and volunteer run. For more information and to donate:

https://nanaimohospitalfoundation.com/rootstoread/
Donation FYI: $6 buys a book and $15 fills a Roots to Read bag! ❤️

Do you have some energy to give to Roots to Read? WE NEED YOU!
Roots to Read is looking for volunteers who are passionate about early literacy and who have experience with book keeping, fundraising and organization. Message roots2read for more information. It takes a village!

Great morning speaking to the Nanaimo Rotary Club about the Roots to Read Program. Early Birds at 7 am!

"If you have received a Roots to Read - NRGH Newborn Literacy Program book bag since the initiative began, we kindly request you to spare a few minutes to fill out the attached short survey. It will only take a couple of minutes to complete, and your valuable feedback will greatly benefit the program in multiple ways."

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/rootstoread?fbclid=IwAR3t0UU9ksDUF9EQ-e4-KcJ7y1ysuCaB0IP5qHDd7bndXgq1cuaN6CMhvTs

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Last chance to bid on these beautiful prints donated by . 100% goes to Roots to Read and tax receipt for bid amounts over value. Auction closes tomorrow!! Link in our bio.

Still some tickets left. Let’s sell this event out! Roots to Read and all the babies (1500/year) we support with a healthy literacy start need you! Wednesday 7-9pm at the Nanaimo Golf Club with
Tickets at nanaimohospitalFoundation.com/RootstoRead

For 3 more days only!! Double the number of babies you help get off to a healthy literacy start 📚 ❤️

Auction closes this Friday! Get your bids in!

One week to go! Join us April 12th at the Nanaimo golf course for this special evening with Roy Henry Vickers. He has donated his time and two beautiful framed prints in support of Roots to Read. Buy your tickets, donate to R2R (donations matched until April 12th!!) or make a bid on the prints at Nanaimohospitalfoundation.com/RootstoRead Link in bio. Please share-WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT as Roots to Read is funded by our community.

From now until April 12th donations to Roots to Read are being matched! We need your support. $20 supports one book bag for one newborn but for a limited time you can double that impact. Please share with all your friends…all it takes is a little from everyone. ❤️

Nanaimo program promoting reading to newborns wins provincial honour - Nanaimo News Bulletin Roots to Read program at NRGH recognized by B.C. Patient Safety and Quality Council

Please come! Here is the link to purchase tickets, bid on the auction or donate! All donations are matched until April 12th!!

https://trellis.org/rootstoread-royhenryvickers

https://nanaimohospitalfoundation.com/rootstoread/

We are thrilled to share that world renowned painter, carver and storyteller Roy Henry Vickers will be joining us for an intimate evening of storytelling April 12, 2023 at the Nanaimo Golf Club from 6:45-9pm in support of the Roots to Read Program at NRGH. There are limited tickets so get yours today.
https://trellis.org/rootstoread-royhenryvickers?test=true

Prints can be viewed at Red Canoe Pediatrics and will be on display April 12th at our evening of story telling with Roy Henry Vickers. Auction closes at the event on April 12th. Opening bids are in but we want so see some action on these stunning donated prints and raise some much needed money for Roots to Read - NRGH Newborn Literacy Program!

Big exciting news today!!

It has taken a village to launch and keep this program running and now it takes our whole community to sustain it. Our main fundraiser of the year is ongoing. Join us for an evening with Roy Henry Vickers, bid on the on line auction of two of his prints, or make a donation-all $$ matched until April 12th by Nanaimo Community Foundation!

The Roy Henry Vickers prints are on temporary display Red Canoe Pediatrics. Check out the hours open if you want to come buy and see what you are bidding on. First bids are in but we are hoping to generate a lot more money for Roots to Read from this generous donation! Please bid and get the action rolling! Nanaimohospitalfoundation.com/Rootstoread
Link in our bio!