Read Aloud Delaware

We were honored to attend the release of Tracey Quillen Carney’s new book, “Books for Blue,” today at the Wilmington Public Library! Some of the kids at our partner childcare centers, the Walnut Street Y and St. Michael’s, were Tracey’s audience as she read her book!

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Thanks for your support!

Stop by the Read Aloud Delaware table at National Night Out hosted by the Dover Police Department-Delaware tonight and get a free book!

Many thanks to the Carl M. Freeman Foundation for providing VIP seats for Read Aloud Delaware volunteers to attend the concerts at the Freeman Stage this summer! We appreciate your partnership!

Yesterday, our Bilingual Outreach Coordinator, Maydelis Gomez-Samon, was naturalized as a U.S. citizen! We are so grateful to have Maydelis as part of our team, as she is doing amazing work helping Hispanic families with kids enhance the talk and literacy environment in their homes.

Maydelis said, 'Without losing my Cuban roots, I am thriving in the country where my daughters were born and where I was reborn. Thank you, America, for allowing me to be part of this land of liberty and now a fellow citizen.'"

Join us for Family Fun Day!

We are having a great time at Reggae in the Park!

Yesterday, WSFS Bank volunteers rocked with us in all three counties! They helped us prep for our upcoming mailing and still made time for some serious reading. Envelope stuffing AND storytime - many thanks to our multitasking heroes!

WSFS employees enjoyed reading to children at Del Tech Child Development Center in Georgetown during their "Day of Service"! What a terrific way to give back to the community. Many thanks to you and the DTCDC staff for making this experience possible.
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We are all ready for the Highmark Walk!

The Caesar Rodney School District recognized the volunteer readers at Star Hill Elementary school and awarded them with the Spirit of CR Award at last night’s board meeting. Thank you to Alma, Jane, Lori, and Nancy for volunteering your time with Read Aloud Delaware and for your devotion to the Rider community!

Last chance to win this terrific Retro Cruiser bike...

Purchase your raffle tickets at the link below, then watch the live stream winner selection on Friday, May 24th at noon!

Read Aloud Delaware's Bike Raffle  

Who isn’t excited when the latest book from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library hits your mailbox?!

Come on out to the children’s Book Festival at the Georgetown Public Library, today from 10-2:00! Grab some free children’s books while you’re here 😊📘📚📕.

While we are all mourning the loss of longtime Wilmington City Councilmember and State Representative Joe DiPinto, did you know that Read Aloud Delaware is also part of Joe's legacy? Below is my email correspondence with Mr. DiPinto when I first got hired in January 2020 and discovered him on our donor list. Former State Rep Kevin Free, the founder of Read Aloud Delaware, is who Joe is referencing below in his email. We are thinking of the family and are grateful to him!

January 14, 2020
Dear James:
Please pardon the delay in responding, and Happy New Year!
I'm very pleased to hear about you and Read Aloud.. Kevin was the driving force to bring ReadAloud to Delaware. We both worked for duPont and were personal friends.When he decided to retire and move back to New Zealand to teach at the University of Aukland it opened the 4th District seat in the House and the Republican margin was slight. The registration favored the Democrats for the District. Mike Castle was the Governor and Kevin recommended me ( without telling me). I was serving in the middle of my 4th term in City Council , was traveling extensively for the Company and had no plans for higher office. I was subjected to enormous pressure and finally acceded.
When Kevin and I got together to plan both the campaign and an agenda for the first term, he told me that his #1 area of interest was the continuation of support for ReadAloud and he wanted me to pledge to support it.
That was an easy call, because both my wife Pat and I were strong proponents of early reading education and the utilization of phonics to produce good readers. Pat was a preschool and kindergarten teacher and when she retired in 1996 she became a ReadAloud volunteer at ToddlersTech at 4th and Greenhill and served for 12 years.
Interestingly, we been having discussions recently about her doing it again.
ReadAloud's record is splendid and we will continue to support it. I regret the State's inability to accept its potential to help to ameliorate a shameful record of student reading capability.
With regards and best wishes for your campaign.

So much gratitude for a grant from the Freeman Foundation!! It will enable Read Aloud to expand its reach and services.

We are very grateful to the Fund for Women to receive $15,000 to support Hispanic mothers!

Here are the pictures from our 40th anniversary event! Thank you to everyone who came! Many thanks to our sponsors:

Incyte
WSFS
Morris James LLP
Kenny Family Foundation
Meluney Alleman & Spence
PNC Bank
Four All Seasons Change Foundation
Delaware State Chamber
United Way of Delaware
Schell Brothers
Waste Management
Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education

Congratulations to our Bilingual Outreach Coordinator, Maydelis Gomez, on completing her Associate’s Degree in Elementary Education!

Bring the whole family to the Family Fun Festival on May 16th from 4-6 pm at Cupola Park in Millsboro! Enjoy games, face painting, balloon twisting, and a magic show! There will also be food for sale. See you there!

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us today! Happy to be joined by Governor John Carney, U.S. Senator Chris C***s, and New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer!

Thank you for joining us to celebrate, Governor John Carney!

All set up! See you soon!

To all of those attending, we can't wait to see you tomorrow! Just a reminder that we are at Riverfront Events (760 Justison St, Wilmington, DE 19801). We are NOT at the Chase Center :)