Jumpstart & Mary-Louise Parker Hit National Newsstands... Read All About It!

 

	Mary-Louise Parker said it best: "Nothing but good can come from teaching children to read." Jumpstart's Read for the Record spokesperson, and award winning actress, Mary-Louise Parker is featured in the Cause Celeb section of the September issue of InStyle magazine! As spokesperson, Parker encourages all Americans to pledge to read on October 8 as part of Jumpstart's Read for the Record. Your participation supports Jumpstart's year-round literacy program for children in low-income communities. There's never been a better time to get involved! InStyle was on hand as the Tony-, Emmy- and Golden Globe- winning actress visited a preschool classroom in a low-income community served by Jumpstart. There, she read Jumpstart's Read for the Record official Campaign book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar to eager ears, and filmed a public service announcement for the Campaign. Mary-Louise Parker spoke about why she cares so deeply about Jumpstart's cause: "Books allow you to relate to what you don't understand, which teaches you compassion," the actress told InStyle. "It's why I'm so passionate about the organization."
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ABOUT JUMPSTART  Since 1993, Jumpstart has been bringing at-risk preschool children and caring adults together in intensive, year-long relationships to build the vital literacy, social, and emotional skills children need to thrive. Jumpstart delivers a research-based, best practice curriculum to nearly 15,000 preschoolers in 76 communities in 20 states across America. Jumpstart is working toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.  For more information, visit http://www.jstart.org/.