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In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO. 2003{7/r"
.RECOGNIZING TIME TIRELESS EFFORTS OF WEST COUNTY READS! TO BOOST
LITERACY SKILLS OF ALL CHILDREN IN WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Whereas, West County Reads! is a con-I . ty wide collabi r tion of parents, teachers, civic and
business leaders committed raising the litexacy skills cif all children in WestContra Costa County;and
Whereas,West County Reads!was founded by the Community Alliance for Public Education(CAPE)
in October 2001; and
Whereas, the mission of'West County Reads! is to ensure that every child in West Contra Costa
County is read to 20 minutes each day and every child reads at grade level upon completion of third
grade; and
Whereas, reading difficulty contributes to school failure, which increases e risk of absenteeism,
school drop out,juvenile delinquency,and substance abuse; and
"Whereas,West County Reads!has been instrumental in organizing conuni'ty book drives that
benefit' libraries and schools, recruited volunteer readers to schools, and participated in
com. unity even s tca raise the importance of literacy to parents,teachers;l ds Arid community
residents; and,.
Whereas,Went County Reads,is dependent on the participation and volunteer efforts of community
groups and individuals,such as;Susan Wittenberg of the West Count Ed Fu rd,George Harris;III of
the West Cantu Costa Llai,f"red School District,Rana Renner+�f T iser Permanente's.teach Out an Read
Program;Judy Sam of Read Aloud Volunteers,Carol Weinsteinaf B'ay.,Ar'ea Corry unit�Resouurees,Robin
Wilson, and Don DelcKevin ufferd, and MaryAnn Gallagher.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of 5upervt ors of Contra Costa County
recognizes and honors the important collaborative work West County'Reads!'has achieved to boast
literacy skills for all-children in.the community.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Contra Costa.County Board of Supervisors on this
7th day Of ja itnary, 2403
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!E JOHN GIOIA
C Chair
District I Supervisor, r
GAYLE UILKEMA DONNA ER
District II Supervisor District III Supero'
MARK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
Wim`cmm Witness my hand and the Seal of the
READS! Board of Supervisors affixed this
7th Day of January,2003
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John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County
Introduced by A+ initratar
Supervisor Jahn Gioia
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