{"id":44367,"date":"2013-10-13T14:30:16","date_gmt":"2013-10-13T21:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=44367"},"modified":"2013-10-16T11:12:59","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T18:12:59","slug":"laps4literacy-event-sees-a-record-turnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/10\/13\/laps4literacy-event-sees-a-record-turnout\/","title":{"rendered":"Laps4Literacy event sees record turnout"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The event was aimed at promoting literacy, therefore, even child in attendance got to take home an age-appropriate book.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 Nearly 2,000 children and parents flocked to The Hangar on Saturday for a family fun day to promote literacy.<\/p>\n

The 4th<\/sup> annual Laps4Literacy event took place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and drew a record turnout, organizers said.<\/p>\n

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Regina Brooks and her foster son Taetumn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe probably doubled attendance from last year, so we would definitely call it a success,\u201d said Susan Montalvo, of the Childcare Resource Center, the organization that hosted the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt keeps getting bigger every year,\u201d Montalvo added.<\/p>\n

The event kicked off with a 5K walk\/run\/stroll that drew about 400 participants. The day continued with a host of special performances, children\u2019s activities, games, face and hair painting. There was also a mini farmers market, where families could pick out fresh fruits and vegetables to take home, at no charge.<\/p>\n

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5-year-old Jaiden gets his face painted at the Laps4Literacy event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The family fun day was aimed at promoting literacy in the Antelope Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur whole goal is to help people understand why literacy is so important and what the problem is here in the Antelope Valley,\u201d Montalvo said. \u201cThe illiteracy rates are really high, so our goal is to make sure that every child we come in contact with gets to take home an age-appropriate book.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regina Brooks attended the event with her two foster sons, Teaghan and Taetumn. She said the farmers market was a hit with her boys.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey got to bag up the fruits themselves, so they really enjoyed it,\u201d Brooks said.<\/p>\n

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Star Wars characters were a hit at the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Brooks, the event fulfilled another more important purpose.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gave the kids the opportunity to see that reading is fun, that you can still have fun while you learn,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cThat\u2019s really why I brought them out.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more pictures from this event, visit our Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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