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Our NEW website Jumpstart Newsroom SUPPORT US: Donate Online Attend an Event Read for the Record JOIN US: Jobs at Jumpstart Be a Corps Member EARLY EDUCATION RESOURCES: Favorite Books Favorite Activites	HIGHLIGHTS: New Partnership Takes Jumpstart Office to Boston Children's Museum More>> Jumpstart's Read for the Record More>> Laura Bush Invites Jumpstart to White House Easter Egg Roll More>> Jumpstart Launches New Website More>> Jumpstart Raises Money and Awareness at Three Events More>> ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pearson Teacher Fellow's Story Told in Major Periodical More>> State Senator Pat Jehlen Visits Jumpstart Tufts During Jumpstart Literacy Week More>> Jumpstart For A Day Event Held Across the Country More>>	CORPS MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Patrick Cary, Jumpstart Fresno at California State University, Fresno This April, Patrick Cary was named Fresno Student Volunteer of the Year. Read more>> To learn more about becoming a Corps member, click here.

Highlights NEW PARTNERSHIP TAKES JUMPSTART OFFICE TO BOSTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM On July 1, Jumpstart will move its national headquarters to the Boston Children’s Museum. Jumpstart will be sharing office space with Citizen Schools, a national after-school program, as part of a new partnership to improve each organization’s operations, making Boston Children’s Wharf a leading destination for social entrepreneurship in the nation. Read more>> Back to top JUMPSTART'S READ FOR THE RECORD CAMPAIGN On August 24, 2006, Jumpstart will set a world record for the number of children and adults reading the same book in a single day -- The Little Engine That Could! The Campaign, which will support Jumpstart and raise awareness for school readiness in America, was officially launched on May 2 at the International Reading Association Annual Convention (About the launch>>). To find out how you can get involved, visit www.readfortherecord.org or Read more>> The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, with new art by Loren Long, TM & (c) Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Back to top LAURA BUSH INVITES JUMPSTART TO WHITE HOUSE EASTER EGG ROLL Nearly 200 preschoolers from the underserved neighborhoods in which Jumpstart works accompanied organization leaders to the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 17. First Lady Laura Bush extended Jumpstart a personal invitation for this year’s Egg Roll. The First Lady’s support for Jumpstart and the service of its college student mentors began several years ago. Her invitation to the White House’s Easter celebration served to recognize her ongoing support of Jumpstart’s work. Read more>> Back to top JUMPSTART LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE Jumpstart is proud to announce the launch of our new website: www.jstart.org. This launch is another step in our evolved branding strategy. You may have already noticed our new logo with the tagline “Connect Early.” With this tagline, we are emphasizing the one-to-one connections Jumpstart creates between our Corps members and preschool children, as well as the power of early intervention. Our new website serves to reflect these important messages. We invite you to visit the new and improved www.jstart.org. Back to top JUMPSTART RAISES MONEY & AWARENESS AT THREE EVENTS In April, Jumpstart hosted three events that raised more than $1 million, as well as awareness for the School Readiness for All Initiative. To read more about these exciting events, click below: Jumpstart Raises Over $635,000 at Annual Benefit Celebration Read more>> Jumpstart Raises Over $425,000 at Scribbles to Novels in New York City Read more>> Jumpstart Northeast Region Hosts a School Readiness for All Community Conversation in Roxbury, Mass. Read more>> Back to top Announcements PEARSON TEACHER FELLOW'S STORY TOLD IN MAJOR PERIODICAL Article profiling a day in the life of a Head Start teacher features Jumpstart's Pearson Teacher Fellow, Josh Abrahams. Read more>> Back to top STATE SENATOR PAT JEHLEN VISITS JUMPSTART TUFTS DURING JUMPSTART LITERACY WEEK Massachusetts State Senator Pat Jehlen became a reader to preschool children as part of Jumpstart Literacy Week, a weeklong campaign that turns decision makers and leaders into readers and focuses public attention on the importance of early literacy. Read more>> Back to top JUMPSTART FOR A DAY EVENTS HELD ACROSS THE COUNTRY Each year, Jumpstart college and university partners across the country host Jumpstart For A Day events, which bring young children and their families together in learning activities to build language and literacy. This year, the events spanned from coast to coast. Below are links to this season’s featured Jumpstart For A Day events: New York City>> San Francisco>> Santa Monica, CA>> Back to top
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