For the fourth consecutive year the PFT
has been a sponsor and supporter of the
Carnegie Library Summer Reading Program.

Rufus Jordan, PFT Vice President handed out
a variety of PFT “customized” materials including
a beautifully done book entitled,
“Helping your Child Become a Reader.”

The PFT hand out items were very popular
with students and parents alike.

A small part of the more than 3,000 visitors
to the “Summer Reading –‘06” event on the lawn
next to the Carnegie Library in Oakland.

PFT member Lori Carmody Lane, Oni Greco,
Zachary Lane, and Kevin Berry stopped at
the PFT booth.

PFT member Renee Fox from Martin Luther King
(K-7) came by the PFT booth.

Activity books, “Be Kid Smart” information kits,
piggy banks, “Helping Your Child Become a Reader”
and the ever-popular “animal” pens were
among the PFT hand-outs available.

Rufus Jordan explains the “Be Kid Smart”
information kits to a grandmother and
her grandchildren.

Radio Disney’s “Rockin’ Renee” leads
youngsters in a popular dance.

These youngsters were too young for
dancing but they did enjoy the PFT
“Animal Pens.”

Music, food and family-fun is the
order-of-the-day at the “Summer Reading”
kick-off.

Trying to decide on a bear pen and eat a
Push-Up at the same time can be a problem.

This mom decided to introduce her young
daughter to reading with a helpful PFT book.

Donna Vail, President of the John Morrow
PTO stopped by the PFT booth.

Dancing and other activities lasted
from noon to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 11.

Rufus Jordan doing one-on-one public
relations for the PFT.

Tish Rygalski, Reading Coach at Colfax
and Madison schools (and her son)
stopped by to say, “Hi.”

Rufus Jordan and long-time acquaintance
Denise Graham.

Anastasia Rameas and daughter Cloe.
Anastasia teaches at Manchester and Clayton.

PFT member Meigan Doran-Helmken and
her family came by to talk to Rufus.

Another young mother came by to get
“Help Your Child Become a Reader” for
her daughter.

During the Summer Reading Kick-off,
the PFT handed out several hundred
items that bore the PFT logo.