Awards During National Book Month
Just in time for National Book Month, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder is urging parents of children who participated in the New York State Assembly Summer Reading Challenge to submit their completed applications this month.
Goldfeder has already received hundreds of forms from children all over southern Queens and Rockaway who participated in the program.
“Reading is such an important tool for success, and I am proud that so many children and families chose to participate in the Summer Reading Challenge to keep their minds active during the long summer break,” said Goldfeder.
The Assembly’s Summer Reading Challenge requires that children read together with a parent or guardian for at least 15 minutes a day, for 40 days or more in the summer months.
In October, Goldfeder will acknowledge the achievement of the children who completed the Summer Reading Challenge by visiting the schools of each child to personally hand them an Assembly Excellence in Reading Certificate and congratulate them on their accomplishment.
Anyone whose child participated in the program but has not sent in their application is encouraged to do so as soon as possible to ensure their children receive an Assembly certificate.
For additional information, call 1-718-945-9550.
