World Wrestling
Federation Entertainment, Inc.: Superstars Read
to Young People At American Library Association
Event in D.C.
World Wrestling
Federation Entertainment Superstars Molly Holly
and Spike Dudley read to approximately 300
children today at the Capitol View Neighborhood
Public Library in southeast Washington, D.C., as
one of a series of readings by WWFE Superstars to
promote the American Library Association's
"Teen Read Week 2001."
WWFE is a sponsor of Teen
Read Week, which is Oct. 14-20.
Area
children, fans and students from nearby summer
schools and day camps crowded into the library's
main foyer to listen to the WWFE Superstars read
from The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling,
and other selections.
"We
were very pleased that Molly Holly and Spike
Dudley took time from their busy schedules to
read to the children today," said Gregory
Bargeman, Branch Librarian at the Capitol View
Neighborhood Library. "Reading is a vehicle
for learning, and events like this one help
inspire children to continue reading over the
summer break."
"Today's event
demonstrates WWFE's commitment to ongoing
community efforts that underscore the importance
of reading throughout life," said WWFE CEO
Linda E. McMahon. "These readings allow us
to speak with children about the importance of
literacy and learning in a fun and informal
setting."
Last
year, D.C. area libraries registered 3,500
children for the district's Summer Quest program
- a local program that encourages children to
read over the summer months while school is out
of session. As part of the Summer Quest program,
events designed to entertain and educate visitors
are held in the 27 branch libraries across the
city. More than 5,900 children have registered to
participate in the Summer Quest program so far
this year.
The
next WWFE Superstar reading will take place at
the Glenview Public Library in Chicago on Aug.
13.
World
Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. is an
integrated media and entertainment company
headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with sales
offices in New York City, Chicago and Toronto.
Additional information on the company can be
found at www.wwf.com and www.wwfecorpbiz.com.
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