Meet a STAR RAR volunteer – Abdullah

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When did you first learn about RAR?
I learned about RAR while volunteering in the Book Sorting Event in Caltrans Oakland Office Basement on August 28, 2011.
Why do you think RAR is important?
It’s all of our moral duty to make the best use of our lives and work towards a better future.

Colors in my dreams from the pages of my childhood books. Dreams of a life where there is compassion, care, love, justice and no hunger. My dreams have been shattered. Everyday, I wake up to the reality of life…hunger, injustice, greed, war, drought, global warming, recession. What are we leaving for our future generation?

I hope, one day my dream will come true with your help. I am waiting to celebrate that day with thousands of RAR raised readers. I want to tell them the colors in their story books have come true. Please join us with RAR to raise those future readers and a better future.
 
This message is approved by Abdullah Mahmud, Caltrans-District 4, 2011 CSECC Chair, who has joined RAR volunteering effort to raise thousands of readers in the Bay Area.  

Do you have young children? (If yes, what is your reading routine? Do you have a favorite children’s book?)
I do not have children. So I do not get to read children’s books.

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On Thursday October 6th, our community partner, Jumpstart will host their annual Read for the Record (http://www NULL.jstart NULL.org/site/PageServer?pagename=readfortherecord_about). Join the celebration to help set a new record for the most children being read the same book on the same day.

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The Chavez  Branch Library in Oakland (http://www NULL.oaklandlibrary NULL.org/branches/CCB/index NULL.htm) is partnering with St. Mary’s College Jumpstart to celebrate  12:30pm – 3:00pm (https://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/event NULL.php?eid=253584774662030).

Check out the storytime schedule at various branches in San Francis (http://sfpl NULL.org/index NULL.php?pg=1007957301)co (http://sfpl NULL.org/index NULL.php?pg=1007957301).

For more information about this celebration visit: www.readfortherecord.org (http://www NULL.jstart NULL.org/site/PageServer?pagename=readfortherecord_about)