Monday, October 15, 2012

Reading is good!! Mac King will present check to Grand Prize Winner!


Winder Farms, Comedy-Magician Mac King, and The Public Education Foundation will hold a special assembly with the winning school of the “Delivering Magic” Book Drive at Gordon M. McCaw Elementary School on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

The assembly is the culmination of book drive and contest held in September. The Grand-Prize Winner, Charity Kerr, chose Gordon M. McCaw Elementary School to be the recipient of a $2,500 check from Winder Farms. The assembly will include a special check presentation by Winder Farms as well as an appearance by Mac King who will perform tricks from his show and read a few short stories to the students, emphasizing the importance of reading. Additionally, Winder Farms will distribute milk and apple slices to the students at the assembly.

Tuesday, October 16
First Assembly Schedule
8:30 a.m. – First Assembly/Check Presentation
9 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Winder Farms Snack Distribution 
                       
Second Assembly Schedule
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Second Assembly/Check Presentation
9:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Winder Farms Snack Distribution

Gordon M. McCaw Elementary School
30 Tin Street
Henderson, NV 89015
           
About the “Delivering Magic” Book Drive & Contest:
Winder Farms partnered with Mac King’s Magical Literacy Tour and Clark County READS, the literacy initiative of The Public Education Foundation to provide local public elementary schools with much needed funds and books. Book donors were rewarded for their generosity with a chance to win free groceries and the opportunity to direct money to the public elementary school of their choice. Charity Kerr won the grand prize and will receive free groceries for a year.  She picked Gordon M. McCaw Elementary School to receive the cash donation.

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