United Way of Central Kansas celebrated Dr. Seuss Day on March 2. 

Board Members and staff read to children at local daycares and schools, including Great Bend Children’s Learning Center, Barton Community College Child Development Center, Larned Elementary School, Roosevelt Elementary School in Hoisington, Ellinwood Elementary School and St. John’s CDC in Ellinwood.

UWCK also donated books to each facility and sent the kids home with a book of their own in partnership with The University of Kansas Health System. “Learn About Exercising” is an interactive book that encourages both reading and activity, engaging children on multiple levels. 

Dr. Seuss Day is celebrated each year on March 2 in honor of Theodor Geisel’s birthday. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. The celebration is part of a larger movement, Read Across America Week, that aims to promote reading in a fun and interactive way. 

United Way of Central Kansas is an advocate of literacy. Over the years, UWCK has provided literacy kits to students heading into kindergarten and Reading Engagement Kits to Pre-K students. In 2014, UWCK first introduced the area to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, expanding it again in 2017. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides a free book each month mailed to a child, age 0-5, regardless of income. You can register by visiting your local library or enroll online.