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'Hudson Reads' event kicks off
By Andrew Amelinckx
A new project, sponsored by the Hudson City School District, will soon have area residents reading a book about one man’s quest to bring schools to a remote area along the mountainous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“Hudson Reads,” came into being when the Hudson Area Association Library didn’t receive a grant this year for the Big Read, a nationwide book reading event sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. In the past two years the library had spearheaded the event locally.
Lisa Dolan, the literacy coach for the district, said they hoped to fill the gap left by the loss of the Big Read this year.
Dolan said when she approached Jack Howe, the district’s superintendent and Maria Suttmeier, the district’s assistant superintendent, they were enthusiastic about the idea.
“They were fantastic,” she said.
Howe said the program aims to advance literacy in the district as well as in the community.
“Lisa Dolan is trying to continue our focus on literacy,” he said.
Suttmeier said she was proud to be able to support literacy in the area in lieu of the Big Read.
“It really is a localized version of the Big Read,” she said.
They decided on the book “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Journey to Change the World, One Child At A Time,” By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, with which to inaugurate the event.
The book recounts Mortenson’s failed 1993 attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest mountain and his subsequent achievements building schools for children who were so poor they had to scratch out there lessons in the dirt using sticks.
Mortenson has thus far established 78 schools.
“It’s a really great story of how one person with determination, strength and courage can make a difference in so many people’s lives,” said Dolan.
Dolan said they wanted to participate in the author’s organization Pennies for Peace.
“For one dollar an Afghani or Pakistani student can go to school for a month,” she said.
The kick-off event is Sept. 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Hudson Opera House, located at 327 Warren Street in Hudson.
Ellen Huemmer, a third and fourth grade teacher in the district, who is co-chairing the event with Dolan, said that the will include tea and other refreshments and guest readers.
Howe said the district was joining with a number of community groups in the endeavor, including the city of Hudson; the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce; the Hudson Opera House; the City of Hudson Youth Department; Hudson-Catskill Newspapers; the Columbia-Greene Community College; Investments in Youth; the Hudson After School Program; and the Hudson Area Association Library.
“It’s a great collective effort to bring a reading experience to our community and to our kids,” said Howe.
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To reach reporter Andrew Amelinckx call 518- 828-1616, ext. 2267 or e-mail aamelinckx@registerstar.com
To comment directly on this story, go to www.registerstar.com.
“Hudson Reads,” came into being when the Hudson Area Association Library didn’t receive a grant this year for the Big Read, a nationwide book reading event sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. In the past two years the library had spearheaded the event locally.
Lisa Dolan, the literacy coach for the district, said they hoped to fill the gap left by the loss of the Big Read this year.
Dolan said when she approached Jack Howe, the district’s superintendent and Maria Suttmeier, the district’s assistant superintendent, they were enthusiastic about the idea.
“They were fantastic,” she said.
Howe said the program aims to advance literacy in the district as well as in the community.
“Lisa Dolan is trying to continue our focus on literacy,” he said.
Suttmeier said she was proud to be able to support literacy in the area in lieu of the Big Read.
“It really is a localized version of the Big Read,” she said.
They decided on the book “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Journey to Change the World, One Child At A Time,” By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, with which to inaugurate the event.
The book recounts Mortenson’s failed 1993 attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest mountain and his subsequent achievements building schools for children who were so poor they had to scratch out there lessons in the dirt using sticks.
Mortenson has thus far established 78 schools.
“It’s a really great story of how one person with determination, strength and courage can make a difference in so many people’s lives,” said Dolan.
Dolan said they wanted to participate in the author’s organization Pennies for Peace.
“For one dollar an Afghani or Pakistani student can go to school for a month,” she said.
The kick-off event is Sept. 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Hudson Opera House, located at 327 Warren Street in Hudson.
Ellen Huemmer, a third and fourth grade teacher in the district, who is co-chairing the event with Dolan, said that the will include tea and other refreshments and guest readers.
Howe said the district was joining with a number of community groups in the endeavor, including the city of Hudson; the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce; the Hudson Opera House; the City of Hudson Youth Department; Hudson-Catskill Newspapers; the Columbia-Greene Community College; Investments in Youth; the Hudson After School Program; and the Hudson Area Association Library.
“It’s a great collective effort to bring a reading experience to our community and to our kids,” said Howe.
***
To reach reporter Andrew Amelinckx call 518- 828-1616, ext. 2267 or e-mail aamelinckx@registerstar.com
To comment directly on this story, go to www.registerstar.com.
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