“Our purpose statement at Ã÷ÐǺÚÁÏ foods is “Inspired people, inspired foods’” Ã÷ÐǺÚÁÏ’s Katie Larson said. “Which inspires our people is giving back to the communities where we live and work.”
It’s called “Reading to Inspire.”
“This program connects reading buddies from Ã÷ÐǺÚÁÏ with readers” Woodson Kindergarten Center principal Jessica Cabeen explained.
For the Ã÷ÐǺÚÁÏ employees, it’s a weekly daytime-outing.
“They get on the bus and go read to kindergarteners to inspire the love of reading,” Ã÷ÐǺÚÁÏ’s Katie Larson said.
And for the grand finale, it’s the kids who get on the bus and travel to the Ã÷ÐǺÚÁÏ corporate office for lunch … and reading. It’s a program that takes the mechanics the kids are learning in the classroom.
“The basics of reading and phonics and coding” principal Jessica Cabeen explained … and putting a real-life face on it
“What they’re doing is really cultivating a joy of reading and joys of finding your passion and working with students on a regular basis to continue to check in and just say I care about you,” Woodson’s Jessica Cabeen said.