Rams celebrate 'Read Across America Day' at three local elementary schools - therams.com

March 07, 2019 at 09:39AM

"The greatest thing in life is to be able to invest yourself in the people around you," said team captain and Rams Tackle ANDREW WHITWORTH. "We want to make a difference, change the world, create a better place, and all this starts with our youth." 

On Friday, March 1, the Los Angeles Rams visited three local elementary schools to celebrate "Read Across America Day," a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually for the great Dr. Seuss' birthday. Joining Whitworth in the celebration were Rams cheerleaders, team mascot Rampage and team front office staff who volunteered to visit classrooms and read to students at 112th Street Elementary in South Los Angeles, Las Posas Elementary in Camarillo, and Marianna Avenue Elementary in East Los Angeles.

Through a partnership with First Book and the Chris Long Foundation, the Rams donated more than 4,000 books to LA-area schools including 1,200 books to enrich the classrooms and libraries of the three schools the team visited. Each student also had the opportunity to take home two books of their own.

"The greatest thing in life is to be able to invest yourself in the people around you," said team captain and Rams Tackle ANDREW WHITWORTH. "We want to make a difference, change the world, create a better place, and all this starts with our youth." 

On Friday, March 1, the Los Angeles Rams visited three local elementary schools to celebrate "Read Across America Day," a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually for the great Dr. Seuss' birthday. Joining Whitworth in the celebration were Rams cheerleaders, team mascot Rampage and team front office staff who volunteered to visit classrooms and read to students at 112th Street Elementary in South Los Angeles, Las Posas Elementary in Camarillo, and Marianna Avenue Elementary in East Los Angeles.

Through a partnership with First Book and the Chris Long Foundation, the Rams donated more than 4,000 books to LA-area schools including 1,200 books to enrich the classrooms and libraries of the three schools the team visited. Each student also had the opportunity to take home two books of their own.

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