Nick Cannon Stamps Out Hunger

Nation’s Largest Single-Day Food Drive to Benefit Feeding America Food Banks and Other Hunger Relief Organizations Nationwide on May 14

Now in its 19th year, Stamp Out Hunger has become the nation’s largest single-day food drive.  In 2010, letter carriers collected a record-setting total of 77.1 million pounds of food donations along their postal routes. This pushed the 18-year total to more than one billion pounds of food.

As a hunger relief advocate and the newest member of Feeding America’s Entertainment Council, Nick Cannon is supporting the letter carriers by appearing in radio and print public service announcements.  Both promote the campaign and urge Americans to help their neighbors in need by donating a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods – such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal – next to their mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on Saturday, May 14th.

Cannon also is appearing in a television public service announcement which will be available to view on the drive’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/StampOutHunger2011) as well as its Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/StampOutHunger).

“My family turned to food pantries for assistance from time to time when I was growing up, so I know first-hand how important this food drive is,” said Cannon. “With more than 50 million Americans living at risk of hunger, please join me and millions of other generous Americans on Saturday, May 14 by placing a non-perishable food donation next to your mailbox to help the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger.”

Again this year, Campbell will donate one pound of food (up to one million pounds) to the Feeding America food bank network for every person who joins the Stamp Out Hunger Cause on Facebook.  Americans can trigger a donation by visiting www.facebook.com/StampOutHunger.  Also supporting the drive as national partners are the U.S. Postal Service, the National Rural Letter Carriers Association, Valpak, the AFL-CIO, United Way Worldwide and Uncle Bob’s Self Storage.

For more information about the Stamp Out Hunger food drive in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the District of Columbia, ask a letter carrier, contact a local post office, or visit www.helpstampouthunger.com, www.facebook.com/StampOutHunger, or www.twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

RIP Elizabeth Taylor

Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen life was often upstaged by her stormy personal life, died Wednesday at age 79.

She died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks. Taylor had extraordinary grace, fame and wealth, and won three Oscars, including a special one for her humanitarian work. But she was tortured by ill health, failed romances and personal tragedy.

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Fan Follow Friday… @spontan3ous

Todays winner is @spontan3ous!

Go ahead go to Twitter and follow her. I know this girl personally and I can honestly say she is one of my best friends. If you like the hosts of #3GM then you will ADORE following her! Again her Twitter name is @spontan3ous.

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College Park, GA Celebrates Read Across America

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

College Park Elementary 5th Graders are excited about reading!

Whitney Crowley of 3GM is Reading Across America

Briana Myrie of 3GM took the Reader's Oath

Three Girls & A Mic the National Education Association, NEA’s Read Across America Day hosted by Page Turners Make Great Learners, Inc. at College Park Elementary School on Friday, March 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

NEA’s Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss.

NEA’s Read Across America also provides NEA members, parents, caregivers, and children the resources and activities they need to keep reading on the calendar 365 days a year.

In cities and towns across the nation, teachers, teenagers, librarians, politicians, actors, athletes, parents, grandparents, and others develop NEA’s Read Across America activities to bring reading excitement to children of all ages. Governors, mayors, and other elected officials recognize the role reading plays in their communities with proclamations and floor statements. Athletes and actors issue reading challenges to young readers. And teachers and principals seem to be more than happy to dye their hair green or be duct-taped to a wall if it boosts their students’ reading.

Pageturner’s Make Great Learners Inc. is on a mission to motivate & encourage students to read outside of the classroom. For more information about Pageturner’s and upcoming events visit Pageturner’s Make Great Learners Inc.

Reader’s Oath

Let this oath inspire your students to become lifelong readers!

Debra Angstead, Missouri-NEA

I promise to read
Each day and each night.
I know it’s the key
To growing up right.

I’ll read to myself,
I’ll read to a crowd.
It makes no difference
If silent or loud.

I’ll read at my desk,
At home and at school,
On my bean bag or bed,
By the fire or pool.

Each book that I read
Puts smarts in my head,
‘Cause brains grow more thoughts
The more they are fed.

So I take this oath
To make reading my way
Of feeding my brain
What it needs every day.