Ridgebury Elementary PTA fundraising president (and author) Lisa Figaro pulled out all the stops to engage both in-person and remote students and families during the school’s first annual Read-a-Thon fundraiser.
Students enjoyed a virtual author visit with actor and author John Amos (far right). Mr. Amos read his heartwarming book A World Without Color (written with Lenny K and Ms. Figaro) to a very engaged RES student audience. The RES PTA arranged for a day of Community Readers where a different local "celebrity" read to each grade level.
Readers included CT State Representative Will Haskell, Poet Laureate Barbara Jennes, Police Chief Jeff Kreitz, First Selectman Rudy Marconi, Fire Chief Jerry Myers, and Scotts Ridge Principal Tim Salem.
The PTA also teamed up with the Ridgefield Library to distribute 85 new library cards.
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