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'Trick or Reading' Event Held at GSC
Mon Nov 3, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2014

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Glenville State College
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GLENVILLE, WV- Members of Glenville State College’s Early Education Student Group (EESG) recently hosted a Trick or Reading Night for local children in PreK through second grades. Many local families attended the event held on Monday, October 20th and enjoyed the educational evening full of reading, activities, snacks, and costumes for children and parents.

EESG president Erica Perdue reads to local youngsters at the ‘Trick or Reading’ event the group held. Perdue got into the Halloween spirit and dressed as a Del Monte banana.

“There was a wonderful turn out of children sporting their best Halloween disguises. All of the children, and parents, seemed to really enjoy themselves visiting the various activity stations. This event was organized in hopes of sparking an interest in reading by making it fun,” said GSC junior Erica Perdue. She serves as President of the EESG and is an elementary education (K-6) and early education (PreK-K) major who resides in Burnsville, West Virginia.

Local youngsters at the Trick or Reading activities took part in arts and craft projects, listened to stories, and enjoyed Halloween candy. Additionally, each child who attended received a book to take home with them. All of the events were organized by EESG members.

EESG advisers Assistant Professor of Early Education Connie Stout and Assistant Professor of Education Shelly Ratliff said, “We are proud of the GSC Early Education Student Group's efforts in promoting engaging and hands on literacy activities for the community's young children. All of the student members prepared interactive projects for the children to participate in at each learning center.”

In addition to the activities, many children and families who attended also donated items for the upcoming Christmas Outreach Project that the EESG is sponsoring. Items collected will be put into shoeboxes that will be prepared for children in the local community and distributed later this semester.

For more information about the EESG or to donate items for their Christmas Outreach Project, contact Stout at Connie.Stout@glenville.edu or (304) 462-6209.

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