Crissy Haslam to promote summer reading programs
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee first lady Crissy Haslam is visiting Lenoir City and Knoxville to promote a summer reading program.
Haslam visited Lenoir City Elementary Read to be Ready on Wednesday. It’s one of 12 summer reading programs to receive a grant through a $1 million donation from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Haslam also visited the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley in Knoxville to deliver books to children. The visit is art of the Read20 Book Patrol, a partnership between law enforcement and Junior Leagues.
Gov. Bill Haslam is scheduled to join his wife for a visit to J.E. Moss Elementary School on Thursday to read to students.
The state wants to improve third grade reading proficiency to 75 percent by the year 2025.
