Georgia General Assembly

09/20/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/20/2024 13:33

Rep. Chris Erwin to Participate in Statewide Reading Rally on Georgia Reads Day at the College Football Hall of Fame

ATLANTA - State Representative Chris Erwin (R-Homer) will participate in the upcoming Statewide Reading Rally on Georgia Reads Day at the College Football Hall of Fame on Monday, September 30, 2024, beginning at 9:15 a.m. at the Georgia Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The event will include a press conference that will take place in the Quad underneath the Helmet Wall at 9:15 a.m. The Reading Rally will take place on the Playing Field at 10 a.m.

The Statewide Reading Rally will bring together more than 300 students to bring awareness of the need to improve Georgia's childhood and adult literacy rates.

Malcolm Mitchell, CEO & Founder of the Share the Magic Foundation, who also serves as the Georgia Reads Coach for Georgia Reads, will lead the Reading Rally.

Georgia Reads is an initiative of the Georgia Council on Literacy aimed at raising awareness about the need to improve reading skills in all age groups.

The event will also be live streamed by Georgia Public Broadcasting here.

For more information on Georgia Reads, please click here.

WHO: Georgia State Representative Chris Erwin (R-Homer)

Georgia State Senator Billy Hickman (R-Statesboro)

Georgia State Senator Jason Esteves (D-Atlanta)

GMA President Larry Hanson

Georgia Council on Literacy Chairman Scott Johnson

Malcolm Mitchell, CEO & Founder of the Share the Magic Foundation, Georgia Reads Coach, Super Bowl Champion, Author, Speaker, and Visionary

Sarah Richards, Georgia Literacy Coach, Georgia Council on Literacy

Hope and Will, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

WHAT: Press Conference and Statewide Reading Rally for Georgia Reads Day

WHEN: Monday, September 30, 2024

9:15 a.m. (Press Conference)

10 a.m. (Statewide Reading Rally)

WHERE: College Football Hall of Fame

250 Marietta St NW

Atlanta, Ga 30313

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