Ashleigh Burt's Fundraiser
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Help me foster a love of reading from the start!
The UnityPoint Pediatrics clinic at Prairie Parkway in Cedar Falls serves low- income families in the Cedar Falls-Waterloo area. The clinic population reflects the community it serves in that the majority of patients identify as white, but 9% identify as Asian, Black/African American, American Indian & Alaskan Native, or other races. 18% of the population living in Cedar Falls live below the poverty line which is higher than the national average of 12.3%, and the largest demographic living in poverty is females ages 18-24.
Early literacy is something that has always been near and dear to my heart. I was fortunate to grow up in a family of people who all love to read. As a result, my early years were spent curled up in my parents bed before bedtime and either my mom or my dad reading at least one book to my brother and me. As I got older, this bedtime routine turned into each us reading our own individual books, but still having that quality time together as a family. Not only did this time together encourage my continued love of reading and helped immensely in my overall education, but it also solidified the foundational relationships that I developed and continue to have with my parents and my brother.
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