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Frost Mortgage partners with Hispano Chamber on literacy outreach (with photos)

June 8th, 2010

Written by Frost Mortgage

Frost Mortgage Banking Group, in an effort led by Greg Frost Jr., collected 300 books for Open Book Day on June 4 to help children in local schools get a jump start on summer reading. Frost is committed to promoting literacy and supporting the local community, and is proud to have been a sponsor of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce’s event.

Statistics show that children who have not developed literacy skills by the time they begin school are 3-4 times more likely to drop out of school later.  Over 1 million children drop out of school each year, costing the nation $240 billion in lost earnings, forgone tax revenues and expenditures for social services (statistics from www.readfaster.com). Frost is dedicated to providing local children with learning opportunities so they can beat these odds, regardless of situation.

“This is an incredible way to open doors for our community,” Frost Jr. said. “We’re proud to be able to give back.”

Open Book Day took place June 4 in the Lockheed Martin Board Room at the Hispano Chamber, 1309 4^th Street SW, and included storytellers, snacks, giveaways, summer reading information, and of course, books!

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