MEDIA ADVISORY

READING READINESS FOR CHILDREN OF TEENAGE MOTHERS IS ENHANCED WITH RAINEY’S RYTHYM AND RHYME AT SPECIAL BRIGHT START PROGRAM EVENT

WHAT:  Teenage mothers and their children will read and rhyme; listen and learn; and dance and interact with Rainey and Jazz the DreamDog in an event sponsored by Foothill Family Service for its Bright Start Program clients. 

WHEN:  Thursday May 29^th 3:00 – 5:00 pm

WHERE: Temple Ami Shalom, 3508 Temple Way, West Covina, CA  91791

(INTERSTATE 10 EASTBOUND, exit HOLT AVE. At the end of the off ramp, turn right onto E. GARVEY AVE. S  immediately turn right onto E. TEMPLE WAY.  Temple Ami Shalom is on the left past the church.)

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WHO:  Rainey is a dynamic, heart-warming author and singer-songwriter of inspirational and self-esteem building children's picture books and award-winning music CDs.  Rainey’s special event for the Bright Start Program coincides with her appearance at Book Expo America at the Los Angeles Convention Center on May 30, 31^st and June 1, 2003. 

WHAT:  More than 80 copies of “Monsters in Your Bed…Monsters in Your Head” picture books and “I Believe in Me!” music CDs were distributed to teenage mothers and their children as part of Bright Start’s reading readiness program prior to the event.

Complimentary copies of "Jerome's Jam" picture book will be donated to the Bright Start Program by the DreamDog Foundation at Rainey’s special event appearance.

DreamDog Press is an innovative children's multi-media company featuring Jazz the DreamDog^TM, the magic doggie superhero that inspires children and adults to realize: "The Magic is in YOU!" ^TM  and that everyone can be a superhero if they just help someone in need (www.dreamdog.com).

Foothill Family Service is an accredited non-profit family service agency in the San Gabriel Valley that provides an array of outpatient services in a friendly family-focused environment.  Foothill Family’s services include professional counseling, mental health treatment for children and their families, case management and educational services.  Their services reach the most vulnerable populations: at-risk and underserved children, adults and families in San Gabriel Valley, Glendale, La Crescenta, Burbank and Pomona.  To contact Foothill Family Services for more information call 626-795-6907

DreamDog Foundation is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization that sponsors special educational events, educational products and reading readiness activities for disadvantaged children.