{"id":931904,"date":"2026-07-13T12:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/931904\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:07:14","slug":"ready-set-read-story-time-event-from-toast-for-charity-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/931904\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready. Set. Read! story time event from Toast for Charity \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ready. Set. Read! is story time with a purpose. Toast for Charity is hosting their event on Saturday, July 18th at the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/panafricanconnection.com\/?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnllNe8wFd6Z1QBPON1lVYHrYhcnsRp74FYQ_qefzGMRER9cQlpiCYTzkX_sk_aem_JcRW84CzSRx0zj5jdWG1Xw\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Pan African Connection in<\/a> Oak Cliff. <\/p>\n<p>Their objective is to introduce the kids of southern Dallas to the rich history of Black culture while also empowering childhood literacy. Come ready for reading, snacks, fun, and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/PAC712\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Registration for the free event is required.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ready. Set. READ! is Toast for Charity\u2019s signature early literacy program,&#8221; Dr. Lamar T. Quinn, Founder &amp; Executive Director of Toast for Charity said. &#8220;We operate this initiative on one core belief: every single word shapes a lifetime. By providing bi-weekly story time sessions, gifting free books for home libraries, and bringing in passionate volunteer readers. Each session adds up to over 2,000 new words in a child\u2019s growing vocabulary. This is how we build the foundation for readers, thinkers, and leaders long before they ever step into a third-grade classroom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Ready. Set. Read! program tackles the literacy crisis head-on by pairing professionals with daycare and preschool-aged children, igniting a powerful love for reading from the very beginning. They said their goal is simple: to improve the transition from &#8220;learn to read&#8221; to &#8220;read to learn&#8221; by third grade and beyond. <\/p>\n<p>Toast for Charity is a 501c3 nonprofit organization moving the younger generation to make a difference in their communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ready. Set. Read! is story time with a purpose. Toast for Charity is hosting their event on Saturday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":931905,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,11361,39263,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-931904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-america","tag-dallas","tag-good-news","tag-something-good","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116912589974916676","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/931904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=931904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/931904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/931905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=931904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=931904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=931904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}