To the Editor:

On behalf of the New Age Role Models and Friends, sponsor of the Massachusetts “A Salute to Reading Is Fundamental," I want to thank everyone who provided inspiration and encouragement to our Wareham children during our 21st annual “ A Salute to RIF" week.

We are especially grateful to Rose Berry, Eastern Bank Vice President, who coordinated RIF readers in all of the elementary schools. Rick Paling, Joanne Gibbs, and Nancy Ames contributed so much of their time to add to the success of this popular read-aloud program.

This is a positive step to making reading fun and hopefully making students better readers in the future. We are so happy that people from the community are willing to contribute their valuable time.

Thank you, Dr. Barry Rabinovich, for supporting this program during its 21 years in the Town of Wareham.

We look forward to having you join us again for next year's “A Salute to RIF” week, which will be celebrated November 12-16, 2012.

Joanne Byron
State Chairman
New Age Role Models and Friends
Sponsor of Massachusetts “A Salute to RIF”