On Thursday morning of last week, Senator Cochran visited the Lafayette Pediatric Clinic in support of the Reach Out and Read program.  Cochran read to a group of young patients in the clinic’s waiting room, emphasizing the importance of reading aloud to children. 

Below: Pictures from the event

Senator Cochran receives a round of applause after reading “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.”

Farryn Davis hugs a new book that was given to her after a visit to the Lafayette Pediatric Clinic.  Clinics who are involved with the Reach Out and Read program give every child a new book each visit until they reach the age of 5. 

Reach Out and Read’s National Center issued a news release which stated the following:

The program has gained broad bipartisan support in Congress, and Senator Cochran has been a leading advocate in Washington for the program’s federal funding.  “Senator Cochran has been a terrific champion for Reach Out and Read,” said Dr. Barry Zuckerman, founder of the program.  “We’re grateful for his strong leadership on behalf of young children in Mississippi and across the country.”
Lafayette Pediatric Clinic participates in Reach Out and Read (ROR), a national children’s literacy program that focuses on young children at risk of entering school unprepared to learn. At every checkup, clinicians in ROR guide and encourage parents to read aloud to their young children every day, and give each child a carefully selected new, developmentally and culturally appropriate book. 

Also, Click here to read a great article written by the Oxford Eagle about the event.

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      U.S. Senator Thad Cochran is back home traveling throughout Mississippi for the Senate August Recess.  On Wednesday and Thursday, he will attend several events in Lafayette County.

      On Wednesday, August 13, Senator Cochran will address the Lafayette County Republican Women’s Club at 11:30 a.m. during the group’s monthly luncheon.  The event will be held at the Downtown Grille in Oxford, 110 Courthouse Square.

     On Thursday, August 14, Senator Cochran will speak to the Lafayette Middle School student body at 9:00 a.m.  Cochran will address approximately 550 Lafayette students.  Lafayette Middle School is located at 102 Commodore Drive in Oxford.

      At 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 14, Senator Cochran will visit the Lafayette Pediatric Clinic in support of the Reach Out and Read program.   Cochran will read to several young patients in the clinic’s waiting room at the event.  Lafayette Pediatric Clinic participates in Reach Out and Read (ROR), a national children’s literacy program that focuses on the importance of school readiness for young children at risk of entering school unprepared to learn. Lafayette Pediatric Clinic is located at 2166 South Lamar Boulevard in Oxford.

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