NEA Teams with Atlanta Braves for “Read-in”
By Cindy Long
Miguel Moran is a longtime baseball fan. The soon-to-be fifth grader says he’s been watching his favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, for his entire ten year life. On Sunday Miguel was rewarded for his dedication – he got to meet three Braves legends as well as a legend of the feline variety at a special “read-in” at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia.
“I got to meet the Cat in the Hat and I even gave him a high five!” Moran said. He also met former Atlanta Braves players Terry Harper, CJ Nitkowski, and Sid Bream, who traded in their baseball caps for the Dr. Seuss-style red and white stovepipe hats to read Seuss’s classic tale to a group of Atlanta-area school children.
It was all part of a team effort between the Atlanta Braves and NEA’s Read Across America to host a special read-in, supported by national partner Renaissance Dental, and show kids that reading can be just as much fun as a day at the ballpark.
Miguel Moran is a longtime baseball fan. The soon-to-be fifth grader says he’s been watching his favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, for his entire ten year life. On Sunday Miguel was rewarded for his dedication – he got to meet three Braves legends as well as a legend of the feline variety at a special “read-in” at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia.
“I got to meet the Cat in the Hat and I even gave him a high five!” Moran said. He also met former Atlanta Braves players Terry Harper, CJ Nitkowski, and Sid Bream, who traded in their baseball caps for the Dr. Seuss-style red and white stovepipe hats to read Seuss’s classic tale to a group of Atlanta-area school children.
It was all part of a team effort between the Atlanta Braves and NEA’s Read Across America to host a special read-in, supported by national partner Renaissance Dental, and show kids that reading can be just as much fun as a day at the ballpark.