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NORTH RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS

MCDONALDÕS ÒREADERS ARE LEADERSÓ AWARD WINNER,

  SCHOOL LIBRARY RECEIVES $1,000 GRANT

 

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – April 21, 2008  – McDonaldÕs Owner/Operators of Arizona and the Arizona Parent Teacher Association (PTA) announced today that North Ranch Elementary School is a Readers Are Leaders¨ Award winner, and is receiving a $1,000 for its school Library.

             North Ranch PTA is one of 20 Arizona PTAs receiving $1,000 grants for its literacy activities from McDonaldÕs Readers Are Leaders Award program. The grant program provides funding for the books and reading materials for school libraries to enhance book collections.

            Applications were judged on creativity, ability to make good use of books, and solid strategy for long-term reading promotion activities.

            North Ranch PTA President Lisa Friedman and grant writer PTA 1st VP Staci Deblassie stated that their school implements a variety of exciting reading programs including a ÒRead on the Floor Day,Ó where students are allowed to wear pajamas and bring pillows to school and have diverse list of guest readers read to them.  Grant money will be used to purchase books for the libraryÕs biography section allowing student to have a wide variety of historical and current figures to explore.

            ÒArizona PTA believes that one of the most important things families and schools can do is to encourage children to love to reading.  Projects like McDonaldÕs ÒReaders Are LeadersÓ provide the tools to develop this love for reading and thereby improve learning,Ó Vivian Vincent, president of Arizona Parent Teacher Association.

            ÒWe are proud to support literacy in our local schools,Ó said Mark Kramer, Scottsdale McDonaldÕs owner.  ÒOur restaurants are committed to the communities we serve, and investing in education is a top priority.

            McDonald's USA, LLC, is the leading foodservice provider in the United States serving a variety of wholesome foods made from quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. More than 80 percent of McDonald's 13,700 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by local franchisees. For more information about McDonald's visit www.mcdonalds.com.

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