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For Immediate Release
Contact:
(Name)
(Title)
(Phone Number)
(Email address)
(Center Name) to Welcome (Community Leader Name)
for Georgia Pre-K Week on (Date)
(City/Town where center is located), GA, (Date) – (Name and title of Community leader) will visit (Name of Center) on (date of visit) to show support for early childhood education by reading a favorite children’s book to the center’s 4-year-olds as part of the sixth annual Georgia Pre-K Week.
The statewide celebration, which runs from October 3-7, includes all 159 counties and draws attention to early learning, including Georgia’s Pre-K, a Lottery funded hallmark program that was pioneered in Georgia 24 years ago. Throughout the week hundreds of state, business and community leaders will visit Pre-K centers to witness early learning in action and read a favorite children’s book to the young learners.
For the third consecutive year, Georgia Power and Synovus return as corporate sponsors. In addition, the Georgia School Board Association returns for a second year recognizing the important role school districts play in supporting early learning. Additional key supporters include various state commissioners and state elected officials, as well as members of Georgia’s Congressional delegation, Governor Nathan Deal and First Lady Sandra Deal.
“We are so excited to have (Community Leader) visit our center to show our children that their community cares about their education,” said (name), director of (Center Name). “The enthusiasm and support we receive from leaders across the state not only makes the children and staff feel good, it also reminds us all how important it is to value quality early learning so that children can be ready to succeed in school and life.”
(Community leader) will be at (Center name) from approximately (XX:XX a.m./p.m.) until about (XX:XX a.m./p.m.) on (date) at (center address).In addition to reading to the children, (Community Leader) willtour the facility, talk with the staff, and get an up-close look at the many ways that the center is supporting early learning.
“The continued support of such influentialcommunity leaders is a powerful statement about the value of children learning in the early years,” said Emily Pelton, Executive Director of Voices for Georgia’s Children. “Investment in early childhood education creates the foundation necessary for a child to succeed in nearly every phase of life, and ultimately will help give Georgia’s youngest learners the foundation they need to grow into productive and healthy adults.”
Georgia Pre-K Week is developed with the full support of the Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL). Joining Voices for Georgia’s Children as partners on Georgia Pre-K Week are Black Child Development Institute-Atlanta, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy, GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students, Georgia Child Care Association, Georgia Family Connection Partnership, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, Georgia Public Library Service, Georgia Vision Project, multiple Junior Leagues throughout Georgia, Metro Atlanta YMCA, Quality Care for Children and United Way of Greater Atlanta.
(Note: If you would like, insert a description here of your center – how long your center has been in operation, how many years it has been a part of the Georgia’s Pre-K Program, how many children are enrolled in Pre-K and other classrooms, the communities/neighborhoods that you serve, any feedback you have gotten from K-12 teachers about how your center has helped prepare children, etc. We recommend that descriptions be limited to 60-80 words.)
About Voices for Georgia’s Children
Established in 2003, Voices for Georgia’s Children ( is a nonprofit child policy and advocacy organization that envisions a Georgia where
all children will thrive because they are safe, healthy, educated, connected to family and community, and prepared to be productive and responsible citizens. Our mission is to promote equity, quality, and accessibility in systems created to serve children’s needs. We are dedicated to advancing policies and implementation actions that ensure the best possible outcomes for children.
About Georgia Power:
Georgia Power’s commitment to education spans its more than 100-year history and is emphasized companywide. Ongoing efforts include that company’s Learning Power program, which features Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) lessons highlighting energy basics such as simple circuits and energy efficiency, as well as activities to help students understand how energy is made and distributed from generation facilities to their homes. The Learning Power program has reached more than 250,000 students since its launch in 2011. For more information about how the company is working to advance education and build the highly skilled workforce of tomorrow, visit
About Synovus Bank:
Synovus Bankis a Georgia-chartered, FDIC-insured bank. Synovus Bank, together with its affiliates, provides commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services to customers through 28 locally-branded divisions, 253 branches, and 335 ATMs in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Synovus Bank was recognized as one of America's Most Reputable Banks byAmerican Bankerand the Reputation Institute in 2016 and 2015.Synovus Bank is on the web atsynovus.com, on Twitter@synovus, and on LinkedIn at Equal HousingLender.