By Christina Calloway PNT senior writer
Published: Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune
Dr. Erika Garcia of Roosevelt General Hospital plans to promote literacy
among young children in Roosevelt County with the Reach Out and Read program.
Roosevelt General Hospital’s Dr. Erika Garcia is excited to promote
literacy to her patients and other Roosevelt County children served at
RGH with the Reach Out and Read program.
Reach Out and Read prepares America’s youngest children to succeed
in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage
families to read together, according to organization’s mission statement.
The program will provide free new books in English and Spanish to area
children during wellness checkups.
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