Gladiators participate in Nevada Reading Week
March 8, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Las Vegas Gladiators News Release
Las Vegas, NV, March 8, 2005 â In an effort to promote the importance of reading, the Las Vegas Gladiators visited several different schools throughout Southern Nevada last week in conjunction with Nevada Reading Week.
During the week of February 28 â March 4, teachers of all age groups in Nevada put an emphasis on teaching children the importance of reading.
Las Vegas Gladiators Karl Bates, Wilky Bazile, Coco Blalock, Thaddeus Bullard, Joe Burch, Rick Cunningham, Joe Douglass, T.J. Hill, Mark Lewis, Junior Lord, Donald Malloy, Troy Mason, William Mayes, Marcus Nash, Dameon Porter, Ricky Ross, Chameion Sutton, Marvin Taylor and Jeremy Unertl were among those who red to elementary school students.
The Gladiator players attended John B. Beatty, Bruner, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic, Marc Kahre, Hollingsworth, Martinez, James B. McMillian, Paradise Professional, Aggie Roberts, Vegas Verdes and Tom Williams Elementary schools.
Bill Abrams, the founder of Nevada Reading Week, believed in the need to encourage Nevada's children to read for pleasure as well as for information. In 1975, to inspire our communities to celebrate reading, Abrams initiated a statewide week of reading celebration. Themes were chosen by different areas of the state. Students from schools all over the state competed in art contests to design logos and bookmarks. Abrams harnessed the talents of our communities, small and large, to create excitement among both children and adults.
The Gladiators hit the road in week seven as they travel to Columbus to take on the Destroyers on Saturday night, March 12. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 PM PT and the can be heard on ESPN Radio 920 with Andrew Siciliano and Mike Pritchard calling the game.
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