Reading Is Wild A Success
February 28, 2008 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Moncton Wildcats News Release
The Moncton Wildcats tenth annual Reading is Wild program finished up last week with a record breaking 60 402 books read. Reading is Wild was supported by the Moncton Wildcats, RBC and the Times & Transcript.
There were a total of 1 521 students involved from Carrefour de L'Acadie, Ãcole Amirault, Arnold H. McLeod and Edith Cavell. This year, the average number of books read per student was 40 books. The average number of books read per student for the 2007 Reading is Wild program was 30 books.
Wildcat players attended rallies at each of the schools involved to share their reading experiences with the students and also returned to some of the schools to read to selected classes. Weekly Wildcats prizing was donated by the Wildcats, RBC and the Times & Transcript.
The school that read the most books per student was Edith Cavell with an average of 69 books per student. As the school with the highest average of books read per student Edith Cavell will receive $1 500 in books for their library. The remaining three schools will receive $1 000 worth of books for their libraries. The library donations are made possible by RBC, the Times & Transcript and the Moncton Wildcats.
"The Wildcats are extremely proud of all the kids who participated in the Reading is Wild program! Congratulations to Edith Cavell and everyone who contributed to such record-breaking results. In conjunction with our partners RBC and the Times & Transcript, we look forward to taking the Reading is Wild program to new heights next year," says Ray Delia, General Manager of the Moncton Wildcats.
The Wildcats return to The Cage at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 when they face off with the St. John's Fog Devils.
Great seats are still available beginning as low as $9 and can be purchased by calling (506) 857-4100, purchasing online at www.tickets.moncton.ca or visiting the Moncton Coliseum Box Office. Information on season tickets and flex plans for the 2007-08 season of Moncton Wildcats Hockey are available by calling 382-5555 or logging on www.moncton-wildcats.com.
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Stories from February 28, 2008
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- Reading Is Wild A Success - Moncton Wildcats
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