NDSU's chapter of Golden Key International Honour Society and West Acres shopping center are scheduled to host a Read for the Record event Thursday, Oct. 22, from noon to 7 p.m. in Herberger's Court of the mall.
Read for the Record began in 2006. Each year, the goal is to break the record for reading the same book to as many children as possible on the designated day. At the same time, Read for the Record works to promote literacy and education for all children. The 2015 event will feature "Not Norman: A Goldfish Story," by Kelly Bennett and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones. NDSU Golden Key has participated in Read for the Record each year since 2008, while West Acres is participating for the fourth time.
Read for the Record has seen rapid growth since it began. In 2006, "The Little Engine that Could" by Watty Piper was read to 78,791 kids at nationwide events. In 2013, that number of had grown to more than 2.4 million, who heard "Otis" by Loren Long.
Golden Key members, honorary members and advisers will read at the event, along with other readers. Among the people scheduled to read this year are:
• Kristi Larson, "Valley Today" reporter, at noon
• Lisa Budeau "Valley Today" anchor at 4 p.m.
Golden Key International Honour Society, founded in 1977 at Georgia State University, recognizes sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students in all academic fields. Students who are in the top 15 percent of their respective classes are invited to join annually. Golden Key has more than 400 chapters in Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Canada, the Virgin Islands, Malaysia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and the United States. The NDSU chapter was chartered in 1996.
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