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Mayor Byron W. Brown's
8th Annual Kids Summer Reading Rules

I am proud to announce that this summer I will be sponsoring my 8th Annual Reading Rules! 2009 Kids Summer Reading Challange. This will be the fourth year that I have partnered with Superintendent Dr. James Williams and the Buffalo Public Schools to ensure that the youth of Buffalo have as many tools as possible to encourage educational and developmental success. The Summer Reading Challange not only helps children maintain and improve reading and writing skills taht were learned during the previous school year, but it also reminds them that reading can be fun and exciting.

The program is easy to participate in and it is open to any child in any school public or parochial, entering grades K-12 in any school district.

Each child who successfully participates in the Summer Reading Challange will receive an invitation to the program's final ceremony where he or she will be given a certificate of achievement, prizes donated by area businesses and cultural organizations, and entry into a raffle for the chance to win several great prizes. Last year, prizes raffled off included computers, bicycles, video game systems and other electronic equipment, school supplies, and many other items.

I encourage you to enroll your child today and wish you and your family a safe, productive, and rewarding summer. For more information, please call 851-7323 or log on to www.city-buffalo.com.

Sincerely,
Byron W. Brown
Mayor, City of Buffalo