,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #beg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #be 7legislative day1 ,september #bd71 
#bjac,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,isakson1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,begich1  
,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4        
,landrieu1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,october #c1 #bjac1 as     
,jumpstart's ,read for the ,record ,day4
  ,whereas ,jumpstart1 a national early 
education organization1 is working to   
ensure that every child in the ,united  
,states can enter kindergarten prepared 
to succeed2 ,whereas ,jumpstart recruits
 and trains college students and        
community volunteers year-round to      
deliver a high-quality early education  
curriculum to preschool children in     
low-income neighborhoods1 helping       
preschool children develop the key      
language and literacy skills they need  
in order to succeed in school and in    

life2 ,whereas1 since #aiic1 ,jumpstart 
has engaged nearly #bh1jjj adults in    
service to more than #ej1jjj young      
children in communities across the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,jumpstart's  
,read for the ,record1 presented in     
partnership with the ,pearson           
,foundation1 is a national campaign that
 culminates in #a day out of the year   
when millions of people in the ,united  
,states come together to celebrate      
literacy and support ,jumpstart in its  
efforts to promote early childhood      
education2 ,whereas the goals of        
,jumpstart's ,read for the ,record are--
 7#a7 to raise awareness of the         
importance of early childhood education 
in the ,united ,states2  7#b7 to support
 the mission of ,jumpstart1 as well as  
early education programs established by 
,jumpstart in preschools in low-income  
neighborhoods2 and  7#c7 to celebrate   
the commencement of ,jumpstart's program
 year2 ,whereas ,october #c1 #bjac1     
would be an appropriate date to         

designate as 8,jumpstart's ,read for the
 ,record ,day0 because it is the date on
 which ,jumpstart aims to set the world 
record for the largest shared reading   
experience2 and ,whereas ,jumpstart     
hopes to engage more than #b1che1cje    
adults and children in reading 8,otis01 
by ,loren ,long1 during a               
record-breaking celebration of reading  
and service1 in support of preschool    
children in the ,united ,states3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,october #c1 #bjac1 as  
,jumpstart's ,read for the ,record ,day2
  7#b7 commends ,jumpstart's ,read for  
the ,record on its #hth year2  7#c7     
encourages adults1 including            
grandparents1 parents1 teachers1 and    
college students1 to join children in   
creating the world's largest shared     
reading experience and to show their    
support for early literacy and          
,jumpstart's early education programming
 for young children in low-income       
communities2 and  7#d7 respectfully     

requests the ,secretary of the ,senate  
to transmit a copy of this resolution to
 ,jumpstart1 one of the leading         
nonprofit organizations in the ,united  
,states in the field of early childhood 
education4