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Read to Ride, Inc. presents Charter Oak with a plaque to show their appreciation. Left to Right: Benjamin P. Lathrop, Honorary Read to Ride Member; Brian A. Orenstein, Charter Oak’s Chief Executive Officer; Billy Caron, Read to Ride’s President and Montville Councilman; Guy Henry, Charter Oak’s Chairman; Erin Spurgas, Read to Ride’s Secretary; and Ron McDaniel, Read to Ride Board Member. Courtesy photo.
GROTON — Read to Ride, Inc. has presented Charter Oak Federal Credit Union with a plaque to express their gratitude for the Credit Union’s continued support.
Read to Ride is a voluntary reading incentive program designed specifically for Norwich, Bozrah, Sprague, Baltic and Montville students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade. Benjamin P. Lathrop, former Norwich Mayor, and Billy Caron, Montville Councilman, established the program in 2009. Today, its board consists of 12 people.
The notion of Read to Ride stemmed from exercising the mind through reading and the body through exercise.
“Read to Ride is doing an excellent job encouraging and motivating students in kindergarten through fifth grade to read,” said Brian A. Orenstein, Charter Oak’s Chief Executive Officer. “And a new bicycle is a great incentive!"
Children who participate in Read to Ride’s voluntary reading incentive program have a chance to win a bicycle, helmet, and lock. Participating students read outside of school for a specific time period and complete a reading log, which is later exchanged for an entry into the official drawing. One boy and one girl per grade level are chosen at the conclusion of each school year during a school-wide assembly.