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| Photo album of Readfest 1997 -- Click on photo to enlarge | |||||
Readfest 1997 Balloon Rainbow. Walking under the rainbow makes you want to read or listen to a story. |
FOR SALE: 15,000 books and more books! Books are what Readfest is all about. |
Kids and more kids -- playing literacy games to win tickets. Kids and reading is what Readfest is all about. |
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| READERS:
The most fun part of Readfest. Pete Manly, a writer specializing astronomy, acts his naration. |
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Reader Ms. Linda Rosenthal is on the MCCCD governing board. |  |
Reader Dr. William Svoboda, Assistant Dean of the College of Education at ASU West. He wrote: "Your Choices, Your Life" | 
a self-help book that works for kids too. |
Reader: Dr. Kino Flores, Superintendent of Tolleson Unified School District |
Reader Ms. Erica Calhoun, public Relations Director for the Phoenix Mercury all women's professonal basketball team. (See The Voice.) |
Volunteer sign-in table. Dozens of volunteers and several sponsors made the Readfest possible. |
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The PSA-- the Professional Staff Association--sponsored the Coke booth -- (left) Vicki Wingfield, Counseling Department Secretary, and (right) Dawn Meyer, English Department Administrative Secretary. |
MAT--Management/ Administrative/ Technological Employees' Organization -- sponsored the cotton candy booth. You can buy fresh popcorn and cotton candy with the tickets -- food that makes you read. |
Or, the kids can go on rides using the tickets. Many drawing were held for prizes (books and tickets). GCC Food Services sold hotdogs and other items. |
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The GCC Faculty Senate sponsored the popcorn booth. Filling a bag is John Griggs, chairman of Foreign Languages. |
Two volunteers form a border for a Readfest'97 sponsor. Get the joke: two of our sponsors were BORDERS and Jacoby and Meyers. Smiling, but not joking about reading, are (left) Jane Camp, English Dept. and Learning Center instructor, and (right) Mary Leskovsky, Honors Program Coordinator |
More volunteers: Melinda Ornelas, the ACE Plus Program Advisor is on the right with 3 ACE Plus high school students. These students are Achieving a College Education (ACE) Plus seeking career preparation in vocational and technical areas. |
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The Phoenix Zoo came with lots of stuff to show. |
The brave kids and parents got to touch a friendly African cockroach. |
The not-so-brave kids and parents got to pet the wild turtle. |
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