Paint Holroyd REaD

Paint Holroyd REaD is a community literacy capacity building program rolling out across the Holroyd LGA. It is based on a very successful model developed in Parkes over 10 years ago.

The program’s aim is to encourage all levels of the community to support the development of children’s early literacy skills from birth, so that they will be ready for reading and writing at school.

Literacy is a key to life’s success. Research shows that foundational skills learnt between the ages of 0 and 5 years are critical for developing literacy skills at school.

‘Poppy the Possum’ is Holroyd’s ‘Paint Holroyd REaD’ mascot who can be booked to visit childcare centres, public places and local events to read children stories and further promote literacy. If you would like to host a Paint Holroyd REaD Event, ‘Poppy’ can make a guest appearance. This is a great way to not only promote literacy but to also market your service or business.

Use the online form or the paper form to book Poppy for your event.

For more information, or if you are interested in becoming a sponsor of Paint Holroyd REaD, please contact Brooke Capovilla on 9840 9904 or Kirsty Plumridge on 9840 9928.