Arkansas! The Dream Big Read IS ON!

We will be celebrating reading and saving money all week – next week – America Saves Week!  

And thanks to the outstanding work of Economics Arkansas, there will be ALL STAR Celebrity GUEST READERS. Here is the line up:

Celebrity Guest Reader: Dr. Kelly Damphousse | @kdamp
Title: Arkansas State Chancellor
Event Location: Valley View Elementary School | @VV_Blazers   
School District:  Valley View Public Schools

Celebrity Guest Reader: Craig O’Neill | @THVCraig ‏
Title: THV 11 News Anchor 
Event Location: David O. Dodd Elementary School
School District:  Little Rock | @lrsd
Superintendent: Michael Poore | @MichaelPoore1

Celebrity Guest Reader: Tommy Norman | @OfficerNorman
Title: Police Officer
Event Location: Crestwood Elementary School   
School District:  North Little Rock | @NLRSD

Celebrity Guest Reader #1: Chuck Barrett | @HogRadioVoice ‏
Title: Voice of the Arkansas Razorbacks‏
Celebrity Guest Reader #2: Chelsea Helms | @ChelseaHelms1
Title: FOX 24 News, Evening Anchor and Producer Event
Location: Jones Elementary School 
School District: Springdale | @sdaleschools

Sammy Spotlight Blog: Economics Arkansas Executive Director Kathleen Lawson
Arkansas Elementary Schools: Get Ready. The Dream Big Read is Coming
Sammy’s Big Dream Coming to Every Elementary School This Month

Coming in April 
The Wisconsin Dream Big (Read Reading Raises Interest)  Collaboration Partners Wisconsin Bankers Association & Foundation and MyMazuma.com

Sammy Mission 1
Have one million kids own and read a Sammy's Big Dream Book by the end of 2020!   

About Dream Big Reads
Dream Big Reads are a collaborative strategy to bring financial education resources to communities and raise awareness on the need for early age financial literacy. Dream Big Read campaigns intend to make it just a little bit easier to help kids establish the right money habits and money attitudes while they are young. This will be initially achieved by conducting read alouds, sing-a-longs, having discussions, doing activities, and conducting contests with children between the ages of 4 and 10 starting with either the story book or read and color activity book titled Sammy's Big Dream!

Dream Big Reads are one of the strategies Sammy Rabbit is executing to achieve his Mission 1 goal. 

Our aim is to see Dream Big Reads replicated in every community across the U.S. and beyond. Join us!

Contact Information
Economics Arkansas
Contacts: Kathleen Lawson, Marsha Masters
Email: kathleen@economicsarkansas.org or marsha@economicsarkansas.org
Website: www.economicsarkansas.org

Sammy Rabbit
Contact: Sam X Renick
Email: contact@sammyrabbit.com
Website: www.SammyRabbit.com

Garrett Planning Network
Contact: Sheryl Garrett
Email: sheryl@garrettplanningnetwork.com
Website: www.garrettplanningnetwork.com

Arkansas Bankers Association
Contact: Lorrie Trogden
Email: lorrie.trogden@arkbankers.org
Website: www.arkbankers.org/