LEGOLAND® Florida Resort Donates Tickets to Student Literacy Contest Winners
January 27, 2016
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LEGOLAND® Florida Resort Donates Tickets to Student Literacy Contest Winners
~ Contest winners to receive complimentary theme park admission ~
Tallahassee, Fla., January 27, 2016 – LEGOLAND® Florida Resort, one of the state’s premier theme parks, has donated 60 tickets to the winners of the Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! Civics Service Project contest. The tickets will be awarded to first-, second- and third-place student winners at the elementary, middle and high school levels.
“I want to thank LEGOLAND® Florida Resort for their generous contribution to Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!,” said Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart. “Reading and literacy is the foundation of all learning and I appreciate LEGOLAND®’s thoughtfulness in donating tickets to the contest winners.”
Adrian Jones, general manager of LEGOLAND® Florida Resort, said the support underscores the resort’s longstanding commitment to children. “As a resort built for kids, we’re delighted to give back to our community in ways that salute the amazing creativity and enthusiasm of children,” Jones said. “We look forward to welcoming the contest winners at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort.”
Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! is January 25-28, 2016, with the goal of promoting literacy throughout the state. The 2016 theme, “Literacy Changes our World!” focuses on literacy and civics with a service project contest to promote literacy and good citizenship.
About LEGOLAND® Florida Resort
Built for kids 2-12, this multi-day vacation destination in Winter Haven, Fla., includes an interactive, 150-acre theme park with more than 50 rides, shows and attractions, a world-famous botanical garden and the 5-acre LEGOLAND Water Park. For more information, visit http://florida.LEGOLAND.com/.
About Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!
Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! is an annual event during which students, teachers, administrators, parents and volunteers all celebrate the tremendous success Florida's students have accomplished over the past decade. It is an opportunity to encourage students to keep reading and improving their skills in order to prepare for a postsecondary education and career success within a global marketplace. Florida's educators and students will continue to make strides toward increasing student achievement in literacy, and through experiences such as touring the Museum of Florida History, students will be challenged to read every day and become more civically engaged, because "Literacy Changes Our World." The week's events are made possible by these participating sponsors: Florida Lottery; Scholastic; LEGOLAND® Florida Resort; and the Florida Education Foundation. More information about Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! can be found at http://fldoe.org/academics/standards/just-read-fl/celebrate-literacy-week.
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