Basketball Team to Help Students Say Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss

Saint Mary’s Basketball Team to Help Students Say Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss

 
Contact:
Sarah Miesle
Sports Information Director
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Ind.
(574) 284-5290

March 2, 2010 (Notre Dame, Ind.) - The Saint Mary’s College basketball team will be reading to students at local school this Wednesday, March 3.  

In conjunction with the Office of Civic and Social Engagement’s College Academy Tutoring program, the athletes are going to be helping students at Lincoln Primary Center in South Bend celebrate what would have been Dr. Seuss’ 106th birthday.

Along with the athletes, students and parents will be participating in the school’s Wacky Wednesday reading, which starts at 5:30 pm. Lincoln’s Family and Community Specialist, Daisy Navarette, is hoping for a great turnout.  Flyers were sent out to parents inviting them to attend.

Navarette stated, “Saint Mary's made a difference in my life as a student, and now it is making a difference amongst my students here at Lincoln Primary.”

- Olivia Hamilton '10

About Saint Mary’s College: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind., is a four-year, Catholic, women’s institution offering five bachelor’s degrees and more than 30 major areas of study. Saint Mary’s College has six nationally accredited academic programs: social work, art, music, teacher education, chemistry and nursing. Saint Mary's College ranks among the nation's top 100 liberal arts colleges in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 annual survey. Founded in 1844, Saint Mary’s is a pioneer in the education of women, and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.