Kamloops families ‘Unplug and Play’ at Literacy Day
KAMLOOPS — Since 1999, January 27th has been ABC Family Literacy Day in Canada. As an early celebration of the the occasion, Kamloops Early Language And Literacy Initiative held it’s 10th annual ‘Unplug And Play Family Literacy Week’ kick off event at the Henry Grube Centre. It’s an event designed to bring families together, by cutting down on recreational screen time for kids.
The RCMP were there. So were local politicians. There was even a local TV News Anchor, and they were all reading books for a good cause: ABC Family Literacy Day
This year marks the 10th anniversary for this event, so organizers wanted to make this year’s celebration the biggest and best they’ve hosted. There were performers, including Uncle Chris the Clown and Drummer Dave. City Councillor Dieter Dudy was one of the honorary readers at the event. He was happily surprised by how much support ABC Family Literacy Day gets from the community. “It shows that people are engaged and wanting to take kids away from the entertainment they use today and [bring them back] into the traditional forms of entertainment,” Dudy said, “Be it listening to Chris the Clown, or Drummer Dave, or people reading stories.”