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Moonshot VIP Insider: October 29, 2021

October 29, 2021
Welcome to the

“Moonshot VIP Insider”

– Working together to make Indian River County a leading literacy capital of the nation!

In this issue – October 29, 2021:

  • Share this week’s social media video of Pastor Annie Mae Brown discussing RESPECT with ‘Moonshot the Puppet’
  • Share the 10/28/2021 Moonshot BIG READ video of the story, AMY WHU AND THE PATCHWORK DRAGON
  • Check out the recording of our MCAN Candidate Forum
  • View the SDIRC Moonshot Proclamation
  • Save the date for our next big MCAN meeting – 12/9/2021

Week of October 25, 2021 - Featured Word: RESPECTFUL

Special thanks to F.A.C.T. President, Pastor Annie Mae Brown, for chatting with ‘Moonshot the Puppet’ about the value of being RESPECTFUL in our #MoonshotCommunity.

Share/view the video:  https://youtu.be/vjY-2PFPLhc

Show your support for the Moonshot Moment Literacy Movement. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

  • 1) CLICK below to “like/favorite” this week’s social media post.
  • 2) REPOST/SHARE on your own social media sites.
  • 3) Include descriptive text with the hashtag #MoonshotCommunity and tag us @MoonshotMoment.
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Please share this week’s video featuring Pastor Annie Mae Brown and ‘Moonshot’ discussing the featured word: Respectful. Respect can be taught in so many ways, and ultimately it’s about guiding our children to understand how to respect each other and the world around them. #MoonshotCommunity View video: https://youtu.be/vjY-2PFPLhc

Join the Annual
Moonshot BIG READ

Each year, our Moonshot Community members participate in the annual “Moonshot Big Read” in conjunction with Jumpstart’s Read for the Record.

It’s not too late to share the fabulous read aloud video of the featured book, AMY WHU AND THE PATCHWORK DRAGON.

Please share and enjoy this darling video produced by The Learning Alliance, featuring several of our Moonshot Leaders as guest readers.

Remember to Vote on November 2

View Recording

Election Day in IRC November 2, 2021

We held our MCAN Candidate Forum on 10/15/21 to interview candidates running for open City Council seats in Vero Beach and Sebastian.

If you missed it, please view the recorded session in Dropbox. We talked with the candidates to hear their views of literacy and early learning.

Save the Date - 12/9/2021
MCAN Mini-Summit to be held in person 9am - 11 am

Please mark your calendars now and join us at the SDIRC Administration offices on December 9, 2021 from 9am – 11 am for our next MCAN meeting!

This is going to be a very special mini-summit to kickoff the 2022 campaign: Faces of Early Literacy – Today’s Readers are Tomorrow’s Leaders.

It’s a don’t miss event! Please RSVP to secure your spot.
RSVP to Attend 1/26/2022

SDIRC's Moonshot Proclamation
to Kickoff the 2022 Campaign

October 26, 2021 – The School District of Indian River County Proclamation to Co-Create the 2022 Moonshot FACES Campaign

MCAN Leader and School Board Member, Dr. Peggy Jones, issued a Proclamation with the School Board Leadership to co-create the 2022 “Faces of Early Literacy – Today’s Readers are Tomorrow’s Leaders” campaign with our Moonshot Community Action Network. The campaign is intended to bring awareness and broad support of our Moonshot work as we kickoff this next decade of the Moonshot Literacy Movement!

Upcoming Events

  • 1/12 – Literacy Services 50-yr Anniversary Event, Brackett Library, 6:00 pm
  • 12/9 – Special Nov/Dec MCAN Event to Kickoff “The Faces of Early Literacy – Today’s Readers are Tomorrow’s Leaders” Campaign (9:00 am at the TEC – in person)

The Moonshot Community Action Network (MCAN) is coordinated by The Learning Alliance – the managing partner of MCAN. We invite you to join the journey!

www.MoonshotMoment.org | www.TheLearningAlliance.org2