Friends, families, and co-
workers are encouraged to create walking teams to help this inaugural event
make a difference in the lives of thousands of at-risk women and children.

WHERE: Lakes Park, 7330 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers

LENGTH: Three miles.com or call
239-344-4955.net or call 239-332-2581

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Communities Reaching Out, Inc.

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Parents, staff, civic groups and union leaders will meet
with the media near the Ontario Street entrance."

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WALK FOR KIDS

WHEN: Saturday, March 25, 2006

Registration begins at 8 a. Several water stations are provided along the
walking path.

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The program also includes Teen Parent Centers, which provide childcare so that
young parents can finish high school.
"We hope that people will join together in the spirit of fun and community
activism, while doing their part to help kids and pregnant women in Lee
County," said Carlos Navedo, PR and development director of Healthy Start
Coalition.

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m., is the parent agency of the 4-
year-old Girls Making It On Purpose program.

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"It serves working families who drop off children as early as 6:30 a. The 3-mile walk is sponsored by Denny's
Restaurant in Fort Myers.org .

This category includes sites for regional, national, and international organizations related to the education of young children.

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For more information , go to:
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"Parents will be forced to pay thousands of dollars a year out-of-pocket
for babysitting instead of education," Kirsch said. In 2004-2005, Healthy Start helped more than 21,000 pregnant
women, babies and young children who were at higher-risk for poor health
outcomes .

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The School Reform
Commission plans to close the remaining 27 centers by June 30, 2006.
The goal of these organizations is to raise $20,000, with 500 walkers
participating in this non-competitive event.

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"The School District of Philadelphia's decision to phase out this program
is shortsighted and will hurt children and working parents, widen the
achievement gap and perpetuate the cycle of low-paying, high-turnover
childcare jobs," Kirsch said."
The PFT has advocated consistently for expansion of early learning
opportunities because research shows that early childhood education is key to
children's academic success.

Who: Philadelphia Federation of Teachers with the NAACP, Parents,
Staff
What: News Conference
When: Monday, June 13 3:30 p.

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Jordan and local NAACP leader
Jerry Mondesire will hold a news conference on Monday, June 13, at 3:30 p. "We are fighting to
maintain high-quality educational opportunities for children provided by
trained, experienced professional staff.

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at Ontario Street.healthystartswfl. For more information, go to
http://www.

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"If the measure of a society is how it treats its old and young, it is
particularly tragic when - in the face of research showing the enormous value
of early learning - we cut the programs that prepare children for school,"
Jordan added. FORT MYERS , Fla.

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PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
President Ted Kirsch and Vice President Jerry T.makingitonpurpose.

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Or

Judi Saint Sommers , Executive Director of Girls Making It On Purpose, at
Gmiop@comcast.

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Webster CELC is located at Webster Elementary School, 3400 Frankford Ave.
For more information, please contact Barbara Goodman, PFT communications
director, at 215-587-6738.m.

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Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Holds News Conference on Child-Care Program Cuts

with the staff and parents of the Webster Comprehensive Early Learning Center,
one of 18 centers closing at the end of the school year.

ABOUT HEALTHY START COALITION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA:
Since 1992, Healthy Start has helped ensure that moms and babies have
access to medical care and other community services to help give their babies
a healthy start.healthystartswfl.

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at the Walk for Kids booth at the
park, Follow the Signs.

Walking begins at 9 a.

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The PFT will be working with the NAACP, parents and staff to urge city
and state elected leaders to fund and strengthen the CELC, Teen Parent and
before- and after-school childcare programs.m.com.

CONTACT: Carlos Navedo, PR and Development Director of Healthy Start
Coalition of Southwest Florida, at carlos@healthystartswfl .

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Where: Outside of the Webster Comprehensive Early Learning Center
2000 block of Ontario Street, near Frankford Avenue

The PFT represents 18,000 teachers, librarians, counselors , nurses, social
workers, psychologists, classroom assistants, non-teaching assistants,
secretaries , Head Start and Comprehensive Early Learning Center teachers and
staff, professional-technical employees and food service managers working in
Philadelphia public schools.

Denny's 'Walk for Kids ' Aims to Raise $20 000 for Kids and Pregnant Women in Lee County

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SIGN UP: Teams wishing to sign up should go to
http://www.

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"CELC provides working parents with safe , supervised, educational settings
in which to leave their infants, toddlers and pre-kindergartners ," he said. and
provides before- and after-school childcare, where elementary school children
can do homework and socialize under the watchful eyes of trained educators., In a pioneering effort to
support social programs for the children of Lee County, two local non-profit
organizations have joined forces to present the first annual Walk for Kids,
March 25, 2006, benefiting Girls Making It On Purpose and Healthy Start
Coalition of Southwest Florida.com to download a
Registration/Pledge Form, or contact

Healthy Start Coalition of Southwest Florida at (239) 338-2673
Or
Girls Making It On Purpose at (239) 332-2581

ABOUT GIRLS MAKING IT ON PURPOSE:
Girls Making It On Purpose is a mentoring program that supports young
adults, mostly raised in the foster care system, with life skills and job
preparedness. Goals include reducing the number of infant deaths, reducing the
number of premature and low-birth-weight babies, and improving health and
developmental outcomes for young children.

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"With the money we raise at this event, we can continue to provide
everything from parenting education to medical care to transportation for at-
risk moms and babies.