No! Not that kind of Great Grandma. When we say Great we mean: Wonderful, Loving, Helpful, Kind, Nurturing, etc. That’s the best way to describe Romona Bender and Gayle Potts. Both ladies work in the Customer Service Department at Casey Printing and they both recently participated in the Read Across America program at King City’s local elementary schools.

The National Education Association annually sponsors Read Across America. Now in its twelfth year, it focuses on motivating children to read, in addition to helping them master basic skills. The reading celebration takes place each year on or near March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss.

Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers participate by bringing together kids and books.

On this special day the NEA is calling for every child to be reading in the company of a caring adult. That goal fit the bill perfectly for Gayle and Romona as the classrooms in which they chose to read just happened to contain their grandchildren. For Gayle, it was Nick and his classmates who enjoyed a reading of “And To Think I Saw it On Mulberry Street.” In Romona’s classroom, her grandson Owen and his classmates were treated to “If I Ran The Zoo.”

Thanks Gayle and Romona for being great Grandma’s and helping kids read!