There’s one thing I love seeing… celebrities doing good things with their visibility, especially when it comes to kids.

I was very impressed to see Ashanti serving as celebrity ambassador for Jumpstart’s Read for the Record campaign!

Very cool!

As celebrity ambassador, Ashanti officially kicked off the campaign with a special appearance on the TODAY Show on Monday, September 24 to encourage people to participate in the world’s largest shared reading experience on October 4, 2012.

Ashanti will join the TODAY team live on set at The New York Public Library as part of NBC News’ 2012 “Education Nation” Summit coverage.

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record is one day of the year when millions of individuals come together to celebrate literacy by breaking the world record for reading the same book on the same day.

On October 4, adults and children across the country will read Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad, by David Soman and Jacky Davis, in support of Jumpstart’s mission: to work toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.

“We’re so honored to have Ashanti as our 2012 Read for the Record celebrity ambassador and we admire her commitment to help Jumpstart raise awareness of the importance of high quality early education in our country,” said Naila Bolus, president and CEO of Jumpstart.

GIVEAWAY:
WIN A COPY OF Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad, by David Soman and Jacky Davis for October 4th!!

Just leave me a comment, I will choose a winner on Oct 1st, 2012!!

For more information about Jumpstart’s Read for the Record campaign, please visit www.jstart.org/readfortherecord. For information on Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Fundraising Drive, please visit http://bit.ly/JRFTR.