Rock Out for Monrovia Reads & Plays

The following information was provided by the Monrovia Reads & Plays program:

In effort to raise educational supplies for the children participating with the Monrovia Reads and Plays program, members of the community and surrounding cities are encouraged to be part of a supplies drive and concert.

The concert at will feature a performance by local band, DS3. Supplies to be donated are construction paper, colored pencils, notebooks, chalk, jump ropes, sporting balls, pencils, washable markers, crayons, line paper, glue sticks and rulers.

Monrovia Reads & Plays is a non-profit mobile literacy and recreation program run by the city of Monrovia. The Reads & Plays bus visits children in the community to provide a safe and productive after school environment. The program’s mission is to create an environment where both education and community involvement are valued.

Through the use of free tutoring, arts and crafts, and sporting activities, children in the community are provided with the resources they need to improve their grades and character.

What: Community event to raise educational supplies for participants of Monrovia Reads and Plays program.

When: Friday, March 30, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Library Park Band Shell, Palm Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016

Who: Monrovia Reads and Plays participants, residents of Monrovia and surrounding cities, and local band, DS3.