ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2013 Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary and farmer Buddy Hance will read to first grade students in Anne Arundel County as part of \u201cRead Across Maryland\u201d month (March) and Ag Literacy Week (March 18-22). The reading will take place Monday, March 18, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. at Cape St. Claire Elementary School in Annapolis.<\/p>\n
For the fifth year in a row, the O\u2019Malley-Brown Administration is partnering with MSEA, the Maryland Library Association and the Maryland Association of School Librarians to encourage educators, parents and children to read 30 minutes a day for 30 days as part of a \u201cRead 30 for 30\u201d theme.<\/p>\n
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\nMaryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance to Read to First Grade Students at Cape St. Claire Elementary School<\/p>\n
\nMonday, March 18, 2013
\n9:30-10:50 a.m.<\/p>\n
\nCape St. Claire Elementary School
\n931 Blue Ridge Drive
\nAnnapolis, MD 21409
\n(410) 222-1685<\/p>\n