MEDIA ADVISORY Iditarod 2010: The Cat in the Hat is going to the dogs

For NEA-Alaska's first statewide Read Across Alaska celebration, we've hooked up with Iditarod musher Hugh Neff from Tok, who's a frequent visitor in classrooms and is excited to help promote and celebrate the fun of reading. 

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WHO:      
Iditarod musher Hugh Neff + NEA-Alaska President Barb Angaiak + the Cat in the Hat + dogs (dressed in a Cat costume!)

WHAT:    
Musher Hugh Neff accepts a children's book to carry in his sled across Alaska and present to the children of Nome

WHERE:    
Behind Millennium Hotel, 4800 Spenard Road-on access road between hotel & lake)

WHEN:      
Tuesday, March 2*-12:30pm

WHY:       
To help children learn the fun of reading and encourage more adults to spend time reading with children.

MORE:   
*March 2 is Dr. Seuss's birthday.  The week of March 1-7 marks NEA's 12^th annual Read Across America observance.  The celebration is centered around the birthday of the beloved children's author and is the nation's largest reading event. 

AND MORE:       
Saturday, March 6, prior to the ceremonial Iditarod start in Anchorage, the Cat in the Hat will also be having fun, with pencils and bookmarks to give out to young readers.

CONTACT:
Communications Dir. Virginia McKinney, 274-0536; cell: 229-1803