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More Than 400 Attend St. Vincent’s
FMC 4th Annual Read and Romp
SVMC Food
and Nutrition
Associates of
the Month:
Recognizing
July – September
Honorees
Dr. Raspa entertained children at the music station where each child received the book
“Too Loud Lilly”.
By Connan Raspa
It was a beautiful Saturday on October
9th and the atmosphere could not have
been better for the Fourth Annual
St. Vincent’s Family Medicine Center
Read and Romp. This year the Read
and Romp entertained over 400 children
and their families as they participated in
a variety of activities.
The Read and Romp is always a
success as it provides fun activities
on building a love of books. Each
of the five new books given to the children
corresponded with a fun activity
that promoted creativity,
activity, and healthy choices.
• The book Too Loud Lilly
complemented the music station,
where Dr. Raspa performed on
his guitar while the children sang
songs and accompanied him on
whimsical percussion
instruments.
• Stone Soup, a world-wide
classic story, was used at the
arts and crafts station. Fun art
supplies were provided for
drawing and coloring, as well
as small stones for the children
to finger paint. Their creations
were beautiful.
• Maybe a Bear Ate It was the
book given at the always popular
romp station, where the kids
played with building blocks and
bean bag tosses.
• In Gregory the Terrible Eater,
Gregory the goat is mocked by
his peers for eating healthy foods
instead of the garbage his friends
and parents eat. We followed
Gregory’s example and offered
whole-wheat flour and
gluten-free cookies decorated
with Greek yogurt and fresh
strawberries and blueberries.
The children thought they
were delicious!
• The Native American tale, The
Mud Pony, was given to the
kids after they visited the petting
zoo that included pygmy goats, a
pygmy pony, a mule and a bull
provided by Diamond D Ranch.
The most exciting event was story time
with Clifford the Big Red Dog. Stories
were read by a variety of special guests
including Olympic gymnast Shannon
Miller and CEO Moody Chisholm.
Other wonderful readers included FMC
faculty members Dr. Murphree and
Dr. Dominguez and first year resident
Dr. Carter.
Every contribution this year—the
wonderful volunteers, amazing books
and the magnificent readers made this
Read and Romp the best in the history
of St. Vincent’s Family Medicine Center.
Thanks to everyone who participated.
Each month, SVMC Food and Nutrition
associates select one or two of their
peers for outstanding work in meeting
department goals and for displaying
St. Vincent’s Core Values.
We are pleased to recognize Carolyn
Stanton as the Associate of the Month
for July.
For August, Elizabeth Foster was
selected Associate of the Month and
Alyssa Lewis was chosen as Rookie of
the Month.
The September Associate of the Month
was Renardo Wells and the Rookie of
the Month was Musette Collins.
Congratulations and thank you for
your outstanding work and commitment
to St. Vincent’s Core Values!
16 NOVEMBER 2010