Consider yourself booked for Books On Tap, Thursday, September 16th!
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Reach Out and Read Kansas City’s 10th annual fall fundraiser, Books On Tap, will take place at Chicken N Pickle‘s spacious indoor and outdoor rooftop. With beautiful views of downtown Kansas City, you’ll be enjoying ice cold beverages and delicious food with your favorite literacy supporters.
Strike a pose with our event Photo Booth, grab a mystery bottle of wine at our Wine Pull, and enjoy one-of-a-kind raffle and Silent Auction items. If you win a raffle prize you may find yourself on a pickleball court!
The Silent Auction goes live September 2nd with plenty of time to bid on your favorite items before we announce the winners on event night. You do not need to attend event to participate in the Silent Auction.
Cockerell & McIntosh Pediatrics has been serving families in eastern Jackson County since 1950. We have offices in Independence, Blue Springs and Higginsville. Although COVID-19 slowed things down for a while, our clinics are getting busy again and that’s exciting because kids are getting their check-ups, immunizations and new books!
I have worked in the Independence office for almost 22 years and Cockerell & McIntosh Pediatrics has participated with the Reach Out and Read program for almost 14 years. Last week a two-year-old little boy was lifting the flaps in his new book and discovered an elephant. He proceeded to stomp around and try to make an elephant noise.
Dr. Beck with a patient
I get so tickled when I see little children tuck their book under their arm and march down the hallway, proud to have a new book to take home. Books are fun but can also be comforting. While I was doing a check-up on a baby girl who was getting fussy, the baby’s sister began reading her new book to comfort her. Reach Out and Read also provides used books for our waiting rooms and exam rooms which help entertain children when they get restless while waiting in the office. One book that we give out is about rooms in a house. A little girl found the bedroom page and I asked her if she could find the page about the kitchen. Later in the visit while I was talking with her mother, she ran over to me extremely excited and exclaimed, “I found the kitchen!”
I grew up in Fairway, Kansas and went to medical school at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. One special book memory I have from my childhood was when my third-grade teacher read Charlotte’s Web to the class. As a parent I have enjoyed reading so many books to my boys including The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See, Spookely the Square Pumpkin, Bear Snores On, Trumpet of the Swan, Curious George and the Ice Cream Shop and many, many others.
When I am not at the office, I like to create photo books
from my children’s artwork, schoolwork and the many photos that my husband
takes. I also love to read, play board
games and go camping with my family.
It was a joy to bring a love of books to my own children and I hope to do the same for my patients with the help of the Reach Out and Read Program.
