At 9:00 am on Friday, March 1, 2013, guest readers from U .S. Steel and the local community will be coming to Heritage 4 Kids Early Learning Center, located at 404 Braddock Avenue in Braddock, to read to 70 preschool children. Guest readers from U.S. Steel and the community will read books about safety, including themes of stranger danger, bullying, and how to call 911.
Guest readers from U. S. Steel include Staff Sergeant Nick Davis, U.S. Army Recruiter. Sergeant Davis was deployed twice to Iraq (2004 and 2008) as an Army Calvary Scout responsible for reconnaissance missions.
Readers from the community will include State Representative Paul Costa, a long-time advocate of education for District 34 which includes Braddock; Braddock Mayor John Fetterman; Braddock Police Chief Fred Debartolo and Edgewood Fire Chief Dave Andrews. Also reading is Patricia Waldinger, CEO, American Red Cross Western Pennsylvania Region, an organization whose mission is to help keep our families and communities safe.