Thanks to these wondeful ladies for volunteering their time at the registration table. 126 Adults and 346 children signed in!

Carmen Torres, Lead Prevention Program

Michael B. Christensen Community & Family Support Center Staff

(from the left)

Elizabeth (ntern) Elisa Rivera, Sue Mitchell, Maureen Pasek & Erin Mulcahy

Child Development & Education, Inc.

GLCAC Inc. Fuel Assistance Program

MassHealth

Class ARC

Emily Hoffman, Pathways to Family Success

Reading to the children

Healthy Families

Michael B. Christensen Community & Family Support Center a recently consolidated program of the Greater Lawrence Community Partnerships for Children and Family Support Center gave away hundreds of free books to children, families and classroom teachers.

All children were invited to play the "hit the bulls eye and win a free book game" that the Michael B. Christensen Community & Family Support Center set up.

Local child care teachers brought their classrooms to the event.

Even the new Interim Executive Director of the GLCAC Inc. Christian Dame got in on the action!

The fair began at 10:00 AM and wrapped up around 2;00 PM. Many families, child care classrooms, parents, etc. attended.

Hard working staff of the Lead Prevention Program

Welcome to the 2011 Lead Prevention Fair

GLCAC Inc. Head Start

GLCAC Inc. WIC

Community & Family Support Center

Face Painting!

Each child that sat and listened to Emily read received a free book from the Michael B. Cristensen Community & Family Support Center

Community & Family Support Center

Many children hit the bulleyes eye and received their free book. Parents were also given a free book for each child in their family along with information brochures.

Each teacher received 2-3 free books from the Michael B. Christensen Community & Family Support Center for the classroom.

Assistant Executive Director of GLCAC Inc. Chick LoPiano