Press Release: UNIVISION 23 AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO KICK OFF ELEVENTH ANNUAL “CLUB DE LIBROS 23” CAMPAIGN
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UNIVISION 23 AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO KICK OFF ELEVENTH ANNUAL “CLUB DE LIBROS 23” CAMPAIGN
MIAMI, FL – SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 – WLTV Univision 23 will be hosting its eleventh annual “Club de Libros 23” (Univision 23’s Book Club) campaign in support of its Es el momento education efforts that seek to bring to light the fundamental educational benefits of reading. The campaign, which will be working in conjunction with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, kicks-off on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at Emerson Elementary School, located at 8001 S.W. 36 Street in Miami, Florida.
To kick off the “Club de Libros 23” campaign, Beatriz Zarraluqui, District Director of the Division of Bilingual Education and World Languages, will be speaking in support of the campaign and the goals it sets to inspire and pave the path toward success for bilingual students.
The primary goal of the “Club de Libros 23” reading initiative in promoting Spanish-language literature is to highlight the ever-growing importance of bilingualism in today’s society. During the course of this academic school year, Univision 23’s education reporter, Maria Fernanda Lopez, will be making visits to several schools throughout the community in an effort to encourage students to read more frequently and thus enhance their capabilities to excel in both their academic and professional careers. Various Miami-Dade County Public Schools representatives will also be present during these events.
To gain access to the latest news, information, and learn more about community events, please visit Univision23.com online, or via your mobile phone.
About Univision’s Es el momento
Es el momento, launched in February 2010, is Univision’s comprehensive, multi-platform, national education initiative aimed at improving academic achievement among K-12 Hispanic students. The initiative focuses on college readiness, high school and college completion, and engaging Hispanic parents as well as the broader community. This effort is conducted in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; the U.S. Department of Education; and community, education and civil rights groups from around the country. Other partners include ASPIRA, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, The College Board, and NASA. As the premier media company serving the U.S. Hispanic community, Univision’s mission is to inform, entertain and empower Hispanics. Es el momento builds on Univision’s legacy of supporting the community through the creation of initiatives on issues affecting them, including education, health and civic engagement.
About Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the premier media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country, reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 86% of U.S. Hispanic households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network, and a suite of six cable offerings - De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit, and Clásico TV; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series, and other programming formats for the Company’s platforms; Univision Local Media, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations and 70 radio stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive Media, a network of national, local online, and mobile sites including Univision.com, which continues to be the #1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision Móvil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and services, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
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