Westmoreland

Read Across America Day: Western Pa. organizations find creative ways to encourage reading

Maddie Aiken
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Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Reagan Hill, 8, of Plum reads to Cei Cei, a 23-year-old paint quarterhorse, during the Stories in the Stable program at Bella Terra Stables in Murrysville. So far, about 50 children have participated in the program. Most have been in elementary school, but the Murrysville wellness center doesn’t limit age.
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Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Eden Hughes, 11, of Forest Hills reads to Joey, a quarterhorse in his 20s, during the Stories in the Stable program at Bella Terra Stables in Murrysville. The program gives the opportunity for children to practice their reading skills in a nonjudgmental environment.
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Maddie Aiken | Tribune-Review
Volunteer Garnet Snyder sorts books on at the YWCA Westmoreland County headquarters on Main Sreet in Greensburg. The volumes are destined for the shelves of the year-round used bookstore at the location.
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Maddie Aiken | Tribune-Review
Shelves are filled with reading material in the year-round used bookstore at the YWCA Westmoreland County headquarters on Main Sreet in Greensburg.

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