Bob’s Discount Furniture partners with reach out and read

Manchester-based Bob’s Discount Furniture is partnering with Reach Out and Read to launch “Rocking the Road to Read with Bobs Outreach,” a new year-long initiative to increase early literacy by bringing smiles and books to local children’s hospitals. To support the initiative, Bob’s Outreach will present a $10,000 check to Reach Out and Read representatives at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center School in New Britain. In Connecticut, Reach Out and Read has 300 partner medical providers serving 40,000 children and distributing close to 70,000 new books each year. Pictured, from left, are: Cathy Poulin, Bob’s Discount Furniture; Tish Rabe; and Christine Garber.