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Sul Ross professor asks Alpine council to help close $4,000 funding gap for Read‑Aloud Celebration
Summary
Professor Jean Braunstrom (representing Sul Ross State University and local schools) asked the council for financial support for the Read‑Aloud Celebration; she reported $5,500 previously from Humanities Texas reduced to a new $2,500 grant and additional contributions leaving a $4,000 shortfall.
Professor Jean Braunstrom appeared Oct. 29 to request city support for Sul Ross State University’s Read‑Aloud Celebration, an event that brings a nationally known children’s author to Alpine to promote family literacy and places a copy of the author’s book in every participating family’s hands.
Funding status: Braunstrom said the program previously received $5,500 from Humanities Texas but received only $2,500 this year due to…
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