Upland Hills Health Receives Read Program Donation from UW-Platteville Students

The UW-Platteville chapter of the Student Wisconsin Education Association recently donated several educational packages to Upland Hills Health to distribute to newborn babies.

“WEA Read is setting out to create packages for parents and their newborns that encourage creativity and literacy from birth,” explained StWEA Vice President Christi Rischar. “The packages have books, nursery rhymes and fun interactive toys that parents and their child can enjoy.”

The group funded the project through a $450 grant and a donation from the West-side Madison Wal-Mart store. With help from Ms. Rostad’s fourth grade class from Neal Wilkins Elementary School in Platteville, the chapter assembled the packages and delivered them on November 16.

“We’re grateful to the students for donating these packages to our patients’ newborn children. We are also happy to be a part of a project that helps promote literacy and parental involvement in our community,” said Dori Christensen, Director of Obstetrics at Upland Hills Health.