Burkhart Network donates 700 children’s books and complementary toys to IPS for preschool and kindergarten classes
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Raccoons Debut at The Children\’s Museum of Indianapolis
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\r\nINDIANAPOLIS—April 23, 2008—Burkhart Network LLC, a company creating books and complementary products for children and adults, this week donated 700 Raccoon Tales children’s books and toys to the Indianapolis Public Schools for children in preschool and kindergarten classes.
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Lorene Burkhart, owner of the company and author of the donated children’s books, made the gift on Monday and marked the event by reading to a group of IPS Even Start Family Literacy preschoolers at Washington Irving School 14 on East Market Street. The Even Start program provides family-focused programming that allows parents and children to attend school together. Key program components are adult literacy, preschool education and parenting education. Parents work on GED requirements and become more knowledgeable about resources including opportunities for work, workforce training and further education through community collaboration. The preschool children follow scholastic curriculum with emphasis on development of language and social skills in preparation for school.
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“What a great group of children and parents,” said Burkhart. “It was wonderful to see so many families together in the classroom. Even Start is such a positive project for IPS parents who are working to make a difference for themselves and their children.” Burkhart Network donated sets of the Raccoon Tales books for each Even Start family along with complementary plush raccoon toys.
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About Raccoon Tales
\r\nThe Raccoon Tales book series and plush toys are for children ages 2 to 6 years old. The stories are based on those Burkhart told her children when they were young. The 6 X 6-inch books come with a removable raccoon tail that hangs from the book spine. Plush 5-inch toy raccoons come in four striped tail colors (blue, green, pink and purple) to match the four raccoon characters in the stories. Books retail for $8.95 and the raccoon toys are $4.95 each.
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About Burkhart Network
\r\nBased in Indianapolis, Burkhart Network LLC is owned and led by central-Indiana entrepreneur and philanthropist Lorene Burkhart. Burkhart serves as the center of the energy for the creativity and focus of the company. Her vision is to share her life experiences through books and related items. The rotating circles, stars and sunrays in the company logo are the projects, people and causes who benefit from the nucleus of energy.
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Burkhart Network currently has available: Hip, Flip, Skip and Boo and their friend, Stu, Hip, Flip, Skip and Boo Go to the Zoo, An Accidental Pioneer: A Farm Girl’s Drive to the Finish… and Home on the Farm: If Chickens Could Talk. For more information or to learn about upcoming product and book releases visit www.BurkhartNetwork.com.
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Raccoon Tales came to life at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis on August 11th! Author Lorene Burkhart signed dozens of books for raccoon fans as well as read the book to adoring children in the Museum bookstore. There was a long line for face painting, coloring, temporary raccoon tattoos, our favorite “Rudi” the strolling ‘trapper’ musician, and much more!
