Firefighters from the White River Township Fire Department visited Sugar Grove Elementary today to read books to several first graders.  The event today was in celebration of the 101^st birthday of Dr. Seuss.  Firefighters went to several classrooms to read to the first graders who were all dressed in their pajamas for the day.  The first graders all looked very comfortable and were ready to listen to the firefighters read.  Six first grade classrooms participated in today’s activity.  “The firefighters really enjoyed reading to the kids today and some even wore Dr. Seuss hats while they read” said Battalion Chief Jim Engmark. “ A couple of the firefighters even told the kids that if they knew the kids were going to be in their pajamas that they, (the firefighters) would have worn their pajamas”, Engmark said. The kids really did enjoy the reading, and the firefighters plan on doing a lot more of this type of activity with the Center Grove Elementary schools in the future.
 

               
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