Hamilton County EMS Supervisors Lieutenant Brian Bricker and Lieutenant Brandy Rogers participated in the annual celebration of Read Across America event at Hixson Elementary School.
Hixson Elementary School Librarian Beth Hoelke invited various leaders from Hamilton County to be part of 2016 Dr. Suess’ Read Across America event. The event is to encourage students to get excited about reading. “I believe that celebrating Dr. Seuss is a great way to honor his contribution to children's literature and for the students to just have fun with books. One of my main goals is for students to feel like they can connect to a book,” said Ms. Hoelke. “Reading for pleasure is great for students and I hope that Seuss week inspires students to read, think, write, and learn”.
Along with other agencies, four emergency medical personnel of HCEMS visited various classrooms, reading the chosen book and answering questions about EMS and their duties as a Paramedic or an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician. “I really enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the Read Across America. It is important to promote reading to the children in our community and let them see just how fun reading can actually be. I love to watch their faces light up when a book takes then off on a fun adventure and they really get involved in it,” said HCEMS Lieutenant Rogers. “I personally enjoyed my time spent reading to them and talking with the children about my job and let them know that while any emergency event can be frightening, we are caring individuals who help them in an emergency situation. It is a little less frightening for children in a traumatic incident, if they understand what happens on an emergency call” said Lieutenant Bricker.