First Friday Book Synopsis

I want to spend some time talking about the August 1 BONUS PROGRAM at the First Friday Book Synopsis  in Dallas.  My topic is:  

APOLOGIA

The bonus program runs from 8:30-9:30 a.m.

The fee is only  $5 , and all proceeds will be donated to TAKE TIME TO READ, a literacy program sponsored by the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Participants are given the opportunity to donate funds for children’s books at an average of $15 each.

You must register for the First Friday Book Synopsis in order to attend the bonus program.  To do that, simply click here.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:   Giving a sincere apology is not the same as speaking in defense of yourself.  They are different contexts, representing different challenges, and requiring different skills.  Learn to do both in this bonus program.  You will learn four strategies for speaking in defense of yourself, as modeled by famous Americans who did so.  You will learn how to give a genuine apology and how to say it like you mean it.  All participants will receive printed resources for both topics.

ABOUT THE CHARITY:  Scottish Rite Masons across Texas are discovering the many rewards of reading to youngsters. As part of the Take Time To Read program, Texas Masons are teaming up with their local libraries and schools to read to children, collect books through book drives, and reap the rewards of glowing eyes, smiling faces and eager listeners.  Reading experts agree that reading aloud to children may be one of the most important things that adults can do to prepare kids for success in school.  Their vocabulary is enriched, they learn new information, and the experiences of their world are expanded, Being read to can create a love for books and generate a desire to read.  As facilitator of this bonus program, I am a 30-year member of the Dallas Scottish Rite Bodies, and was honored in 2013 with the Knight Commander Court of Honor (32^o KCCH), wearing the red hat in the picture above.

The picture to the right is from last year’s First Friday Book Synopsis bonus program where I posed with the Take Time to Read Director from the Scottish Rite Hospital.  We collected donations to buy 31 children’s books at an average of $15 each.