RENO, January 27 - Reno Bighorns sent Russell Robinson and Dave Noel to Little Rascals Childcare in Sparks. They read Tommy Safety Cat to the preschool children and dazzled them with basketball tricks. There are many more Read to Achieve appearances to be set in the forthcoming months. For more information on how you can schedule an appearance, please contact Adam Cooper at (775)284-2622.

Read to Achieve is a year-round, league-wide initiative supported by NBA, WNBA and NBA D-League teams that promotes the values of reading and on-line literacy and encourages families and adults to read regularly with young children. The program includes thousands of reading time-outs, the donation of books and literacy materials, and the creation of Reading and Learning Centers and Reading Corners throughout the world.