CSUDH Baseball Reads Across America at Caldwell Elementary School

Compton, CA -- Toros baseball head coach Murphy Su'a, assistant coach Cedric Gilmore and the baseball team spent an afternoon at Caldwell Elementary School last Monday to participate in the National Education Association's “Read Across America” campaign, a celebration commemorating the March 2 birthday of arguably the most celebrated children's author, Dr. Seuss.

Led by Su'a and Gilmore, 28 Toros donned in Cardinal & Gold traveled to the elementary school where they spent approximately 20 minutes reading to the students, and 30 more minutes answering questions ranging from academic majors and career aspirations to the number of home runs and wins and losses in the players' careers. Following the sessions, each class came outside for a photo op with the Cardinal & Gold contingent, with each group giving a Toro cheer at the end of the photo, complete with the Toro hand sign.

Reading many of Dr. Seuss' classics, the team presented the kids of Caldwell Elementary with not only their time, but with their commitment to the wonders of reading as well.

Created nine years ago as a one-day event to celebrate reading on Dr. Seuss' birthday (March 2), NEA's “Read Across America” is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on or around Dr. Seuss' birthday, which has grown into a nationwide initiative that promotes reading every day. In May 1997, a reading task force at NEA formed the idea, and on March 2, 1998, the inaugural “Read Across America” day was born.

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