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Page 8, Palm City Spotlight
Good Works
United Way Of Martin County the City of Stuart, Cleveland Clinic
Martin Health, Pratt & Whitney
Launches Born Learning and SouthState Bank, created
Outdoor Trails To Promote outdoor interactive early learning
trails to help parents and caregivers
Early Childhood Learning turn excursions into fun learning
moments.
And Family Fun The Born Learning Trail is a fun,
easy way for parents, grandparents
Learning happens everywhere a child goes, but parents, and caregivers to use outings to build
grandparents and caregivers may not always know how to learning critical for school readiness.
support that learning. A series of signs offering educational
That won’t be the case at three parks in the city of Stuart games (approved by experts) guide
– Flagler Park, Shepard Park and the Guy Davis Sports adults on specific ways to create Carol G. Houwaart-Diez, United Way of Martin County; Commissioner Becky Bruner,
Complex. United Way of Martin County in partnership with learning games outdoors and suggest city of Stuart; Angela Aulisio, Cleveland Clinic Martin Health; Amy Bottegal, SouthState
tips to use at home. Bank; Mayor Merritt Matheson, city of Stuart; Mary Anne Cannon, Pratt & Whitney;
“The Born Learning Trail David Dyess, city of Stuart; Commissioner Eula Clarke, city of Stuart; Vice Mayor Troy
promotes fun and games – important McDonald, city of Stuart
components of early childhood
learning,” said Carol G. Houwaart-Diez, president/
CEO of United Way of Martin County. “Children
are literally ‘born learning,’ and we know that what
happens in a child’s early years matters for success in
life and for school readiness.”
According to the most recent data, only 47 percent
of Martin County children are considered ready
for kindergarten, lower than the state average of
57 percent. Additionally, only 52 percent of Martin
County students are reading on level by third grade,
lower than the state average of 54 percent. The Born
Learning Trail is designed to help adults interact with
David Ellis and Deborah Davis paint the trail at Shepard Park. children to boost language and literacy development.
The city of Stuart is a strong supporter of the
Born Learning Trail. “Early childhood learning is so
important and the Born Learning Trails will help our
community do even more to get kids off to the right
start,” said city of Stuart Mayor Merritt Matheson.
For more information about the Born Learning
Trails, visit www.UnitedWayMartin.org or www. A team from Cleveland Clinic Martin Health painted the trail at Guy
Facebook.com/UnitedWayMartin. Davis Sports Complex. Back row left to right: Maggie Ross, Amy Longar,
About United Way Janie Toney, Alicia Mackenzie. Front row left to right: Angela Aulisio,
United Way of Martin County’s mission is to Karen Raymond, Diane Grant, Debbie HettZaugg, Kenny Mofield
improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our
community. Since 1972, the United Way has been
working to create long-term social change and provide
support to Martin County residents by investing
in programs that strive to enhance healthy living,
improve education and support financial stability.
A team from Pratt & Whitney painted the trail at Shepard
Park: Deborah Davis, David Ellis, Chris Padrick, Cindy
Cahill, Dan Murphy, Michael Counos, Mary Anne Cannon,
Frances Ferguson.
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Natalie Desmangles painted the trail at Flagler Park. Good Works on page 9
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