Dodgers News: Dodgers and Dodgers Foundation Launch L.A. Reads

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Dodgers foundation launched a new literacy campaign on Saturday at the Downtown Central Library.

The main goal behind the literacy campaign is to help strengthen the reading ability of students that live in the Los Angeles area. L.A. Reads has promoted a challenge to all young students to read 30 minutes per day (900 minutes per month).

We are excited to launch LA Reads, the new Literacy campaign of the @Dodgers & Dodgers Foundation today @ Downtown Central Library #LAReads? pic.twitter.com/VZQqevnvIt

— Dodgers Foundation (@DodgersFdn) April 1, 2017

The L.A. Reads book partner, Penguin Random House donated over 5000 books that the children of Urban Compass, a summer and after-school program.

Shout out to #LAReads? Book Partner @penguinrandom for donating 5K books! @urbancompasskid are ready! https://t.co/9G0C4mY5z3 pic.twitter.com/EDk1CdbtKC

— Dodgers Foundation (@DodgersFdn) April 1, 2017

Thank you @dodgers @DodgersFdn @TheCoffeeBean @penguinrandom for supporting our @urbancompasskid! We love reading!! ????#LAReads pic.twitter.com/PTisDxqMMD

— Urban Compass (@urbancompasskid) April 1, 2017

Dodgers players joined the children in the launch of the new campaign at the library today in Los Angeles. Players to make an appearance included Andre Ethier, Rich Hill and Yasmani Grandal.

Hilda Solis, a Los Angeles County official, showed her gratitude toward the Dodgers in a tweet.

Reading is more fun when your fav #baseball team joins! TY @Dodgers for getting kids excited about reading! #LAReads pic.twitter.com/7MTeBDc5xC

— Hilda Solis (@HildaSolis) April 1, 2017

This new Los Angeles literacy campaign is just one of the many things that the Dodgers Foundation is doing to help contribute to the entire Los Angeles community.

#LAReads?@urbancompasskid pic.twitter.com/NNOkph7tnu

— Dodgers Foundation (@DodgersFdn) April 1, 2017

A full description of the L.A. Reads campaign can be found here.