Bridge Foundation Newsletter READ FOR THE RECORD DAY, NEWSLETTER, 2016 | Page 3

READ FOR THE RECORD DAY, 2016 MAYARO READ TO RISE
SPONSORED BY BG TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NOW SHELL | Issue 5
Inspirational Book, If I
Can, You Can Too!
& Author Marsha Riley
on Read for the
Record Day
Read for the Record Day
launches Read to Rise at Mayaro R.C.
School sponsored by BG Trinidad and Tobago now SHELL
STORIES OF
HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE AND
EVENTUAL SUCCES
At Mayaro R.C. School, Marsha Riley, author of
If I Can , You Can Too ! shared inspirational
messages about achievement
and success. She
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asked students about if they believed that their
dreams could come true.
Marsha reinforced that believing in yourself is
the key to success and walking with confidence
will take you to your destination.
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Abeo Jackson, actor, choregrapher, producer
and writer engaged Mayaro R.C. School
students
The opening prayer and blessing was
offered by Vice Principal, Sharon Rahin-
Kissoon, who also welcomed Bridge
Foundation’s Read to Rise programme and
thanked SHELL for their commitment to
improving literacy at Mayaro R.C. School.
Mayaro R.C. students
received further
encouragement from
the Honorable Ruston Paray for Mayaro
and Guayaguayare constituencies’
representative, Mr. Neil Ramvath. Mr. Neil
Ramvath, Communication Manager
enthusiastically shared the importance of
reading and he gave personal accounts of
how reading made a difference in his life.
MAYARO STUDENTS BLIND FOLDED
PINNING THE BASKET ON Mr. HAWK-
EAGLE
.
She reiterated the importance of hard work and
explained in plain terms that even if your dream
is to make “tons and tons of money” you have
to work hard for it.
HER CURRENT WORK
This is Marsha Riley’s first book which is about
unsung heroes in Trinidad and Tobago. Marsha
explains that her book is about “the lives of
ordinary Trinidadians who have accomplished
extraordinary things despite obstacles.”
Marsha is the creator of a seminar that helps
equip parents to identify and harness the
natural intelligences of children. She is a TV
host of a show called, CARE and is also building
a Piece of Me Foundation. You can go to her
website: http://marshariley.com/
Children were also engaged by local storyteller, Zakiya Rashida Gill who interactively read The
Bear Ate your Sandwich book,Trini-Style.
ABOUT ZAKIYA RAHISDA GILL
He congratulated Mayaro R.C. on being the
designated school for the Read to Rise
programme funded by BG Trinidad and
Zakiya is a writer, poet, dramatist and
actor with a passion for performing. At an
early age of 12, Zakiya refused to blend in
and her individuality distinguished her
from others. She has won many awards
and continues to make her communities
of Guayaguayare and Mayaro proud.