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MEDIA ADVISORY




Fletcher Elementary, U.S. Navy Launch "Stories with Sailors" Partnership to Promote Literacy


April 28, 2022




WHAT: Sailors and command staff from the U.S. Navy's VRM-50 Sun Hawks squadron will visit Fletcher Elementary School to kick off a new educational partnership designed to encourage reading and support early literacy. This new "Stories with Sailors" program will bring Navy personnel to Fletcher Elementary to meet with students, share stories, and read aloud, in addition to joining school staff in other class activities.

The Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, and Command Master Chief from VRM-50 will all be in attendance for a campus tour, read-alouds, and the official signing of the partnership agreement.


WHEN: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 29, 2022


WHERE: Fletcher Elementary School, 7666 Bobolink Way, San Diego, CA 92123<https://goo.gl/maps/nQCRprH42Vq9U7JYA>


BACKGROUND: Fletcher Elementary School has set an aggressive goal to increase literacy rates and bring every student above grade-level reading within a year. Many Fletcher students also come from military families, including some who currently have a parent deployed overseas. VRM-50 is a Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) for the CMV-22B Osprey aircraft, new to San Diego, and now based at Naval Air Station North Island. The Stories with Sailors partnership provides a way for the Navy personnel to engage with and give back to their new community, while providing Fletcher students with guest readers and a fun way to celebrate books.


AVAILABLE SPEAKERS: Jeff Friedenberg, Principal; Fletcher Elementary students; Navy personnel, including Commander Eric Ponsart and Commander Emily Stellpflug


MEDIA CONTACT: Dan Howe, dhowe@sandi.net<mailto:dhowe@sandi.net>, (619) 578-4883


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