Children read books for free food

Ronald McDonald has a busy month planned for September.

National Library Card Sign-Up Month takes place, along with the 16th annual McDonald’s Reading Challenge.   Ronald McDonald is set to come out to the Boynton City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd., at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 16 for a magic show and to promote reading.

Karen Abramson, library spokeswoman, said Ronald McDonald would be performing magic tricks to children of all ages and telling them about how they can get free McDonald’s food by reading.

The Reading Challenge encourages children to visit their libraries during September and sign up for a Reading Challenge Visit Card.

Abramson said if the children show that they have read most of the book from a suggested list, they could get free coupons for McDonald’s food.

“I think these kids would do almost anything for some free McDonald’s food, even read,” Abramson said.

More than 10,000 children throughout Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast participated in the McDonald’s Reading Challenge program last year.   Complete rules for the McDonald’s Reading Challenge are available by calling 561-208-4178.

Mike Rothman can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com.

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Mike Rothman
Mike Rothman graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Management. He grew up in South Florida and has been back working here since July 2006. Mike wrote for numerous publications previously including the Gainesville Sun, GatorBait Magazine and Inspin.com, where he was the NBA Expert.

When Mike is not hitting the streets of Boynton Beach and Delray Beach looking for stories, he can be found playing sports or spending time with friends.

He also enjoys provoking his fellow Hometown Downtown columnist, Dave DiPino, for the sake of good stories, of course. He can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com or at 954-871-1233.