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ClassroomsCare is an annual challenge to the one million classrooms that use Scholastic Book Clubs. Participating classes read 100 books, triggering a donation of books from Scholastic Book Clubs to Mercy Health Partners (and other charity and literacy organizations). The books are then donated throughout the year to kids in preschool to middle school who in many cases would not otherwise have books of their own.

Classrooms keep track of books read on posters and online, and then tell Scholastic when they’ve finished. Any books kids read in the classroom, with their parents or on their own count toward the goal. Teachers also can use lesson plans and activities available at http://classroomscare.scholastic.com to incorporate this program into their curriculum.

More than 1 million classrooms have participated in ClassroomsCare since its founding in 2001, helping Scholastic Book Clubs to donate more than 9 million books to kids.

“Mercy is delighted to be a part of this exciting initiative and we are particularly pleased to join with Peyton and Eli Manning in promoting the importance of reading throughout our community,” said Jerry Askew, Mercy Health Partners, Senior Vice President for External Relations. “We believe this program has the potential to positively impact East Tennessee for generations to come.”

Scholastic Book Clubs is a division of Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company.

About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology and children's media. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs and school-based book fairs, retail stores, schools, libraries, television networks and the Company’s internet site, www.scholastic.com.

About Mercy Health Partners
Mercy Health Partners was formed by the merger of St. Mary’s Health System and Baptist Health System of East Tennessee in 2008. The new healthcare system operates seven acute-care hospitals and twenty other healthcare facilities across East Tennessee. In 2008, the Mercy facilities in East Tennessee provided more than $46 million in charity care and community benefits including services for the poor, community health screenings and research.

More than 1,000 of the area’s leading physicians are on the active staff at Mercy facilities. One of East Tennessee’s largest employers, Mercy has 5,700 associates dedicated to providing compassionate care using the latest medical technology.

For physician referral and service information, please call one of Mercy’s referral lines: Ask Mercy at 632-5200 (toll-free at 877-368-7362) or Mercy Wellnesse for Women at 877-599-WELL (9355). A complete list of Mercy physicians, facilities, services and extensive health information is available online at www.mercy.com. Learn about upcoming Mercy events and news on the Mercy Facebook page and on Twitter.


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