Literacy Night at Camden Yards: Book drive and a special reading on the field
ORIOLES ARE TEAMING UP TO HOST LITERACY NIGHT AT CAMDEN YARDS. AND JOINING US LIVE TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE BIG EVENT IS LESTER DAVIS. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME I APPRECIATE IT. SO THIS IS HUGE. WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. SO YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE HUNDREDS OF KIDS AT CAMDEN YARDS EXCITED RECEIVING BOOKS AND JUST HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME ALL AROUND. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE TUESDAY AUGUST THE 12TH. THAT’S RIGHT. AND THESE ARE SOME EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT BEFORE THE GAME. THEY’RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GET A VERY SPECIAL READING. TELL US ABOUT THAT. THEY WILL. THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE THE GREAT IRON MAN HIMSELF, CAL RIPKEN, WHO’S GOING TO BE ON THE FIELD READING TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. THEY WILL REMEMBER THIS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. IT’S SO EXCITING. SO TELL ME WHY READING IS SO IMPORTANT AND WHY CAREFIRST GOT INVOLVED. SO REALLY STARTS WITH THE FACT THAT 80% OF WHAT IMPACTS ANYONE’S HEALTH. YOUR MINDS IS REALLY OUTSIDE OF THE CLINICAL SETTING. IT’S ENVIRONMENTAL AND SITUATIONAL. AND SO IT’S REALLY EDUCATION IS AT THE HEART OF THAT. AND IF WE CAN CREATE LIFELONG LEARNERS, YOU CAN CREATE FOLKS WHO ARE REALLY A PART OF THEIR HEALTH CARE JOURNEY AND WILL LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. SO WE’RE REALLY LOOKING TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE BEGINNING, AT THE START, AND SHOW THEM THAT IT’S EASY TO BE A PART OF THEIR JOURNEY AND AN ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. WHAT IS THE AGE GROUP THAT YOU HAVE COMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS? OH, FANTASTIC. OKAY, SO WE’VE DONE MANY STORIES ABOUT LITERACY IN BALTIMORE CITY, AND IT’S HEARTBREAKING TO REALIZE THAT MANY KIDS IN BALTIMORE CITY DON’T EVEN HAVE A BOOK THAT THEY OWN IN THEIR OWN HOME. AND SO YOU HAVE A BIG ASK FOR THE FANS THAT ARE COMING OUT TO TUESDAY’S GAME. YES. PLEASE CONSIDER BRINGING A BOOK, A NEW BOOK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND HELP THEM EXPLORE THE BIG WORLD OUT THERE. YOU MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO GO ACROSS OCEANS AND EXPLORE, BUT YOU CAN DO THAT THROUGH BOOKS. AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO SHRINK THE DISTANCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND HELP THEM ALONG THEIR LITERACY JOURNEY. NOW, BOOKS ARE AN AMAZING ESCAPE, AND YOU HAVE SOME IDEAS FOR PEOPLE. YOU HAVE A LIST THAT YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE FROM. IT’S THE BLACK-EYED SUSAN LIST. YES. SO THESE ARE THE NOMINEES THAT ARE ON THE BLACK-EYED SUSAN CATEGORY. OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW BLACK-EYED SUSAN AND THE IMPORTANCE HERE IN MARYLAND. AND SO YOU CAN LOOK THAT UP ONLINE. YOU CAN SEE THOSE BOOKS THAT ARE UNDER THOSE CATEGORIES. YOU CAN BRING ANY BOOK. WE’LL ACCEPT ANY NEW BOOK. BUT WE FIGURED IT WOULD BE A NICE PLUG TO, TO SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT’S LOCAL. AND SO THAT’S A WAY THAT FOLKS CAN GET INVOLVED. THIS IS REALLY FANTASTIC. AND THEN THE BOOKS ARE GOING TO GO INTO FIVE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN BALTIMORE CITY. THEY ARE. AND CAREFIRST IS PARTNERING WITH HARLEM PARK ELEMENTARY. WE’RE GOING TO DO BOOKS, BUT WE’RE ALSO GOING TO DO SMART TABLETS FOR THE SCHOOL TO HELP ALONG THEIR LITERACY JOURNEY WITH THEIR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. THAT’S FANTASTIC. HAVE YOU GUYS DONE THIS BEFORE? WE HAVE. SO WE’VE BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORIOLES FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND THIS IS REALLY THE EVOLUTION AND THE JOURNEY OF THAT PARTNERSHIP. WE TRY TO ALWAYS START FROM THE PREMISE THAT IT’S MORE THAN JUST OUR LOGO ON A SCOREBOARD. WE WANT TO BE IN COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO BE SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE. HAS CAL EVER DONE THIS BEFORE? TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, CAL IS A LIFELONG TEACHER AND LEARNER. HE HAS BEEN A PART OF EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE AND DOING THINGS LIKE THIS. SO IT’S REALLY NOT A SURPRISE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT HIS READING VOICE IS LIKE. AND DOES HE GET INTO CHARACTER? YOU KNOW, I MEAN, TO SEE CAL RIPKEN JUNIOR DO THAT IN FRONT OF THE KIDS WOULD BE PRETTY OUTSTANDING. IT WOULD. IT WOULD BE. I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AMAZING. ALL RIGHT. SO TUESDAY, AUGUST THE 12TH, BRING YOUR BOOK FROM THE BLACK-EYED SUSAN LIST. YOU CAN REALLY HELP OUT A KID. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR JOINING US.
Literacy Night at Camden Yards: Book drive and a special reading on the field
Updated: 5:23 PM EDT Aug 9, 2025
CareFirst is teaming up with the Baltimore Orioles to give away books at Camden Yards as part of Literacy Night. A former Orioles will do a very special reading before the game.
CareFirst is teaming up with the Baltimore Orioles to give away books at Camden Yards as part of Literacy Night. A former Orioles will do a very special reading before the game.