Monthly Teddy Bear Picnic Read-Aloud with DAYLO

On the first Saturday of every month, you can join the student volunteers of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization for a Teddy Bear Picnic read-aloud at the Port Royal Farmers Market (1615 Ribaut Rd.). In collaboration with the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, high school and college student volunteers from the Beaufort-based chapters of DAYLO gather at the gazebo in Naval Heritage Park from 9:30 a.m. to noon to read diverse, inclusive picture books to children and their families, inspiring a love of stories, books, reading, and peer-to-peer mentoring.

Cozy blankets, a plethora of stuffed animals, and some snacks help the students make a welcoming environment in this free community literacy program. Several times a year, National Park Service Ranger Katherine Freeman also joins in for Read with a Ranger, a literacy and art project thematically connected to the missions of DAYLO, the Conroy Center, and the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park.

DAYLO is a student-led diversity themed book club and community service group founded at Beaufort High School and now with chapters across South Carolina. Learn more at: https://linktr.ee/DAYLOBFT.

The Pat Conroy Literary Center is a nonprofit interpretive and learning center advancing the legacy of beloved, bestselling writer, educator, and mentor Pat Conroy (1945-2016), author of The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and more. Learn more at: www.patconroyliterarycenter.org.

You may also like the following events from Pat Conroy Literary Center:

• Next Thursday, 8th May, 10:00 pm, Virtual Open Mic Night -- Featuring James Alan Gill, Author of Not Dark Yet in Beaufort, South Carolina
• This month, 31st May, 02:00 pm, An Evening with Annelore Harrell, Author of Et Cetera Y'All, Volume 1 in Beaufort
• Next month, 12th June, 06:00 pm, Open Mic Night--Featuring Doris E. Wright, Author of Cabbagehead in Beaufort

Also check out other Arts events in Port Royal, Literary Art events in Port Royal, Trips & Adventurous Activities in Port Royal.