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DEPENDABLE CLEANERS ANNOUNCES F'IRST WINNERS OF NNAD TO RIDEI

Quincyo

MA (June 11,2008)

Christa Hagearty, President of Dependable Cleaners, is

pleased to announce the winners of the first two weeks in the 10th Annual Read to Ride

sunlmer reading incentive program. Week One contest winners were seven-year-old Emily Rockwell ofNorwell and l0-year-old Sumire Maki of Quincy. Emily attends the Vinal Elementary School and her winning entry form was for reading Youns Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery by David Adler. Sumire is a fifth gtadet at Beechwood Knoll Elementary and her winning entry was for the completion of Roxie and the Hooligans by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

Emily's family are customers of the Dependable Cleaners store in Hanover. Her mother, Diane Rockwell, encouraged her to enter. "Emily is often reading books for school," said Diane. "This program is a
wonderful incentive to promote even more reading over the summer months!"
Read to Ride's week two winners were 1l-year-old Tanner Gildea of Cohasset and nine-year-old Max Carpenter of Milton. Tanner is a fifth-grader at Deer Hill School and entered the contest after reading Brains Benton: The Case of the Counterfeit Coin by George Wyatt. Max is a student at Glover Elementary and his winning entry form was for reading Earthquakes! by Helen J. Challand, Ph.D. Tanner learned about the program from his local librarian at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library. Tanner visits the library often and enjoys reading mystery books. "This is the first time we have participated in Read to Ride," said Tanner's mother, Kelli Gildea. 'Now that Tanner has won a bike, his three younger brothers will be motivated to read more this summer and enter the contest as well!" Read to Ride offerc children, ages 6-15, the chance to win a bike and helmet for every book they complete during the program. Participatingin Read to Ride is easy! Entry forms are available at all 16 Dependable Cleaners locations and participating bike shops through July 11, 2008. Two winners' names will be drawn every Monday for six weeks, from June 2 until July 14, 2008 (except July 7th).

"Children who develop a love of reading at an early age are often more successful in school and in life," said Hagearty, a mother of three children. "The success of this program relies heavily on the cooperation of area libraries, schools, and youth organizations as well as the overwhelming number of parents who encourage their children to read during the summer months."
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R.id,e 2QQE ir sponsored by Dependeble Qlearers in eonjunstien with: Tlrc Petriet Led"ger; Farina's BiLcycle Center in \Ff atertown; Anoerson Dicycle in Quinoy; StorytrooK CovE in Ifanoycr; Buttonwood Books in Cohasset; and The Braintree Book Rack. For more information abott Read to Ride 2008 or to print out an entry form, go to www.DependableCleaners.com, where you can also find directions to the Dependable Cleaners location nearest you.

Dependable Cleaners, founded in 1944 and headquartered in Quincy, Mass., is a three-generation, family-run company. Presently, there are 17 retail locations in Massachusetts. Delivery Service is available in I3 towns. For more information, or a list of locations, please call Dependable Cleaners at 617-47 1-1900 or log onto
www. dependablec leaners. com.