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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2022
CONTACT:
LAX Public Relations
(424) 646-5430 |
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LAX HOSTS VIRTUAL 'READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY' PROGRAM FOR NEARLY
4,800 LOCAL STUDENTS |
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Los Angeles Airport Police Officer Carley Casanova reads from "Green Eggs and Ham."
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(Los Angeles, CA) Today, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) celebrated "Read Across America Day," the nation's largest annual reading event, with a virtual, aviation-themed program attended by nearly 4,800 local students in pre-kindergarten through first grade, becoming the airport's most attended virtual event to date.
"Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is dedicated to engaging with our local youth through creative programming and events such as Read Across America Day, which help further student's education and interest in aviation," said Justin Erbacci, Chief Executive Officer, LAWA. "It is wonderful to watch our Read Across America Day participation grow year after year with enthusiastic students, teachers and our airport employees celebrating the importance of reading."
As part of the airport's commitment to educational outreach in the community, LAX promoted reading as a fun and interactive learning experience with several airport divisions participating in the program. Airport Police officers kicked off the event reading "Busy Busy Airport" by children's author Richard Scarry. Children were then introduced to the LAX PUPs (Pets Unstressing Passengers), highlighting the program's role in bringing joy and calm to guests, especially when the airport gets very busy.
In recognition of Read Across America Day also falling on Dr. Seuss' birthday, "Oh, the Place You'll Go!," the beloved children's book by Dr. Seuss, was woven into the theme of this year's event for the book's inspirational quotes about taking flight. "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham," also by Dr. Seuss, were read to the students. Following the reading, a children's performer dressed as the Cat in the Hat provided entertainment, including music, singing, dancing and games.
For the second time since LAX began its annual Read Across America Day program, a multilingual Airport Police officer read "Un Pez, Dos Peces, Pez Rojo, Pez Azul," the Spanish-language version of "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish." A video recording of this reading and other's from the event is posted on LAX's YouTube channel.
The 4,794 students who attended were from 34 area schools. Teachers were gifted a set of books for their classrooms to continue to celebrate the joy of reading with their students all year long.
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Kindergarten students from teacher Jennifer Ellison's class at Marvin Avenue Elementary School watch the Cat in the Hat children's performer. |
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About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
LAX, the third-busiest airport in the world and second busiest in the United States in 2019, is in the midst of a $15-billion capital improvement program that will touch on all nine passenger terminals and build new facilities, including an Automated People Mover (APM) train, Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) facility and the West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal.
In 2019, LAX served nearly 88.1 million passengers and offered an average of 700 daily nonstop flights to 113 destinations in the U.S. and 1,200 weekly nonstop flights to 91 markets in 46 countries on 72 commercial airlines.
LAX generates 620,600 jobs in Southern California, with labor income of $37.3 billion and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion, according to an economic study based on 2014 operations. This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues and $8.7 billion in federal tax revenues. The study also reported that LAX's ongoing capital improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual jobs with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3 billion; $966 million in state and local taxes; and $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues.
LAX is part of a system of two Southern California airports – along with Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City's general fund.
LAWA is leading the aviation industry in sustainability practices, with initiatives related to water management, energy (electricity) management, air quality, recycling and natural resources management. In 2019, LAX received Level III ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation from Airports Council International-Europe.
LAWA is also a leader in inclusivity, operating eight programs that provide opportunities for business enterprises including local, small, minority-owned, veteran-owned and disadvantaged firms, and working together with community partners to offer the HireLAX Apprenticeship Readiness Program, which targets local workers to make them ready for rewarding careers in the construction trades, and the Build LAX Academy, designed to prepare small contracting businesses for success when working on projects at LAX.
LAX was named a top-10 U.S. airport by SKYTRAX in 2018, and was honored as the "Most Innovative Airport for Passenger Experience" in 2019 by the American Association of Airport Executives. LAX is the second-most popular airport in the world to appear on Instagram, according to wego.com. Other recent honors have included selection as the No. 9 Best Airport (Wall Street Journal); No. 7 Best On-Time Performance for a Mega-Hub Airport (OAG); one of "The World's Best Airports for Business Travelers" (GlobeHunters); Public-Private Partnership of the Year (P3 Bulletin); Urth Caffe, Best Airport Coffee Concession of the Year (Global FAB Awards); Innovation of the Year, Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility (ARTBA); Best Project, United Airlines Terminal 7 and 8 Redevelopment Program (Engineering News Record California); North American Public-Private Partnership Deal of the Year (IJ Global); and Innovative Transportation Solution of the Year, Automated People Mover (WTS LA).
As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Alternative formats in large print, braille, audio, and other forms (if possible) will be provided upon request.
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