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Senator Akshar was on hand to personally congratulate the children.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in the BOOKS Reading Rewards Program span from preschool age to the sixth grade. In order to earn an invitation to the Graduation Party, children in the Program had to complete eight reading steps totaling over 280 hours of logged reading time between June 1, 2016 and May 31, 2017. This equals about 50 minutes of reading each day of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Invitees and their families enjoyed a fun-filled day of food and excitement. To celebrate their achievement, the \u201cgraduates\u201d enjoyed a delicious barbeque picnic. 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