ABC 10News Reporter Jared Aarons shows how 'United Through Reading' has helped millions of military moms and dads while they're thousands of miles away from their children.
CORONADO, Calif. - A Coronado-based non-profit is expanding the way it helps military families stay connected through deployments.
"It makes my heart swell," says CEO Dr. Sally Ann Zoll."Sometimes I get speechless, so it's an honor." "That emotional connection that you get when you read a story together is what we do. And it works," says Dr. Zoll. "We actually used to try to have him record books before we knew about UTR," VanVleck says."But any time he would send the book, especially when he was overseas, we never would be able to get the data to be able to send..."Now we watch the entire book. She would get so excited that Daddy finished the book rather than just a 15-second clip."
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