Book contains fun resources for everyone to enjoy as they Play for Literacy on January 27, 2011

(Toronto, ON – December 16, 2010) – For the past 12 years Family Literacy Day® has provided a moment for Canadians to come together in their homes, at work, and in their communities to practice literacy building activities and have fun.

To make it even easier to participate in fun learning activities as we Play for Literacy, ABC Life Literacy Canada, with funding from HSBC Bank Canada, is pleased to offer an online Family Literacy Day Activity Book which can be downloaded free of charge and enjoyed by all. The activity book will be available in the coming days.

“We are delighted to support ABC Life Literacy Canada in the promotion of this wonderful celebration,” commented Blake Hellam, Senior Vice President, Retail Branch Network, HSBC Bank Canada. “As an organization we focus our community investment on education and the environment because we believe they provide the fundamental building blocks for the development of communities. With ABC Life Literacy Canada and Family Literacy Day, we are able to help bring families together through learning activities available in an easy downloadable manner.”

Complete with colouring page, crossword puzzle, word find, recipe and much more, the Activity Book, which is available in both official languages, provides hours of fun to everyone. Visit FamilyLiteracyDay.ca to download your copy in the coming days and let the fun of learning take over around the dinner table.

“We are excited to see that HSBC Bank Canada is helping to better the lives of Canadians through their involvement in Family Literacy Day,” said ABC Life Literacy Canada president Margaret Eaton. “The positive impact of spending 15 minutes a day engaged in a learning activity as a family is evident for years to come. We hope that by providing easy access to family-friendly resources makes the commitment to learning easy to make.”