Daley kicks off `Gift of Reading' campaign for youth

Daley kicks off `Gift of Reading' campaign for youth

Signing a huge 12-by-15 foot book at Pioneer Court, Mayor Daley helped to launch the "Gift of Reading" campaign where the sponsors of the program, in a spirit of "corporate good will," have vowed to donate one book per signature to low-income children in Chicago.

Daley joined Jeff Dunn, president and COO of Coca-Cola America; Kyle Zimmer, president of First Book; Dick Robinson, president/CEO and chairman of Scholastic, Illinois; Secretary Jesse White, CHA CEO Terry Peterson, School CEO Arne Duncan, Library Comm. Mary Dempsey and other officials, at a press conference at 401 N. Michigan Ave.

Daley said they couldn't …