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Date:11/30/2007

ommitment to support existing Reach Out and Read sites throughout New Jersey, expand the program to unserved areas of the state and build an infrastructure so the program can grow and serve more children in need," said HINJ president Bob Franks. "Today we are proud to deliver 1,000 new books in support of the Reach Out and Read program at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital."

Reach Out and Read Medical Director Perri Klass, M.D., said the program was founded on a belief that growing up reading is an essential part of growing up healthy and has been a prescription for improved literacy for millions of at-risk children.

"Reach Out and Read is about the importance of books and reading in children's lives," said Klass. "For children with HIV/AIDS, books and reading carry an important message of hope and joy, potential and possibility."

About The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital:

As New Jersey's largest and most comprehensive children's hospital, The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital offers specialties including cardiology and cardiac surgery, organ transplants, trauma treatment, fetal surgery, hematology/oncology and neurosurgery in a family-centered environment. It is consistently among the top-rated children's hospitals in America for patient satisfaction.

About UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School:

As one of the nation's leading comprehensive medical schools, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health.

About Bristol-Myers Squibb:

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global pharmaceutical and related health care products company whose mission is to extend and enhance human life.

Visit Bristol-Myers Squibb on the World Wide Web at

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