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[0] Galaxy's Cobi Jones to Promote Literacy by Reading to Children At Barnes & Noble in West Los Angeles Next Wednesday.


Sports Editors/Soccer Writers & Columnists

PASADENA, CA--(BW SportsWire)--May 15, 2001

Read California promotes involvement of all

Californians to encourage children to read

Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are a professional football (soccer) team based in Carson, California that participates in Major League Soccer. The name "Galaxy" refers to Los Angeles being the home of many Hollywood "stars".  star Cobi Jones Cobi Jones (born June 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American midfielder for Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy.

Jones is currently the all-time leader of the United States men's national team in appearances, with 164 caps as of the end of 2004 (scoring 15
 will read his favorite book -- Fantastic Mr. Fox Mr. Fox were a band, part of the British "electric folk" or "folk rock" movement, circa 1970.

Members:
  • Bob Pegg
  • Carole Pegg
  • Alan Eden - drums
  • Barry Lyons (musician) - electric bass
  • Andrew Massey - cello
  • John Myatt (musician) - woodwinds
 -- to children at the Barnes & Noble in West Los Angeles
  • West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, a neighborhood of Los Angeles
  • West Los Angeles (region), a popularly identified region of Los Angeles, incorporating the neighborhood above
 (10850 W. Pico Blvd.) Wednesday, May 16, at 7 p.m., to help bring awareness to a statewide literacy campaign.

The appearance is in support of Read California, a campaign initiated by Governor Gray Davis and the California Legislature to promote the importance of all Californians to encourage children to read.

Jones, who is the Galaxy's all-time leading scorer and the U.S. National Team's international game appearance leader, wrote an instructional book of his own called Cobi Jones: Soccer Games.

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