Local Barbershop encouraging kids to read

Masterpiece Barber college providing free haircuts during Nevada Reading Week

ACROSS THE VALLEY ARE DOINGWHAT THEY CAN TO ENCOURAGAGAGCHILD LITERACY....AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO A FORMERASSEMBLYMAN.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ALICIAPATTILLO IS LIVE AT A BARBERSCHOOL IN NORTH LAS VEGAS WITHMORE ON THIS ONE-OF- A KINDINITATIVE.FOUR YEARS AGO ASSEMBLYMANTYRONE THOMPSON HAD A VISIONTO IMPROVE LITERACY WITHIN OURCOMMUNITY.TODAY HIS VISION CONTINUES HERETHOMPSON HAD A VISION TOIMPROVE LITERACY WITHIN OURCOMMUNITY.TODAY HIS VISION CONTINUES HEREAT MASTERPIECE BARBER COLLEGEWITH READ WITH MY BARBER!(NAT SOUND) THIS IS NOT YOURHERE...PEOPLE GET FREE HAIRCUTSWHEN THEY CHOOSE TO READ ABOOK...COULDN'T GET ANYBETTER." BEHIND THESE BARBERCHAIRS AND BUZZINGCLIPPERS....(NAT SOUND) ARE MEN AND WOMANDEDICATED TO HELPING KIDSDURING NEVADA READING WEEKMARCUS ALLEN OWNER OFMASTERPIECE BARBER COLLEGE "PUTDOWN THE CELL PHONES.....PUTDOWN THE GAMES AND LET'S READ ABOOK TOGETHER." THIS ALL BEGANFOUR YEARS AGO AFTER THE LATEASSEMBLYMAN TYRONE THOMPSON HADAN IDEA...SONYA MASON ASSEMBLYMAN TYRONETHOMPSON SISTER "HIS VISION WASALWAYS TO HELP THE YOUNG MALEYOUTH.""READ WITH MY BARBER" WASBORN...(NAT SOUND)THE PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITHTHE CITY OF LAS VEGAS...JORDAN MOORE CITY OF LAS VEGAS"IT'S AN INITATIVE TO INCREASEOUR BARBERS AND OUR BUSINESSCOMMUNITY WHICH IS A CHALLENGETHAT WE ARE HAVING WITH OURYOUTH WITH IS LITERACY." WHILENEVADA READING WEEK IS ONLYONCE A YEAR THOSE INSIDEMASTERPIECE BARBER COLLEGE ARECOMMITTED TO KEEPING THEMOMENTUM GOING FOR ALIFETIME...MARCUS ALLEN OWNER OFMASTERPIECE BARBER COLLEGE "IFWE CAN READ A BOOK WE CAN FILLOUR MIND UP WITH A LOT OFEDUCATION."AGAIN HERE AT MASTERPIECEBARBER COLLEGE FROM FROM 3 TO5 P.M.THIS WEEK KIDS CAN RECEIVE FREEHAIRCUTS IF THEY READ TO THEIRBARBER.