Reading Rotary just completed its Rotary Readers project. Rotary Readers is an annual literacy project where reading books and a backpack are given to each Reading Public Schools Kindergartner. This year over 275 literacy bags were distributed to the five Reading elementary schools. In addition, Rotarians read to each Kindergarten class as part of Read Across America. This literacy project has been adapted from Rotary’s previous dictionary and thesaurus giveaways. Reading teachers expressed their preference to have the younger students receive reading books. Basic Education and Literacy is one of Rotary International's Seven Areas of Focus. This project was adapted from a Girl Scout Gold Award Project of one of our RMHS Interact Charter Members.
Rotary would give a special acknowledgement to Liz Whitelam of Whitelam Books for supplying these books at a generous discount. Whitelam Books was so helpful in sourcing level appropriate books.