Reading Rotary will again lead a community project to place a sea of signs in front of Town Hall for each RMHS Senior.  The pandemic has forced us all to adapt and graduating Class of 2021 has had to re-imagine the big events of their Senior year.  Last year, Rotary printed a sign for every Senior.  We will oversee the printing of sign for this year's Senior, too.  The costs have risen and all donations will be appreciated by Rotary and by these students.

 

Please consider making a donation to defray the cost.  https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=LZAU2626ULBYC

Please note that our next meeting is scheduled for April 5.  You should have received an email evite from President Jenn.  Please make sure you respond to her.  If you have not received it, please contact Jenn.  If there is sufficient response, the meeting will be in person.  Location to be determined.

 

Please note there is not meeting on March 29.

Rotary Readers is our annual literacy project where we give 2 reading books and a backpack to Reading Public Schools students in kindergarten and first grade.  Over 550 literacy bags were delivered by Rotarians to the five Reading elementary schools.  We delivered them to the school offices.  In non-pandemic times, we would schedule Rotarians to read to each class.  This year we are doing the reading virtually.

 

This literacy project has been adapted from our previous dictionary, then thesaurus giveaways.  We heard from teachers that they preferred to have the younger students receive reading books.

 

This is one of our most rewarding and fun projects to bring these bookbags into the classrooms.  Here's hoping that 2022 will allow us to get back into the schools to read.  (Mask up and stay safe, all!)

 

We are still looking for readers.  If you can record a video of yourself reading a book appropriate for K or Grade 1, please send it to Tim this week..

In 2023 Reading Rotary will be celebrating our 100th Anniversary.  Other Rotaries in District 7930 who will also marking their Centennial are:  Danvers, Newburyport, Marblehead, Gloucester; Ipswich, Medford, Somerville and Stoneham

 

District Governor Nominee Alexander Falk is organizing a meeting of these Clubs on Monday, March 29 at 7 pm via Zoom to begin discussions regarding a large joint celebration.

 

If interested in participating, let Jenn Rogers know for the Zoom info.  

 

Another note is that Reading needs a President for 2022-23.  This could be you at the helm during this momentous year.  Please feel free to discuss with Jenn, John Douglass, Mike Collins or any other Past President.  It's the best job in Rotary and something all Rotarians should experience (at least once).