PLEASE!
Send
your photos and
project write-ups for this e-bulleitn
to brenda.c.erickson@gmail.com.
New! IRARI PartnershipThis is an important collaboration between IRA
(International Reading Association) and Rotary
International.
Catalogue for
literacy projects:
Rotary
Reads is reviewed in the September issue
of the World-Wide Literacy Newsletter. It is a
"catalogue of major literacy projects that are currently
known and that have been implemented in communities."
You may order this publication for $49.50
(including shipping) from: Michael Maloney, Literacy
Chair, Rotary Club of Belleville P.O. Box 908,
Belleville, ON K8N 5B6 Canada Address questions to michael.maloney@sympatico.ca
Links to RILRG
(Rotary International Literacy Resource
Group)
Project Options
(listed in Rotary Reads)
Dictionary Project
A major Rotary
augmentative program that provides dictionaries to
students.
Laws of Life Essay Contest
4-Way Test
(Linked to Andy and Elmer's Apple Dumpling
Adventure)
Ferst Foundation
Imagination Library in
GA
Rotary clubs
throughout 6900, 6910, and 6920 are leading efforts toward
developing literacy programs through the Ferst Foundation.
A book in the hands of a young child makes such a
difference! Imagination Library is listed as an
augmentative program.
Sandparents
An augmentative program
in which seniors are matched with children for literacy
and social interaction.
Souns for Literacy
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on rotary login
Souns
is a hands-on, informal literacy program for infants and
toddlers (and adults) that builds letter-sound knowledge
-- the most direct link to reading. It is the only instructional,
hands-on, literacy project listed in
Rotary Reads.
Peachtree City Rotary Club
member,
Coleen Stinson,
assists with Club sponsored Souns
classes free to families of infants and toddlers at the
Peachtree City Public Library.
Family literacy with
Souns!
Counterpane Interact Club visits the IRC
regularly to teach English to refugee
families.
Henry County Rotary Club makes a difference
in literacy. The Club committed to sponsor the Souns
program for McDonough Library's infant/toddler program for
the second year.
Sounds are the building blocks of
words, words are the building blocks of sentences.
Give a child the individual sounds of our language and
read books to them daily and literacy will happen.
Rotary is making a difference!
CLE
Concentrated Language
Encounter
(See the August World-Wide
Literacy Newsletter for CLE)
CALS
Computer Assisted Literacy
Solution
(See World-Wide Literacy
Newsletters for articles)
Teach Your Child Well
This instructional computer-based program
includes reading and math components.
Junior Great Books
This is listed as
an instructional program and teaches "reading
comprehension, critical thinking, and writing, all in the
context of students sharing their ideas about great
literature."
BrainWise
This instructional program
"teaches children, teens, and adults thinking skills;.."
e-learning for kids
This program is
based on online learning for children 5-12 years
old.
Who is Nobody?
This
program is listed as an augmentative program that focuses
on personal growth and social
responsibility.
Book Worm Angels
This program is
listed as an augmentative program that supports classroom
libraries and encourages at-home reading.
Every Child Ready To
Read
"An augmentative program
that provides opportunities for parents and caregivers to
spend time with their children at their local library
reading and doing other educational activities
together."
Project Amigo's Mini-Library
This
program is a Spanish Book Shipment Program for poor rural
schools in Mexico.
Guatemala Literacy Project
This
program provides badly needed textbooks, library
materials, and computer centers to underprivileged
children in
Guatemala.
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Robin Ferst says,
"Thank you!" to Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club as they
take giant strides for
literacy.
State-wide literacy
initiative is supported by Midtown Atlanta Rotary
Club (6900).
Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club
(MARC) became aware of the Ferst Foundation for
Childhood Literacy at the Rotary at Work for
Literacy Conference last year. It has impacted
the club and the community in the work of literacy.
MARC adopted the Ferst program as their primary
vehicle for literacy by setting an objective of 100%
participation by the membership. The club achieved
that goal and then went even further to organize a
major golf tournament at the East Lake Golf Club.
This event raised over $50,000. MARC says the next
step will be not only to deploy the funds raised to
date but to help enlist other clubs around the state
in completing the job. They are currently
considering larger fundraising efforts for
literacy.
President Barbara Rose, members
John Wyle and Susan Constantine admit they don't
know where this will lead; but they think there is
no better way for Rotary to make a lasting impact on
Georgia than to help build a more literate society
that starts at birth. Contact MARC at
404-888-6928 or 404-367-3000.
Shared Purpose in Literacy!
The
photo below includes some members of the Rotary Club
of Sea Point (9350) with representatives from the
Ilitha School in the township of Khayelitsha, near
Cape Town, South Africa.
District 6900 Rotary
Clubs of Bainbridge, Henry County, Newnan, and
Peachtree City join District 9350 Rotay Clubs of Sea
Point and Knysna, South Africa, to apply for a
matching grant that would positively and directly
impact 1000 children in townships in South Africa. A
dream has become a plan, and the plan will hopefully
become reality. There are many faces to child
mortality....one of which is the loss of a
productive life due to illiteracy. We will keep you
in
touch!
Register your club for the literacy
conference TODAY!
Rotary
at Work for Literacy (Register on your
district's database!)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
The Carter
Center in Atlanta
www.cartercenter.org
Rotary at Work for Literacy - District
6900's inaugural literacy conference of 2008 has
become a state-wide, three-district conference in
2009. District 6900, District 6910, and District
6920 are joining together to make dreams real in the
work of literacy in Georgia.
This event is a
one-day gathering of literacy representatives from
clubs. The venue is the beautiful Cyprus Room at The
Carter Center in Atlanta. The agenda for the day
will begin at 9 am and will continue until 4 pm.
Coffee, juice, and pastries will be served in the
morning and a delightful boxed lunch is the fare at
noon, a great timesaver for those who choose to use
their lunch hour to enjoy the museum. Guest speakers
will be scheduled, and dignitaries from Rotary
International will be invited. The facility will be
available from 7 am for the set-up of exhibits and
will stay open until 5 pm for the breakdown of
exhibits. Interact students will help register
guests, facilitate the set-up of exhibits, and
assist with other activities, as needed.
The
primary purpose of Rotary at Work for Literacy is to
highlight, cross fertilize, and inspire the work of
literacy. Each district is being asked to
display a variety of literacy projects. During
Rotary at Work for Literacy, presentations will be
made on an assortment of projects, and "roundtable"
discussions will be offered. This event will
be a literacy buffet!
Rotary at
Work for Literacy will be timely for three
reasons:
First, Rotary's Literacy
Month is March, and this February gathering of
literacy people will arm each club with new ideas,
opportunities, and tools that will positively affect
the work of literacy in each district during
Literacy Month.
Second, Rotary at Work for
Literacy will help bring to conclusion the literacy
work of the year in a way that benefits each
club. Each club is doing award winning
literacy work. Yet, too often clubs do not
reap the full harvest of their efforts in Rotary
because projects do not get recorded. At this
event, there will be a specific table for those who
need help defining and recording their literacy
activities. Each club will have the
opportunity to learn how to best record their
literacy projects and how to enhance their literacy
picture in a timely way. Importantly, with
literacy month approaching, critical literacy work
can be spawned from the fertile ground of this
event.
Third, the timing of Rotary at Work
for Literacy is celebratory of the 104th birthday of
Rotary International, February 23rd, 2009.
Sharing literacy work is crucial to ensuring
progress in the greater goals of Rotary - nationally
and internationally. Good ideas travel great
distances and make big differences. The
benefits of such an event will be far reaching and
will positively affect literacy and the lives of
children for years to come.
Remember that
Rotary International President D. K. Lee has
designated Making
Dreams Real as his theme and reducing
child mortality as his goal. Mortality for a child has many faces -
one of which is the painful melting away of dreams
and potential. The functional ability to read and
write is critical in this effort. Literacy is a
primary focus for Rotary International and every
district is being encouraged to sponsor a literacy
conference. Additionally, our state's three District
Governors have included Rotary at Work for Literacy
in the options for their Governor's Citation.
All District 6900, 6910, and 6920 Rotary
Clubs are counted on to participate in this
event. Participation requires only a payment
of $100. This is one of the most important, yet
least taxing projects (financially and time-wise)
imaginable. It also helps with the Presidential,
Governor, and Zone Citations. What a unique,
dynamic, and fun-filled way to add a literacy
project to your club's activities during this Rotary
year. Coming together, sharing our work, arms
us best to make
dreams real.
A T-shirt
for Each Participant
The black shirt with
white imprint is Authentic Pigment® Direct Dyed 100%
cotton and is pre-shrunk. It is a magnificent shirt.
These will be available when you sign in at the
conference.
Breakfast Menu
For breakfast, there will be a selection
of fresh baked breakfast breads including:
muffins, croissants, Danish pastries, bagels with
sweet butter, jam and flavored cream cheeses,
assorted juices, fresh brewed coffee, decaffeinated
coffee, and specialty teas.
Boxed Lunches - a delightful choice
from Proof of the Pudding Caterers.
Exhibit Details
Each exhibitor
is asked to exhibit in a scrapbook format or create
a visual on a three panel display board or a
combination of both scrapbook and display board. The
table surface on which the exhibit will rest is
approximately 20 inches wide and 4 feet long, so
surface space is limited. Support materials
may be exhibited to the extent that they fit within
the prescribed space. There is not a curtain
backdrop. The tables are backed up to the
walls. Nothing may touch the walls, and
nothing may be removed from the walls.
To ensure the agenda and to invite
quiet, engaged discussions between exhibitors and
guests, audio visual components are being
discouraged or at least kept to a minimum. If
you have a DVD that you care to show, it would be
best to have copies made to freely distribute to
interested clubs or contact me so that we can
discuss the possibilities. There is no audio visual
equipment available for exhibits. There will
be audio visual support available for presentations.
The facility will be open for the set up of
exhibits from 7 am and will remain open until 5 pm
for the breakdown of exhibits.
Jimmy Carter
Library and Museum Tickets are $6 for participants
of this event. Parking is free.
Rotary at Work for Literacy Contact
Information:
Brenda Erickson, Literacy
Chair, District 6900
839 Hwy 314 / Fayetteville,
GA 30214
770-335-2743 or brenda.c.erickson@gmail.com
Shauna von Hanstein, Literacy Chair,
District 6910
PO Box 1327 / Madison, GA
30650-1327
706-343-0177 or shauna@ferstfoundation.com
Kenan Kern, District Governor, District
6920
110 Radick Drive / Savannah, GA
31406
912-660-4997 or kenankern@comcast.net
Important
Definitions
Participant
- A club who supports this three-district literacy
project ($100).
Attendee - The club
representative attending Rotary at Work for Literacy
(included in the participant fee
above).
Additional Guest - Any
guest other than the Attendee ($50 each).
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District 6900 Sharing Literacy Project
Information
Every club's participation
in this literacy project is extremely important. The
$100 you give to Rotary District 6900 confirms your
club is a participant in this literacy
project. Understand
attendance is not required for your club to be a
participant in this project.
However, attendance is encouraged, as this will be
an exciting day of learning how best to make dreams
real as we work toward a more literate world.
______Enclosed is my club's
Make Dreams Real
check for $100 to
Rotary District 6900.
Name:_______________________________________________________
Rotary Club:
__________________________________________________
Email Address:
________________________________________________
Telephone:
______________________
District_______________________
______I am planning to be the club's
attendee.
Please submit this form with
your club's $100 participation check made out to
Rotary
District 6900 as soon as possible, but not
later than February 1st, 2009. Mail to:
Cheryl Greenway, District
Treasurer
Rotary Club of Roswell
935 Forest
Street, Suite C
Roswell, GA 30075
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Additional Guests (please duplicate this portion for each
guest)
The
following information is needed by February
1st for each additional guest from your club.
Additional guests are $50 each.
Additional Guest Information
Name:
_______________________________________________________
Rotary Club Affiliation:
__________________________________________
Email Address:
________________________________________________
Telephone: _______________________
District______________________
Please submit your additional
guest information with a check for $50 each made out
to Rotary District 6900 no later than February 1st,
2009. There is a 150
person maximum capacity for this event so it is best
to respond early. Spaces will be filled
on a first-come-first-served basis. Mail
additional guest information and fees to:
Cheryl Greenway, District
Treasurer
Rotary Club of Roswell
935 Forest
Street, Suite C
Roswell, GA
30075
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