
September is Rotary’s Basic Education and Literacy Month, one of its seven areas of focus. Reading and writing are essential skills that help us learn, communicate, and succeed in life.
Improving education and literacy can reduce poverty, improve health, strengthen communities, create economic opportunities, and promote peace. These are goals we should all support and teach our children.
Last year, the Rotary Club of Westtown-Goshen heard a presentation from Jan Michener, Executive Director of AHHAH. Her organization has partnered with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library which provides free books to children. (For more on the Imagination Library, please read the article below.)
WE-GO is a small club, but they were excited to raise funds to enroll as many kids as possible. By passing the hat, writing a check for $35, or asking friends to sponsor a child’s book collection, hundreds of dollars were raised, and many children now will be getting their own books for the next five years. If your club would like to learn more about this program call Jan on (484) 883-2367, or email her at info@artsholdinghandsandhearts.com. Tell her you are a member of Rotary D-7450 and that you read about it in The District Dispatch.
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