Rotary Club to donate 2,100 books to kindergartners in Rockford Public Schools
Posted By Brandon Reid On April 13, 2012 @ 4:32 pm In Happening Now, Local News | 1 Comment
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The Rockford Rotary Club has announced it will donate a copy of The Night Before First Grade to every kindergartner in Rockford Public School District 205 during the first week of May. The donation amounts to a total of 2,100 books.
A grant from The Rockford Rotary Club Charitable Association and the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois was matched by a Rotary District Community Grant, allowing Rockford Rotary Club members to purchase copies of the book. Every kindergarten student in the Rockford Public Schools will be handed their own copy of the book in their classrooms.
Rotary members will be preparing the books for distribution at the Rockford Public Schools facility at 1907 S. Kishwaukee St., from 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, April 21. Then, during the week of May 1-4, Rotary members and District 205 personnel will be distributing the books to each kindergarten student in each school.
For more about the Rockford Rotary Club, contact Nancy Kalchbrenner at (815) 262-3216.
Rockford Rotary believes in “service above self” internationally and locally. The club has embraced education as a critical local issue. Its signature project is the Rotary Academy, founded to build leadership among middle school students in Rockford School District 205. Rotary also coordinates and supports Rockford Reads, scholarships, Rockford College Rotaract and District 205 Interact programs.
Posted April 13, 2012
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