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Rotary Clubs of Central Texas Celebrate

Rotary Clubs of District 5870 in recognition of National Literacy Month the week of March 23-29 to do special projects/ events for literacy in communities as requested by this year’s District Governor, Ronney Reynolds. The theme for this year’s Rotary International is "Making Dreams for our children". In honor of these special events and to emphasize importance of books and reading to our children, we requested that Governor Saturday, March 23 "Drop Everything and Read Day" for all of Texas and he mation recognizing that day. Senator Kirk Watson read a resolution on the Senate recognizing Rotary Clubs in District 5870 for supported Literacy Week with special the children in our district and praised Rotary for its philanthropic goals.

Here is a list of some of those special projects that occurred in our district that covers Hillsboro to Cameron/ Rockdale to Yoakum/ Hallettsville to Marble Falls/ Burnet towns in between.

• Rotary Club of Austin and University Area participated in BookSprings "Read on Saturday, March 28 and also donated gently used books for their clinic provides children with books to take home during their well checks.
• La Grange Rotary donated $20,000 to Tejas Health Clinic with part of the money for a kid friendly waiting room and they are stocking the waiting room with children.
• Killeen Heights Rotary collected books during this literacy week and donated Ward & Fowler Elementary in Killeen Heights
• Cameron Rotary collected children’s books which were given out at their Town urday, March 28
• Mexia Rotary set up a teen library in Mexia
• Oak Hill Rotary donated books to Capital One Bank in partnership with National Pre-K through 6th grade. They have also done the dictionary project at 9 elementary this year which provides dictionaries for all 3rd graders in the school. They magazines to their local library which will then be given to the local high schools.
• McGregor Rotary purchased books for a reading initiative in McLennan County book, one Waco". Schools in McLennan County were given a chance to participate. were chosen for different grade levels with the same book being read at each of the authors were brought in for opportunities for discussion after the book also decided to purchase books for two different grade levels for McGregor School. Many of the students are poor and do not have books of their own club also had a number of members who volunteered to read to the students week of March 23-27 or later if requested.

Mary Reynolds

Spouse of District Governor Ronney Reynolds

Thank you for your service to Rotary!

DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Ronney Reynolds