[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 701

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

1. 1358: Today is International Literacy Day 

Fri Sep 7, 2007 6:41 pm (PST) 
Online tool kit helps turn schools into literacy stars

by Maureen Vaught
Rotary International News 

In honor of International Literacy Day on 8 September, Rotary 
International and the International Reading Association have 
developed Every School a Star, a Web-based resource designed to help 
Rotary clubs and reading councils carry out literacy projects. 

Available in English, the kit includes examples of successful club 
and district literacy projects, needs assessment questionnaires, and 
a teachers' wish list. You'll also find links to contact information, 
resources, and service opportunities, as well as guidelines for 
working with local Rotary clubs and reading councils. 

To help you find a project that matches your schools' needs with your 
volunteers' resources and interests, the literacy projects have been 
divided into four categories: donations/funding, education/awareness, 
literacy events/celebrations, and volunteers/mentor. There also is a 
section explaining how to include a literacy element in other types 
of service projects.

Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary


2. 1359: Link on Every School a Star 
Fri Sep 7, 2007 7:18 pm (PST) 
Here is an eFlash from Ron <yamahajazz at yahoo.com>

I found the link on Every School a Star

http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/070906_everyschoolastar.pdf


Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary
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