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Fairmont Rotary Club brings literacy program to Five Lakes Elementary


By: Ken Wolfgram e-mail communication
Monday, June 29, 2009
Donor: Rotary Club of Fairmont, Rotary District 5950
 

Fairmont Rotary used the proceeds from a District 5950 CAP (Community Assistance Program) Grant to aid students at Five Lakes Elementary School in a four phase program.

Phase 1 provided age appropriate news magazines for all students in grades 3 through 6.  These included Weekly Reader Magazines, Time for Kids and Scholastic Magazine.

Phase 2 provided `Election Information` packages for all 3rd and 4th graders including a mock election ballot.

Phase 3 provided `Drug and Alcohol` information packets for all 6th Graders

Phase 4 provided 504 A Student`s Dictionary  for all students in grades 3 through 6.  Additional dictionaries were obtained for future 3rd grade students.  All dictionaries had a label attached to the fly leaf including the Rotary Four-Way Test, `Donated by Fairmont Rotary,` and a place for the individual students` names.

 

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Presentation made on May 8, 2009, by Rotarians Stephannie Busiahn, Phil Smith, and Ken Wolfgram to a 5th grade classroom.View Photo

We request that any clubs that have implemented the project send copies of the newspaper coverage or pictures that they want to share to: The Dictionary Project, Post Office Box 1845, Charleston, SC 29402 . Articles and photos will be added to the website to share with other clubs.

 
     
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