LITERACY FOR LIFE ..

One of the ROTARY Avenues of Service is Literacy.

Our second guest on Tuesday Sept 3rd. was Cyndy Hill,Director of Development with the Surrey Public Library.
She informed us of a new program "Read to Baby" that they want to deliver to the new mothers in Surrey. The program will deliver a resource kit to some of the most vulnerable newborns in Surrey. The Kit will contain a Baby Board Book,Music CD,Information to teache parents how to build the pre literacy skills that a baby needs and details of the free children's services at the local libraries- This will all be packaged in a  keepsake bag. The delivery of the program will be in collaboration with the the community Health Nurses who will deliver the Kits.

What is needed now are the Funds to get the program started and that is where we (the Rotary ) come in. They will need $25,000 for the first year to create and deliver 1,000 kits

Our Club has had a long standing association with the Surrey Library supporting "Give the Kid a Muffin program" and the Annual " Creative writing contest".
Previously we were able to fund these from our Gaming Funding but now Libraries are verboten (English =forbidden).
However the Board felt the need to continue the Muffin Program is a must as one of the building blocks to literacy that we provided funding this year from our Club foundation.
Now we need to consider the new initiative and see if we can assist in getting this program established in Surrey.

Past President John  Riley presented Cyndy with a token of appreciation for her presentation. 

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