2016 11_03 Book Buddies

 

Our Book Buddies program is Lincoln Rotary reaching out to connect with our youth.  We experience this wonderful opportunity to assist third graders from Creekside Oaks Elementary school improve their reading skills.  Twice a month, Rotarians and friends of Rotary report to school to listen, guide, and enjoy our young readers.  We all gain so much from the experience.

 

 

 

Basic education and literacy is one of Rotary’s areas of focus.  Worldwide, 67 million children have no access to education, and more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. Rotary members support educational projects that provide technology, training for teachers and students, student meal programs, and low-cost textbooks to communities throughout the world. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.

 

The Book Buddies program in Lincoln, and our Books for Bikes program, are in support of this Rotary focus area.