Read to me and I Will Read to You - President's Project Focuses on Literacy in St. James, Jamaica.
Presidents of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay have the wonderful opportunity to choose a project close to their hearts for the year of their Presidency.
President Vernella (2011-12) is focusing on literacy, and on recognizing volunteerism among young people (please see news item on Volunteerism)
President’s Project 2011- 12
Reading Clubs: “Read to me and I will read to you” – Primary Schools
Aim:
- To encourage a passion for reading in children
- To encourage children to read for pleasure
- To encourage families/friends/volunteers to read to, and listen to children read by sponsoring a series of advertisements on the radio and local television
- To encourage children from the Reading Clubs to participate in a Literacy Poster Competition
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Reading Clubs – Literacy Poster Competition (Open to all 6 Reading Clubs & all Early Act Schools) Design a poster to illustrate one of the following: 1. Reading is fun 2. I love to read with my dad 3. I love to read with my mum 4. I love to read with my sister (s) 5. I love reading with my brother (s) 6. I love to read with my friends/family 7. I love books 8. My Rotary Reading Club gets me reading every day 9. I love to read every day 10. To read is to learn Top of the poster - The following must be included at the: Rotary Club of Montego Bay Reading Club11-12 with a space for the Rotary Logo Bottom of the poster: “Read to me and I will read to you.”
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