Where your club funds a literacy project

Where your club volunteers in a literacy capacity

Volunteer in an elementary school library that might be otherwise closed due to budget. Check in/out materials, conduct story times you could also give homework help to students.

Organize and participate in a one-day event of listening to students read their stories about their heroes.

Celebrate Dr. Seuss, one-day event – visit 20 classrooms, dress in red and white striped hats and donate a book to each class.

Host students from an adopted school to sing songs and perform.

Partner with other programs e.g. “Read to Me” and volunteer your time to them.

Conduct story times at local events such as a children’s festival.

Volunteer once a week at a school to read with students.

Donate gently used adult books for Christmas hampers for local families.

Participate in a book or coloring book drive to support non-profit children’s organizations.

Participate in education workshops for kids at the Boys and Girls Club.

Attend or organize a school field trip and have Rotarians buddy with elementary school children to familiarize them with the public library.

Develop a literacy roundtable in the community where a member from each club attends and focuses on supporting literacy in partnership with other clubs – and on their own.

Provide books for a school to use a positive reinforcement reward for their students.

Donate materials to support a classroom in need- e.g. a math game – and volunteer to play with kindergarten students needing to develop numeracy skills.

Participate in newspaper sale for “Raise A Reader”

Collect books for community bookstore to celebrate Literacy Day.

Create a literacy float in a community parade.

Donate literacy boxes to local women’s centre and transition houses filled with children/adult books.

Donate books to local correctional centre.

Fundraise with your local literacy society.

Host a public library literacy night.

Host a holiday breakfast and book giveaway.