Dublin 2021-22

Literacy Project

Dictionaries were delivered to all third graders in Dublin-Laurens County schools. Ben Carson books were distributed to each fifth grader in Dublin-Laurens County schools. The Club supported education. We were able to put dictionaries into children’s hands, enabling them to learn new meanings of words and to increase their vocabulary. The children now have a print-rich environment to be able to go to a dictionary to help them in their life. Rotary is planting seeds for the future. The Club completed the 6th year of our partnership with Oconee Falls Technical College providing copies of Ben Carson’s “Gifted Hands” book to all 5th grade students. While we were not able to visit each classroom, we were able to personally deliver the books to each school (Southwest Laurens, Northwest Laurens, Trinity, Dublin, and East Laurens). In all, 750 books were ordered that will be given to each student in 21 fifth-grade classrooms throughout Laurens County. To further promote reading comprehension and writing skills, we have requested that all teachers show the video created by Rotary & Rotaract and promote a book report competition for each 5th grade classroom. The Dublin Rotary Club donated a $50 gift card to each classroom book report winner. This project took the efforts of many Rotarians and community partners. Rotarians delivered dictionaries and Ben Carson books to all schools. Due to Covid restrictions in the schools, we were not able to visit individual classrooms. We also judged book reports on the Ben Carson book to select a winner from each classroom.

Dublin 2020-21

DUBLIN ROTARY CLUB 

Literacy Project

The Dublin Rotary Club delivered dictionaries to all third graders in Dublin-Laurens County schools and home-schooled children and distributed Ben Carson books to each fifth grader in Dublin-Laurens County schools and home-schooled children. 1450 people benefited from this project. The club supported education. We were able to put dictionaries into children’s hands so that they can learn new meanings of words and increase their vocabulary. The kids now have a print-rich environment to be able to go to a dictionary to help them in their life. Rotary is planting seeds for the future. The Club also completed the 5th year of our partnership with OFTC by providing copies of Ben Carson’s Gifted Hands book to all 5th grade students. While we were not able to visit each classroom, we were able to deliver the books personally to each school (Southwest Laurens, Northwest Laurens, Trinity, Dublin, and East Laurens). This year, the OFTC Rotaract Club designed the bookmarks that were included with each book. In all, 700 books were ordered to be given to each student in 29 fifth-grade classrooms throughout Laurens County. 8 Rotarians delivered dictionaries and Ben Carson books to all schools. Due to Covid restrictions in the schools, we were not able to visit classrooms as we have done in the past, but we were able to have a small group be with the students. We spent a total of approximately 50 hours on both projects. We also judged book reports on the Ben Carson book from each classroom.

To further promote reading comprehension and writing skills, we have requested that all teachers show the video created by Rotary & Rotaract and promote a book report competition for each 5th grade classroom. The Dublin Rotary Club will be donating a $50 gift card to each classroom book report winner. This project took the efforts of many Rotarians and community partners. We should all be proud of the difference this project has the potential to make in the lives of many. The Dublin Rotary Club & OFTC Rotaract Club video to 5th grade students introducing Ben Carson’s Gifted Hands book is below, along with links to TV coverage:

Rotary/Rotaract Video       TV35 coverage       TV35 segment on dictionary presentation