In partnership with Better Basics, Rotaract is dedicated to improving and encouraging reading skills for 2,000 of our local children. Who? YOU. The only requirement to volunteer with Ready 2 Read (R2R) is to attend one training session. Rotaract is sponsoring two sessions: 8/2 (launch party) & 8/8 (make-up training) at 6pm at Pale Eddie’s Pour [...]
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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For the fourth straight year, the Rotaract Club of Birmingham is the title sponsor for Birmingham City Councilor Roderick Royal’s 6th Annual District 9 “Back 2 School – Equipped 2 Learn” school supply give away. Rotaract will be distributing school supplies to over 500 children at locations throughout District 9 on August 6, 2011 from [...]
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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Rotaract is committed to promoting literacy in children, especially those in the Birmingham City Schools through our Ready 2 Read program. On April 14th, we will have the opportunity to participate as guest readers for Birmingham Reads, a one-day event where over 700 people volunteer to read to Birmingham students. Click here to volunteer or [...]
Friday, December 3, 2010
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The Rotaract Club of Birmingham Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) organization, exists to receive donations from the general public, publicly supported organizations, and governmental units and make disbursements for the service projects of the Rotaract Club of Birmingham. The Rotaract Club of Birmingham Foundation was created as an entity to [...]
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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Did you know that for only one hour a month you can help fight illiteracy? Have you always wanted to be involved with Rotaract’s international award winning signature service project—Ready 2 Read? If the answers are yes, you need to be a Reading Buddy. We are recruiting Reading Buddies for the upcoming school year. Each Reading [...]
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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The Rotaract Club of Birmingham and its service partner, Better Basics, recently received letters from several students who benefited from the Club’s award-winning service project, Ready 2 Read. Each year, Rotaract helps place full libraries in the second grade classrooms of Birmingham schools. The Club also provides volunteer Reading Buddies, who take time each month [...]
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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With year two of Ready 2 Read winding down, it’s time to prepare the classroom libraries for next year. Join our newest members for their first service project on Saturday, June 26th from 8:00 a.m. to noon at our annual Ready 2 Read Book Clean Up and Inventory. This service project protects the $125,000 investment [...]
Monday, June 29, 2009
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Rotary International (RI) will recognize The Rotaract Club of Birmingham’s signature service project, Ready 2 Read, as the 2009 International Winner of Outstanding Rotaract Projects. Rotaract’s Ready 2 Read project has placed libraries in every second-grade classroom in the Birmingham City School system. Local club President V. J. Graffeo will present the project and accept [...]
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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Your last visit to read to your classroom should be scheduled in April. At this time you will pick up the reading log sheets from each student as well as the Ready 2 Read library. You should take a quick inventory of the books by counting them. There should be a total of 128 books. [...]
Thursday, March 12, 2009
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In 2005, Rotaract chose literacy as its service project focus, targeting second grade reading comprehension after studies showed that age group was a critical time in a student’s educational development. Rotaract wanted to give young students the tools that they needed to become better readers, and direct access to more books in their classrooms was [...]
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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