Star-powered book drive

Rotary International News -- 17 June 2008

At the invitation of the Southern California and Southern Nevada Rotary clubs hosting the convention, many of the nearly 20,000 RI Convention registrants from more than 140 countries brought children’s books representing their home cultures and languages for Rotary’s Wide World of Books project.

This international book drive, cosponsored by the Los Angeles Times Reading by 9 program, aims to set a Guinness World Record by gathering 250,000 books. These books will be donated to public school students in kindergarten to grade 3 throughout the region, where studies show too many children read below grade level.

On Monday, 16 June, children visiting from a local elementary school were read to by RI President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson, Grammy-nominee Freddie Ravel, actress Yeni Alvarez (Carmella from Disney's Handy Manny), and actors from Nickelodeon's Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius Mark DeCarlo (Hugh Neutron), Debi Derryberry (Jimmy Neutron), and Carolyn Lawrence (Cindy Vortex).

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10 Comments:

At 8:31AM on 18 July 2008, PP Rtn NEWTON -3280-73081 aarongdhaka wrote: welcome to Bangladesh

At 11:39AM on 23 June 2008, Y. Khan wrote: Wow! What a great achievement in bringing literacy to children - Congrats to all who were involved in this successful initiative!

At 11:38AM on 23 June 2008, Rtn. Saumya Ranjan Mishra, PHF wrote: Gone thru the vidio.You have done a wonderful job. Congratulation for the great sucess.Literacy, polio eradication work really touched my heart. I always believe in work. I am proud tobe a ROTARIAN.

At 11:38AM on 23 June 2008, MANUEL CARDONA wrote: Dear DK Lee Congratulations! Yours in Rotary, Manuel Cardona PDG 1970 ( 87/88)

At 11:19AM on 19 June 2008, col saba wrote: A helpful idea for promoting interest in reading by children.

At 8:13AM on 19 June 2008, col saba wrote: A helpful idea for promoting interest in reading by children.

At 8:17AM on 19 June 2008, PHF Bakulesh Pandya, RC of Baroda. wrote: Highly commendable work done by Rtn Ingo in Litaracy promotion area! Wish this noble act will be an inspiration to others Rotarians coming from various parts of the world, to carry on this work, in their respective and needy regions.

At 8:32AM on 19 June 2008, Enrique Jordan wrote: Hope Ingo reads this mail.I have enjoy your beautiful work. Congratulations from my heart.

At 2:31PM on 18 June 2008, Dr. Jeanne Beckman, D6440 Winnetka IL USA wrote: Your literacy project is a great inspiration. Imagine the delighted faces of those children when they listen to the stories from books collected in your drive. You should make this an annual event. Jeanne B

At 9:01AM on 18 June 2008, PDG Doug Vincent, D7080 Canada wrote: Congratulations on a great job Ingo. This video is a wonderful way to show our Rotarians around the world all about your great literacy project at the LA convention. I know that many of our Canadian Rotarians enjoyed participating in our book procession on Sunday morning after the Northern Lights Brunch. I know that many children will benefit in the LA area as a result of all your committee efforts and convention delegate's contributions. Well done, Doug V.

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