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Ahead—Read to a Child! What a great meeting! We inducted our two newest members and began work on the auction. It shows me that as we continue to grow, we remain dedicated to supporting activities that will help our community. Speaking about activities that will help our community, I am disappointed at our rather tepid initial response to the new Head Start Reading program we have chosen to sponsor. With only about seven members signing up from our club last week, I don’t think enough of our members thought about the great service above self opportunity that this program offers us. We are being asked to read for one hour or less once a month. I was told that the Amesbury Rotary Club has adopted a similar program in its community and that they have more than 15 volunteers from their 40 or so members who read to the children every week. That would equate to approximately 30 of our members volunteering, but I would settle for about 20. I will be seeking more volunteers. I want to thank Vice President Darlene for filling in for me last week and for doing such a “fining” job. Don’t forget to try to bring in some early auction items. Remember we are going to have a great speaker next week so let’s have great attendance. President
Mike Head
Start Gives Kids a Better Beginning John Cuneo introduced Deborah Linnette, the Head Start and Family Development Director at Community Action Inc. Head Start began in 1965. It screens young children for developmental problems prior to entering school. Head Start has a literacy program which gives Rotarians an opportunity to participate. Rotarians are invited to read stories to Head Start students. Janet Donovan is involved with the reading program and literacy at the pre-school level. At this level, much of the preparation involves reading to the children as a means of developing literacy skills. Volunteers are welcome to attend a class as a reader. There are classrooms in Bradford, Hilldale Avenue in Haverhill and in Newburyport. The time commitment is only 45 minutes to an hour a month. Our thanks to Janet and Deborah for opening our eyes to another volunteer service opportunity. Laing
Gives Up His 1st Dollar...and 39 More Attendance was up when Vice President Darlene presided last week. Any correlation? Sheryl Meehan’s pneumonia had nothing (?) to do with her outstanding day in the rain ringing the Salvation Army bell. The Rotary Foundation Football promotion has lost its “Super Bowl” luster. Wait until next year! One who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. A happy and fruitful 40 th anniversary of Don Laing’s joining Haverhill Rotary. Happy Travels to Florida too.
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