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© Rotary Club of Tucson 2008
The Rotary International Centennial Challenge:
Fulfill a clearly identifiable community need.
Provide a solution that has measurable results;
Involve the active participation of Rotarians, rather than
       simply providing funding to another organization;
Create a project in which the Rotary Club of Tucson would
       have a continuing role and identity.
The Rotary Club of Tucson Mission:
To create, build and support the
Rotary Literacy Resource Center
in Pima County, Arizona, USA
aka The Reading Seed
Children's Literacy Program
Facilities are being provided at no cost by Southern Arizona's
The Vision
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All children in Pima County will read at or above grade level by the end of third grade. Age appropriate reading material will be available to all children in Pima County who are not yet reading at grade level. Click HERE for Spring 2008 Newsletter PDF (7.0 MB).  Click HERE for Reading Seed's Home Page
The Problem Click HERE to see our challenge summary
or HERE to see a detailed PDF of the issues.
The Solution
Education which requires the ability to READ!
Click HERE for literacy statistics
Increase by 50% the students reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade
The Goal
The Literacy Resource Center
aka The Reading Seed
will provide:
click on each subject header for more information

K-12 Literary Alliance
to foster communication and cooperation among all programs providing literacy services.

Reading Tutors
recruit volunteers from throughout the county to read to at-risk children
Click HERE for more information about our Volunteer Coaches in PDF

Literacy Library
stock books that will excite and motivate children to read.
Gaining Notoriety through local Publications
Learn more about this project and our affiliation with the Reading Seed program that is in effect in all schools throughout the Tucson metropolitan area by clicking on this article in the Arizona Daily Star, published on 9/14/04: 500 Volunteers Needed to Read
How Can I Help? So glad you asked! Thanks for your interest.
Click HERE for information about helping.
Click HERE for more facts about Rotary and about this project
Click here to contact The Rotary Club of Tucson, AZ, USA
or call the Reading Seed Center at 520-798-0700
Thank you for your support of children in Pima County, Arizona USA