Lehigh Rotary hands out thesauruses to fourth-graders
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN Members of the Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres recently handed out thesauruses to local fourth-graders.
Thesaurus Days kicked off recently as the Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres, assisted by volunteers, were greeted by the children and facility at the Veterans Park Academy for the Arts.
The children were brought to the cafeteria to receive their very own thesaurus.
Once the children were seated, club President Mike Neven gave a short presentation explaining that Rotary is a community service organization made up of businessmen and professionals. They do work within their communities, as well as internationally.
The local club provides dictionaries to all third-grade students and thesauruses to all fourth-grade students attending public schools in Lehigh Acres. It also serves up Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners each year at Saint Rafael’s Catholic Church.
Neven asked the children to open their books and on the inside cover write their name. Each book belongs to the child and is meant for them to keep and use throughout their school career.
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN Club President Mike Neven speaks to the students.
He urged them to take the dictionary they received last year in third grade and pair it with their new thesaurus to create “backpack buddies.” This way they would be available for the students to use.
Neven then explained the importance of writing and reading skills throughout their school and professional lives.
This year, the club will give out over 1,600 thesauruses to fourth-grade students attending the nine elementary schools in the Lehigh. This is approximately 150 more books than last year.
The books are provided at no cost to the students or schools.
The Lehigh Rotary is the only club that hands out thesauruses in Lee County. On Oct. 3, it will join the other 12 Rotary clubs in Lee to hand out dictionaries to third-grade students in the county.
The fourth-grade thesaurus project supports G. Weaver Hipps, Harns Marsh, Lehigh Elementary, Mirror Lakes, Sunshine Elementary, Tortuga Preserve, Veterans Park, Alva and Gateway Elementary schools.
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- PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN Club President Mike Neven speaks to the students.
Lehigh Rotary hands out thesauruses to fourth-graders
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN Members of the Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres recently handed out thesauruses to local fourth-graders.
Thesaurus Days kicked off recently as the Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres, assisted by volunteers, were greeted by the children and facility at the Veterans Park Academy for the Arts.
The children were brought to the cafeteria to receive their very own thesaurus.
Once the children were seated, club President Mike Neven gave a short presentation explaining that Rotary is a community service organization made up of businessmen and professionals. They do work within their communities, as well as internationally.
The local club provides dictionaries to all third-grade students and thesauruses to all fourth-grade students attending public schools in Lehigh Acres. It also serves up Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners each year at Saint Rafael’s Catholic Church.
Neven asked the children to open their books and on the inside cover write their name. Each book belongs to the child and is meant for them to keep and use throughout their school career.
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN Club President Mike Neven speaks to the students.
He urged them to take the dictionary they received last year in third grade and pair it with their new thesaurus to create “backpack buddies.” This way they would be available for the students to use.
Neven then explained the importance of writing and reading skills throughout their school and professional lives.
This year, the club will give out over 1,600 thesauruses to fourth-grade students attending the nine elementary schools in the Lehigh. This is approximately 150 more books than last year.
The books are provided at no cost to the students or schools.
The Lehigh Rotary is the only club that hands out thesauruses in Lee County. On Oct. 3, it will join the other 12 Rotary clubs in Lee to hand out dictionaries to third-grade students in the county.
The fourth-grade thesaurus project supports G. Weaver Hipps, Harns Marsh, Lehigh Elementary, Mirror Lakes, Sunshine Elementary, Tortuga Preserve, Veterans Park, Alva and Gateway Elementary schools.
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- PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN Club President Mike Neven speaks to the students.
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