JIM DE BOOM
The Rotary clubs of Newport-Balboa, Newport-Irvine and Newport Beach
Sunrise held a joint meeting on Thursday, Oct. 16, to kick off the
2003 Reading by 9 campaign and are offering to match up to $6,800 in
contributions from Daily Pilot readers as they seek to buy needed
library books for Pomona, Whittier and Wilson elementary schools in
Costa Mesa.
The Rotary Club and the Daily Pilot Reading by 9 fund-raising
drive over the past several years has provided 16,500 reading books
for the three schools. Yet, more are needed if limited English
speaking children are to master the language and become productive
citizens.
Your $10 donation will be matched by the Rotary clubs to buy 11
reading books. A $25 donation will be matched to buy 30 books, a $50
donation will be matched to buy 58 books, and so on.
Your tax-deductible donation to buy Reading by 9 books can be made
payable and mailed to Rotary District 5320 Foundation, c/o the Daily
Pilot, 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
Make your investment and then watch the dividends grow! Make a
difference in the life of a child really needs you. Make your
tax-deductible contribution before the end of the year!
READ NEWPORT-MESA
Are you concerned about the low test scores at our schools in
Costa Mesa and Newport Beach? If so, join the Daily Pilot, the Rotary
clubs and the Newport-Mesa Unified School District in a new program,
Read Newport-Mesa, by giving one hour of your time once or twice a
month during the school day, reading to students at either Pomona,
Whittier or Wilson Elementary Schools.
Make a company, club, community group or congregation commitment
to Read Newport-Mesa and encourage interested employees and members
to take an hour once or twice a month to read to students at one of
the three elementary schools.
Volunteers can do it on their lunch hour, coffee break time or
during work hours. Companies, clubs, community groups and
congregations that make a commitment to Read Newport-Mesa will be
recognized in the Daily Pilot during the school year.
Students are available for Read Newport-Mesa from 8:15 a.m. to 2
p.m. Monday through Friday. It's easy, it's fun and it's very
important if we are to help students master reading by the age of 9
and become productive members of our community.
It's easy for you, your employees or members to participate. Just
call one of the three schools listed below and identify yourself as a
Read Newport-Mesa volunteer and identify the day and time you have
