LITERACY PROJECTS 2017
LITTLE FREE LIBRARY
Children and Adult books are placed
in the box above and are FREE.
Altrusa members showing the neighborhood children how to take books from the Free Little Library home to read.
Altrusa Internatonal of San Diego Club's Little Free Library Sign.
AUTISM PROJECT
The Literacy Committee continues to help Trent with his autism needs. He has made a lot of progress working on speech through music. To assist him further an iPod and headphones with sound tracks from kids' videos were needed purchased. To see Trent using the iPod and headphones go to https://youtube/dkn-Emwirhs
ST. DIDICUS, GOOD READING PROJECT
Literacy members, Susannah, Nansea, Literacy Chairman, Kathy and Sandy hand a check to Rita for The Good Reading Program.
DR.SEUSS PARTY AT THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
The literacy committee and ASTRA students made a Dr. Seuss craft item and received a Dr. Seuss story book along with a bag of toys and a Project Linus blanket.
Literacy Commitee with Charlotte Perry, Altrusa President.
Ursula Sorensen displays Project Linus blankets.
Astra students help with crafts and read Dr. Seuss books to children.
The children select a Project Linus blanket after finishing their craft project.
LITERACY PROJECTS 2016
HARVEST PARTY AT THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
The literacy committee help the siblings at RMH make craft items. Each child received a book bag with books and toys to enjoy.
Literacy Committee members.
Ursula and Joan give each child a Project Linus Blanket.
Ursula, Nansea and Susannah helping families select free books.
Kathy tidying up the bookcases.
JUNIOR GREAT BOOKS PROGRAM, ST DIDACUS PARRISH SCHOOL
Students in grades 5-8 are selected from the reading scores from their standardized test and must be reading at least one year above their grade level. They use a method called Shared Inquiry(questioning) and focus on the authors purpose, critical thinking skills, discussion and debate. Students are given a monthly assignment usually one or two short stories or poetry. Children learn to express themselves orally.
ADOPT A TEACHER PROJECT
MS LORI, our adopted teacher, met with us for lunch to present educational literacy related items for her to use in her classroom.
DR. SEUSS PARTY AT THE RONALD MC DONALD HOUSE
Project Linus Blankets
Linda Kennedy helps sibling from RMH selecting blanket of
her choice.
Literacy Committee
Literacy Members celebrate
Dr. Seuss's birthdat with the siblings at RMH.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
Kathy Girard helps sibling decorate an aquarium with fish.
Nansea Wolff and Kelly Metz-Mathews.
The literacy members hold up a finished aquarium.
LITERACY PROJECTS--2015
Literacy Committee presents check to Mike Meaney for the San Diego Book Project.
HARVEST PARTY AT THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
Children residing at The Ronald McDonald House showing off masks and turkeys made at the Harvest Party.
Project Linus comfort blankets are given to the children at RMH.
ASTRA students from USD help the Altrusa Club Literacy Committee with the Harvest Party
ADOPT A TEACHER
Ms Lori Charles
The Literacy Committee adopted Ms Lori
Charles, Pre School teacher at the Rock School.
Nansea Wolff, Literacy Chairman, Jean Somers, Co-Chairman and Carol Miller give Ms Lori books she requested that deal with children's fears. The books focused on separation anxiety and nighttime fears.
MARK TWAIN FEST
Mike and Terry Meaney
Mike and Terry Meaney, founders of San Diego Book Project provide books for the Mark Twain event Both children and adult books are provided free of charge.
Literacy members assist guests with finding books at Mark Twain Fest.
OPERATION STAND DOWN
Altrusa Club of San Diego members assisted Mike Meaney, owner of the San Diego Book Project by helping homeless veterans select and find books. The San Diego Book Project also provides books for our Ronald McDonald Library and The UCSD Cancer Hospital.
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE EVENTS
A Harvest and Dr. Seuss party are given each year to the children residing at the Ronald McDonald House. Project Linus is invited to participate by providing blankets to the children. The blankets provide comfort to the childrenduring this difficult time.
DR. SEUSS PARTY February 27, 2015
LOOK MOM I MADE IT!
ASTRA students assist the children as they
make their crafts.
Families select blankets for their siblings.
HARVEST PARTY NOVEMBER 1, 2014
I made this all by myself
What Do You Think!!!
ASTRA students from USD assist Altrusa members with crafts.
RMH guest holds up blanket from Project Linus
Handmade blankets provided by Project Linus
DR. SEUSS PARTY FEBRUARY 28, 2014
We are having fun!
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