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 The Rotary Club of Hamilton has offered the Rotary Summer Literacy for the past 20 years. A free summer literacy camp that sees 800 plus children participate each summer. There was fear that the pandemic would cancel the 20th year of the program. Thanks to the extra efforts of Program Director Rob Blunsdon and the ICYIC Committee Members, a plan was created to offer a safe program during a program.The Rotary Summer Literacy Program took place during the last two weeks of August outdoors in two local parks - TB McQuestion on Hamilton Mountain and Woodlands Park in the inner city. Thanks to the support of a Friend of the Program, a $10,000 donation was received to cover the additional costs and PPE for the program. The goal of the Rotary Literacy Program is to assist participants to maintain their literacy skills during the summer. Most of the students have been out of school since March, so the program included programing to prepare the students for back to school. Each of the students received a Rotary Back Pack with supplies and thanks to First Books Canada and the Hamilton Public Library each student received 5 new books to enjoy at home. The 20th anniversary of the Rotary Summer Literacy Program was not canceled…just different and was a huge success. | ||