Rotary Club of Sun Lakes Raises Money for Children's Books

Submitted by: Dr. Honora Norton
 

Rotary Club of Sun Lakes (RCSL) just completed its Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) Fundraiser with a reverse raffle, in which 906 tickets were sold for a total of $18,120.

 

The raffle winner won $9,060. The winning ticket was sold by an RCSL member. The other half will help RCSL register more kids in the program. Co-chairs of the program, Val and Bill Crump extend a heartfelt thank you to all who supported this fundraiser. 

 

DPIL is a book-gifting program. RCSL pays for the costs involved in gifting eligible children an age-appropriate book a month sent directly to the child from the Dollywood Foundation. The cost to RCSL is approx. $2.50 per book. The benefits to this early-childhood educational opportunity to children are immeasurable. RCSL has enrolled children ages 0 to 5 and who live in the cities of Guadalupe and Chandler.

 

Currently 1,231 kids are registered in RCSL’s DPIL program and six hundred kids have graduated out of the program. Since April 2019, RCSL has provided over 37,000 books to 2,102 kids. 

 

For information, contact Val Crump at mcrump9544@hotmail.com. To donate online, visit this link: tinyurl.com/2c9snm8n.