Redmond Rousers Rotary Auction

Auction to Benefit Education and Literacy in Seattle Area and South Africa

A basic education reinforcing reading and writing skills gives children one foundation that they need to succeed.  Literacy is the basis for all other education.

On February 3 the Rotary Club of Redmond Rousers will host a Luncheon Auction from 11:30am – 1:00pm at the Redmond Town Center Marriott Hotel.  Proceeds will benefit the Rotary Dictionary Project in the greater Seattle area, and the Imagine Scholar program in South Africa.  Please click on the links and read below for more information.  Tickets are available for $40.  Donations are also accepted. 

• Tickets and Donations:  Jim Wilson, 425-864-3463
• Auction Information: Deana Hale, haledeana@aol.com

Rotary District 5030 Dictionary Project

The District 5030 Dictionary Project focuses on providing dictionaries to all 3rd graders living within our district - - from Tukwilla to Seattle, Sammamish to Kent, Woodinville to Federal Way, Lynnwood to Rainier. 

These hard-cover Houghton Mifflin dictionaries are more than just books of words.  They are focused on helping 3rd graders with language development, using pictures, a phonics section, and special “Language Detective” and “Vocabulary Builder” sections to promote learning.

By giving each 3rd grader a dictionary to own and keep at home, these children - - particularly English Language Learners (ESL) and students in low-income households - - will be in a better position to develop word skills and overall literacy.

Imagine Scholar – Direct Contact: Corey Johnson, corey@imaginescholar.org

Imagine Scholar provides promising young people in South Africa’s disadvantaged Nakomazi region with personalized education and mentorship at the Imagine Academy.  Imagine Scholar aspires to help students do more than just “get by,” giving them the tools to be the difference makers of their generation and bring lasting change to their communities.

Profile of a Student: Nokwazi Promise Magagula, 15 years old

Promise’s dream is to be a doctor, and in South Africa that means almost perfect grades in school - - something Promise has worked to achieve with much ambition and focus.  She is an amazingly articulate, deeply caring young lady.  Poised and confident, she thinks intelligently before speaking.  Promise lives with both her parents, who are unemployed, in Schoemansdal, Nakomazi, South Africa.