Posted by Ingrid Fields on Jul 12, 2019
Today’s Meeting focused on the International literacy and language learning that is the mission of SIL -Presented by Scott Dysart   
Scott shared the organization’s founder and mission in 1914, the Summer Institute in Linguistics by William Cameron Townsend,  shares many literacy goals with Rotary.
Scott shared the many benefits of education in the home country language and the additional learning accomplished when students have a multi-lingual approach.
Scott also shared details and a video of live classroom interactions that demonstrate the Thai school approach and shared interviews of family members. The observations shared were very interesting to educators and parents alike.
 
Links to free book templates were shared for our members to use:
 
http:BloomLibrary.Org
http:BloomLibrary.Org/ArtofReading
 
 
 
Announcements: 
 
Wednesday 7/17 Our social committee has fun things in store for Rotary this year!  We are also bringing back our monthly event with a new name - Wine Not Wednesdays!  Starting Wednesday, July 17, 5:30 pm, we will have a monthly gathering at a favorite Dublin restaurant/bar with our favorite people - our fellow Rotarians. The first three months will be at Tucci's.  
 
9/1- Put the Rotary Car Show on your calendar for Sunday, September 1st for this inaugural event.  Contributors already include Steve Gunder, Andy Keeler and Fields Auto Works.
 
Dublin Irish Festival- Sign up on the Dublin Irish festival site- see Andy’s email for instructions.  Andy sent around the clipboard, there are still a few desirable shifts to be covered by our club.
 
District Dignitary - We heard encouraging words from Tom Clevens, our District AG.  Claudia will be speaking August 24th at District conference in Newark and guarantees good learning and good fun.  Kent and Claudia would love to carpool and have a good presence of Dublin AM members, please hold August 24th on your calendar!
 
 
 
 
 
A Heartfelt Thank You was presented at the meeting by Mike Isler and Ingrid Fields to the Pro AM Committee team, the Pro AM sponsors and all the members who worked so diligently to make this financial and meaningful event happen for our guests and our members. It was very successfully financially, exceeded budgetary contributions and was well supported by member attendance.
Scott shared the organization’s founder and mission in 1914, the Summer Institute in Linguistics by William Cameron Townsend,  shares many literacy goals with Rotary.
Scott shared the many benefits of education in the home country language and the additional learning accomplished when students have a multi-lingual approach.
Scott also shared details and a video of live classroom interactions that demonstrate the Thai school approach and shared interviews of family members. The observations shared were very interesting to educators and parents alike.
 
Links to free book templates were shared for our members to use:
 
http:BloomLibrary.Org
http:BloomLibrary.Org/ArtofReading