An Exciting and Rewarding Meeting at Lakeland Elementary

An Exciting  and Rewarding Meeting at Lakeland Elementary

More than 30 members had  exciting and wow moments as we visited with 6 classes of 2nd graders at Lakeland Elementary. Among our Rotarians were several members who had attended Lakeland as children. Jess Fields and Henry Pruitt had fond memories of their youthful years as Lakeland students. Included in the group were former Superintendent Michael Say and former HISD board Member Al Moore.

Some impressions were the quality of the teachers and the interest of the students. They seemed to be excited about our visit and were eager participants in the reading. They were excited about the books and wanted to know if they could have one. The books were a part of our admission to our holiday party. We had a member as a leader in each of the 6 rooms and the other member participants said a few words about themselves and what they did for a living. Bob Garlington shared a very good message when he shared that "Leaders are Readers". One young man was not sure why you had to be a reader to be a leader. The Rotarians then broke into small groups and read to the students. There was lots of interaction during the reading and it was exciting to see the reaction of the students. They were very eager and excited about reading. An educator shared that this age group is anxious to learn.

Thanks to Deb Cesarek and the Just About Kids organization for putting together this event. Special thanks to Harvey Trigg for feeding us.

It was an exciting and rewarding meeting. Don't miss it when we have an opportunity to do it again.