Rotary Reader 2023
Friday, April 21, 2023
By Joe C. Mullinax

Our club is passionate about the importance of reading and literacy in schools. Rotary Reader is our long-standing program that has Rotarians visit every Second Grade classroom in Spartanburg District 7 to read a book provided by the teacher, talk to the students about the work our Club does, and tell them a little about our professional life.  


Rotarians William Marcus, Vicki Fowler, Laura Allen, Kathryn Harvey, Ann Angermeier at Drayton Mill Elementary.

The Rotary Club of Spartanburg visited 28 classrooms in 7 schools. Here are just a few photos from these visits:


Martha Chapman at Meeting Street Academy.


Joe Mullinax at Pine Street Elementary.


Joe Wallace at Mary H. Wright Elementary.


Spencer Smith at Mary Wright Elementary.


Cassie Lloyd at Jesse Boyd Elementary.

Rotary Reader goes hand-in-hand with another one of our literacy initiatives, Books as Mirrors. The Hub City Writers Project launched this program at six Spartanburg County public schools.  Each school received $5,000 of new, culturally relevant, and diverse books; schools were prioritized based on the percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch. 300 books per school were donated for a total of 1800 books. The Rotary Club of Spartanburg is proud to be a sponsor of this program.

Learn more about our Club, our work, and how to become a member at SpartanburgRotary.com.