{"id":6026,"date":"2025-04-27T16:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T20:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/?p=6026"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:05:14","slug":"rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotarians Bringing Reading to Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/books-2025\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6028\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6028 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Books-2025-1024x306.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Books-2025-1024x306.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Books-2025-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Books-2025-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Books-2025.jpg 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Derby-Shelton Rotarians are out in force once again bringing the joy of reading to students in kindergarten and grades 1-3 in Derby and Shelton Schools as part of Connecticut Loves to Read. This year there&#8217;s a special &#8220;peace&#8221; theme to the readings in line with the club being a<a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/programs\/derby-shelton-rotary-is-a-rotary-action-group-for-peace\/\"> Peacebuilder Club of the Rotary Action Group for Peace<\/a>. Kim Ryan-Caro once again coordinated the project.<\/p>\n<p>Participating Rotarians and their schools:<\/p>\n<p>Liza Gambino &#8211; Booth Hill school<\/p>\n<p>Carolyn Dow &#8211; Mohegan school<\/p>\n<p>Ernie Luise &#8211; Holy Trinity Catholic Academy<\/p>\n<p>Jack Walsh &#8211; St. Mary\/Saint Michael &#x1f609;<\/p>\n<p>Joe and Joann Shapiro and Gary Scarpa &#8211; Elizabeth Shelton School<\/p>\n<p>Lucy Andrade &#8211; Long Hill school.<\/p>\n<p>Linda Holmes &#8211; Bradley school.<\/p>\n<p>Sharon Herman and Lorraine Inzerra &#8211; Irving school.<\/p>\n<p>Gayle Kreho &#8211; Sunnyside School &#8211; Gayle is pinch hitting for Lynda Reid<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6058\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/reading-2025-07\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6058\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6058\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6058\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-07-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-07-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-07-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-07-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-07-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-07-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Mary-St. Michael School<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/reading-2025-01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6057\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6057\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-01-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/irving-2025-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6072\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6072\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-3-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-3.jpeg 1331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6060\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/reading-2025-12\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6060\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6060\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-12-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-12-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-12-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-12-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-12.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Mary-St. Michael School<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6061\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/reading-2025-23\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6061\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6061\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6061\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-23-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-23-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-23-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-23-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-23-1536x856.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Reading-2025-23-2048x1141.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Mary-St. Michael School<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/irving-2025-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6070\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6070 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-1.jpeg 1331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6064\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/scarpa-shapiro\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6064\" class=\"wp-image-6064 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Scarpa-Shapiro-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Scarpa-Shapiro-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Scarpa-Shapiro-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Scarpa-Shapiro-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Scarpa-Shapiro-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Scarpa-Shapiro.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth Shelton School<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6063\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/ernie\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6063\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6063\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6063\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ERnie-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ernie reading at Holy Trinity\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ERnie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ERnie-rotated.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holy Trinity<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotarians-bringing-reading-to-schools\/irving-2025-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6071\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-2-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irving-2025-2.jpeg 1331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derby-Shelton Rotarians are out in force once again bringing the joy of reading to students in kindergarten and grades 1-3 in Derby and Shelton Schools as part of Connecticut Loves to Read. This year there&#8217;s a special &#8220;peace&#8221; theme to the readings in line with the club being a Peacebuilder Club of the Rotary Action [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-reading","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6026"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6059,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6026\/revisions\/6059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}