IOTA ZETA CHAPTER
Area I, California
CHAPTER PROJECT: BOOKS FOR BABIES
To benefit children in our area, Iota Zeta chapter decided to give the classic children's book, Good Night Moon, in English, or Buenas Noches Luna in Spanish to all parents of newborn babies in the Mendocino Coast District Hospital. Educational research has shown that children who are read to on a continuing basis, beginning at the earliest age, learn to love reading and become good readers themselves.
Since the inception of the project in 2000, and as of April 2010, Iota Zeta has delivered 1977 books to the hospital. Each book is enclosed in a plastic bag with the reading research information and a note of congratulations to the parents on the birth of their child.
This ongoing project has been funded by the members of Iota Zeta; grants from Delta Kappa Gamma International, Chi State; Rotary International; and various fundraising events. For the last five years we have held a Valentine Tea on the weekend closest to Valentine's Day as our Books for Babies fundraiser with matching funds from Thrivent Community Outreach, a part of Lutheran Financial.
Updated June 24, 2010
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