Statesville Woman’s Club participates in Read Across America project

Posted on by Mike Fuhrman
Some General Federation of Women’s Club of North Carolina Statesville Woman’s Club members who helped work on this year’s Read Across America project (pictured from left) are Sandra Landry, treasurer; Linda Lavinder, past president; Kim Mulrey, member; Dana White, president; and Beth Webb, secretary.

Special to Iredell Free News

For the 12th year the General Federation of Women’s Club of North Carolina Statesville Woman’s Club worked on a Read Across America project in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Statesville Woman’s Club members delivered Read Across America kits to the I-SS Virtual Academy. Pictured (from left) are Tammy Kennedy, club member, and Kelly Hinson, principal of the Virtual Academy.

For a decade the club held a Read Across America celebration, partnering with Cloverleaf Elementary School under the co-leadership of club members Kim Mulrey and Barb Thorson. The event included local community leaders, volunteers and club members as readers. The 10th-year celebration culminated with an assembly featuring Sir Purr, mascot of the Carolina Panthers football team.

Due to Covid-19, the last two years club members prepared literacy kits for Iredell-Statesville Schools students.

This year members put together literacy kits for 27 students in kindergarten through second grade in Iredell-Statesville Schools Virtual Academy. Each kit contained a hardback copy of Dr. Seuss’ “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish,” along with school supplies, a bookmarker and numerous educational activity sheets. I-SS Superintendent Dr. Jeff James read the book to the students via Facebook Live.

In spite of Covid-19 restrictions, a few club members were able to read to local school children in person.