Project Literacy Central Okanagan Society

The final session of our Summer Reading Program for children in grades 1-4 wrapped up last week.

Congrats to our 3rd and final session learners who braved words, sentences and stories in order to strengthen their reading muscles. We hope the return to school in the fall is a little breezier!

The Summer Reading program provides support to 45 -50 students developing their reading skills. A huge thank you to the many volunteers who helped out over the summer including, Angie, Amy, Colleen, Catherine, Charitini, El, Jennifer, Janice, Jen, Karen, Marsha, Sharon, Wendy, our to dedicated staff Pat, Elodie, Elaine, Reese and Paul.

The Summer Reading Program is funded by Source Office Systems, First West Foundation, Morningside Rotary Club, and the Province of BC, and is provided in partnership with Central Okanagan Family Hub and School District 23.

Registration for the 2027 Summer Reading Program will begin next April.

Bring a chair and enjoy this summer music night supporting literacy in the Okanagan!

Élodie Orsei and her band will serenade you while you sit back and relax with a bevy. Tickets include one glass of either wine or beer!

Please visit Eventbrite to secure your tickets today:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/project-literacy-music-night-tickets-1995731463531

Project Literacy Central Okanagan Society Project Literacy is a local charity that provides free literacy programs for immigrants, vulnerable families, adults, children, and seniors.

Donate to support literacy services in your community: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/11621

A huge thank you to the Morningside Rotary Club for donating funds in support of our Summer Reading Program, taking place at the Central Okanagan Family Hub - Kelowna. The Morningside Rotary Club has supported the Children's Summer Reading Program for the past five years.
Photo shows our Executive Director, Paul Zuurbier, accepting the donation from Morningside Rotary Treasurer, Daryl Brost.

Finished off our 2nd session of the summer reading program and there may or may not have been freezies at the end 😏 What a great time!

Session 3 starting up on August 10th!

Schools use PM Benchmarks to assess and track students' reading progress. They can help provide teachers with tools to measure progress in order to meet educational standards! It can help support their reading programs and interventions!

Green is one of our favourite colors around here 😏
Swing by to check out our space and tell your friends about us!

And that's the 1st Summer Reading 2-week session all finished up at the Central Okanagan Family Hub!

That's 15 students supported with free books and materials 🥳

Thanks to our sponsors for making this all possible!


Province of BC
Rotary Kelowna Morningside
Office Furniture