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Imagine graduating high school with only a 4th grade literacy level.
This is the harsh reality for many students in Arizona, where access
to books at home during critical developmental years is severely
limited. Arizona Dept. of Education reports just 21% of Glendale's 3rd
grade students are considered proficient readers. Therefore in 2022,
improving literacy rates in Glendale became our Club’s community
service priority. We began implementing programs that supported a
“Books Before 5” philosophy and registered as the local affiliate for
Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) book gifting program. This
program started in 1985, and today, delivers over 300 million books
each month, across the nation and internationally. Books are delivered
directly to the homes of children aged 0-5 at no cost to the families
(the local affiliate is responsible for all program costs). We are
proud to report the first books arrived in our city in December 2022.
Today, over 2300 of Glendale’s children are receiving books monthly,
and there is a continuing increase in demand. At a cost of just $26
per child/per year our question is; can we count on your support of
Glendale's DPIL program?

We are having a fantastic game night to raise funds on Nov. 16th,
2024. We will have a quarter auction, silent auction, reverse raffles
and Bingo!!!