Volunteers Wanted - Books for Newborns - World Literacy Day
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Come along to do some hands-on community service by helping us with our World Literacy Day Project, and find out more about Altrusa and meet our members.
We will be decorating gift bags and filling them with a board book and literacy-based information to be given to each baby born in the Christchurch region on World Literacy Day 8th September. The Club will provide all craft items, books and information leaflets required on the night.
“Early literacy (reading and writing) does not mean early reading instruction or teaching babies to read; it is the natural development of skills through the enjoyment of books, the importance of positive interactions between babies and parents, and the critical role of literacy-rich experiences.
Literacy development begins at birth and is closely linked to a baby’s earliest experiences with books and stories. Babies learn language through social literacy experiences - parents interacting with them using books. These experiences also serve to associate books with parental affection, attention, and approval. “
http://www.ala.org/united/products_services/booksforbabies/earlyliteracy
This is a great opportunity to find out more about what we do and the exciting events we have coming up, that we'd love you to get involved in with us.
More about Altrusa:
We believe that everyone is able to make a positive difference to the world around them. We can each volunteer our time, or donate our money, towards worthy causes. Our individual efforts are small, but they matter.
We can achieve even more when we bring people together. For over 100 years Altrusa clubs have collected members from varying occupations and lifestyles, all sharing an interest in community service.
We enjoy the friendship, fun and satisfaction that comes from working together for the benefit of others. Each club develops a program that is tailored to local needs, undertaking a variety of hands-on service and fundraising projects each year. One of our shared goals as an organization is to improve literacy, which we believe is the key to opportunity.
Through Altrusa activities we develop our leadership skills in a supportive environment. We welcome new ideas and aim to provide enough flexibility so that our members can give their time in a way that works for them.
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