NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

The NFRW initiated this grassroots issue advocacy program in 2000 to raise awareness in America’s communities of the need for education reform.

 

Established in 2001, this award recognizes excellence in teaching by honoring one of our nation's outstanding educators at the national biennial convention.

 

MELP is the NFRW’s oldest literacy program, celebrating more than 45 years of book donations from an approved list to schools and libraries. Bookplates are mailed to clubs upon receipt of the list of books to be donated. This enables the committee to track the numbers and names of books being donated by Republican women across the country.

  MELP Recommended Book List - 2010 [PDF, 9 pages]

To read MELP Lists from previous years, click here. Additions to the MELP List are made periodically, and the committee encourages recommendations from members. Send to:

Chair Carol Alexander
31146 Tanoa Road
Evergreen, CO 80439
Fax: 303-379-6625
clea1776@comcast.net

MELP BOOKPLATE DISTRIBUTION POLICY
To request bookplates, clubs should send a list of the books they are donating to Literacy Committee member Maxine Bennett. Include the club name, the title and author of the books, and the address to which the bookplates should be sent. Bookplates will be mailed in return. The Literacy Committee will provide the state presidents with a list of participating clubs and the number of books they donate each year. Send to:

Maxine Bennett
Phone: 559-289-5806
garymaxb@sbcglobal.net

  BARBARA BUSH LITERACY PROGRAM - LITERACY MONTH

Each September, Republican women's clubs across the nation are asked to let us know what they do to promote literacy. All clubs returning the short literacy month form receive a signed certificate of participation and are entered in a random drawing for first and second prizes.

  ONE BOOK, ONE NFRW

Launched in 2005 in celebration of Barbara Bush's 80th birthday, this project is fashioned after programs in several cities which encourage every citizen in the community to read and discuss the same book.

  GULF COAST SCHOOL LIBRARY RECOVERY INITIATIVE

Laura Bush's Foundation created the Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative to rebuild school libraries in the hurricane devastated Gulf Coast. As soon as it was announced, the NFRW Literacy Committee endorsed it and encouraged members to become involved. For more information, visit www.laurabushfoundation.org.

  To read the thank you letter from Mrs. Bush, click here. [PDF, 1 page]

  THE DICTIONARY PROJECT

Since adopting this popular project in 2002, the NFRW and its clubs and members have given more than 300,000 dictionaries to school children. For more information on how your club can get involved, visit www.dictionaryproject.org.

 READERS BECOME LEADERS LAPEL PINS

These limited edition pins are available for $3.00 each; the minimum order is 10. To order, contact Carol Alexander at clea1776@comcast.net.