Members of the Mount Pleasant Rotary Club visited all four MPISD elementary campuses on Thursday, April 4 for their annual distribution of free reference books to all the third graders in Mount Pleasant. Rotarians Jey Yancey, Juan Cruz, Suzie Castillo, Niki Huffman, and Shelton West were all on hand to help deliver. The books contained a dictionary along with information about the US Presidents, the solar system, the Periodic Table, and even the alphabet shown in sign language.

After passing out the books, the Rotarians played a game with the students to help them learn to use them. Each Rotarian would pose a question that could be found in the book and the child who could answer the fastest was the winner. Prizes ranged from $1 for easier questions like “What are the four major oceans?” to the final, more difficult question like “Which state is to the east of Texas and how was it named?” worth $5. The Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant has been providing these free books to Titus County students for more than 20 years.

Photos:

1: Sims student Laura Ethridge looks for the answer to a question
2: Brice student Julian Cruz shows the answer he found
3: Rotarian Jey Yancey explains the question game and the cash prize