Members of the Mount Pleasant Rotary Club visited all four MPISD elementary campuses on Tuesday, April 4 for their annual distribution of free reference books to all the third graders in Mount Pleasant. Rotarians Jey Yancey, Tyler Verner, Juan Cruz, Jay Senn, Dr. Clint Davis, 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 is the definition of a geyser?” to the final, more difficult question like “Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner and what was his job?” worth $5.

Photos:

1: Sims 3rd grader Hatzael Antolin finds an answer in his new dictionary

2: Dr. Clint Davis hands out books at Corprew Elementary

3: Caitlyn Taylor, Sims 3rd grader, shows off her prize money