On December 3, the Portland Alumnae Club of the University of Maine held their annual Christmas luncheon. Each year, this group chooses a service project or charity of interest to the members, and then brings items to donate to that cause.  This year, they agreed to donate children’s books to our club for distribution as part of the District 7780 Literacy Project.
 
District Governor Elect Marge Barker was the guest speaker.  She spoke about her passion for books, especially seeing children reading and enjoying books. She also spoke about her involvement with Rotary projects in several countries, like the District’s Guatemalan literacy project.
 
Thank you to Marge for being a wonderful speaker.   Also, a huge thank you to the Portland Alumnae members for helping us with our Literacy Project.