Our very special guest at this weeks Club meeting were our SMART Readers. Rick Rogoway is our Club Committee Chair for this program and has helped organize the SMART Reading program for many years. He helps recruite volunteers each year to go to local grade schools and help the students with thier reading so they might become better students and life long readers.
Today’s other special guest is authorSusan Blackaby, has worked in educational publishing for over 30 years. She began writing books in 3rd grade. On the clock, Susan hones her skills by writing for the K-8 audience and teaching writing workshops. On her own time, she dabbles across the genres. She has won several awards, including the Oregon Spirit Award for her book “The 12 Days of Christmas in Oregon”