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Officers
 Pres.: Melisa Rutherford Sec.: Sally Cooke Tres/Mem.Dir.: Marvel Dickerson V. Pres: Caroline SelfLinks of Interest
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 Committees

- Parent and Family– Chair Laura Strickland; providing materials and information at Blytheville K-4 Family Nights, professional development.
- International– Chair Viola Snow; NEARC sponsors IRA child through Teri Clark Ministries; Celebrations by NEARC members for International Literacy Day
IRA and Rotary International have partnered! Read more aboutit...download rotary_Adobe PDF file
- Community– Chair Paige Hawks; sponsored magazine subscriptions to local women’s shelter
- African American Read-In Chain– Chair Linda Williams; community celebration held annually for the last seven years.
download participants_kit_MS Word file
- Literacy– Chair Melisa Rutherford; recognition of literacy leaders: NEARC Honorees for 2008: Geneva Harris, BIS Principal; St. Clair Parks, Miss. Co. Boys & Girls Club; Blytheville Rotary Club
download celebrate_literacy_ Adobe PDF file
- Legislative– Chair Vera Lucas; promotion of advocacy of literacy and reading issues
- Publicity– Chair Melisa Rutherford; promotion of NEARC events and meetings.
- Newspapers in Education– Norma Valley; professional development, promotion of educational uses of newspapers.
 Membership Award
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