Computer Literacy Survey Findings

In early September, the Club Administration Committee conducted a survey to identify the level of computer literacy among club members. 23 Club members completed the survey. These are the findings:

• 48% consider themselves to have an intermediate knowledge level of computers.
• 26% consider themselves to have an advance level of computer knowledge.
• 17% consider themselves to be beginners.

• All but one respondent said that they have high speed (broadband) Internet access.

• 91% of the respondents use their computer daily.

• All respondents have email accounts.

• 83% of respondents have made purchases over the Internet

• 83% of respondents have visited the Club Blog, but only 44% have posted to the Blog.

• 48% use text messaging on their phones

• 43% have Facebook accounts and only 1 member has a Twitter account.

• One member thinks that she "is a little bird - tweet, tweet, tweet."

Lynne Gets a Special Literacy Award

Assistant District Governor Charles Hammond presents Club Member Lynne Ternosky with a Rotary International Literacy Award in recognition of her work on the Club's El Salvador Project.

Congratulations Lynne!

Name the Duck Book

At this morning's meeting, Laura Pogson solicited possible book titles for the Club's Literacy Project. Please note that "Slow Death by Rubber Duck" has been taken.

Suggested titles mentioned at the meeting were:

• Duck and Disorderly
• Duck and Cover
• "Platypus" is just another name for a furry duck.
• The Duck who came to dinner and stayed as the main course.

Please use the comments feature to make your suggestions for the book's title.

Club Wins Membership Award

Assistant District Governor Charles Hammond (L) presents Membership Chair Susan Allen (R) with a District Award for increasing club membership by 10% last year.

Rotary Reads Rocks!

Rotary Reads is a joint Rotary Centennial project conceived and implemented by both the Rotary Club of Stratford and Festival City Club. It aims to promote literacy by placing bookcases of kid's books throughout the community. Book titles were selected by a local Children's Librarian to include some of the best children's literature available.

The picture says it all.