COMMUNITY (Cont.)
Book Sharing in Avalon Expands Due to Popularity! The Rotary Club of Avalon Park built Avalon’s first Little Free Library in Founders Square almost six years ago. Since that time, the book sharing has gained such positive feedback, the club has decided to install two more, with expansion plans down the road. What is a Little Free Library? It is a not-for-profit organization that inspires a love of reading, builds community and sparks creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around
the world. To date there are more than 100,000 libraries in over 100 countries around the world with millions of books exchanged annually.
mission by investing in the Little Free Library Program. We are excited to be expanding our reach in 2020!”
The library in Founders Square The Rotary Club of Avalon Park is used daily by young children, recognized the need of adding a middle school and high school book sharing area in hopes that students, adults and our senior community. The two additionfamilies would benefit from reading and coming together al libraries will be located near Encore and close to the pavilion as a community. “Literacy is a focus of Rotary International on Tanja King Boulevard. Evaround the world,” stated Greg eryone is invited to participate whether that is by borrowing a Meunier, President. “Our club in Avalon Park is supports that book or adding a book. Partici-
pation is beneficial to all ages in the community. More information about Little Free Libraries: Today, more than 30 million adults cannot read or write above a third-grade level. Books in the hands of children have a meaningful impact on improving literacy. The more books in or near the home, the more likely a child will learn and love to read. https://littlefreelibrary. org
The American Legion and its Founding Pillars: Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation The American Legion is the largest veteran’s service organization. In 1919, The American Legion was founded on four pillars: Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism, and Children & Youth. Each of these pillars encompasses a variety of programs that benefits our nation’s veterans, its service members, their families, the youth of American and ordinary citizens. Pillar I: Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation:
ment of Veterans Affairs. As for decades, The American Legion continues to aggressively lobby for adequate: • Access to VA Health Care • A Better Funding Formula for VA Health Care • Veterans with Special Needs • Career Opportunities for Veterans • A GI Bill for a New Century • Employment and Business • Heroes to Hometowns • Volunteering • Final Respects
For nearly 90 years, The American Legion has acted as the nation’s leading advocate for proper health care, economic opportunity and legal benefits for US military If you are a military veteran and would like to learn veterans. The Legion was instrumental in the creation of more about The American Legion, visit us at www.avathe Veterans Administration and an ardent supporter of lonparkpost409.org. its elevation to cabinet status when it became the Depart-
