Three Rotary Clubs' Presidents gathered to present a check for $8,000 to  the L.I.F.E. Literacy program of the United Way which  distributes a book/month to children aged birth through age 5 through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for a total of 60 books/child in Whiteside County.

Presenting the check are: (left to right)  Betty Clementz, Rock Falls Rotary Grant Chair; Kim Gaffey, President and Grant Chair of Twin Cities Sunrise Rotary; Tom Myers, President of Rock Falls Rotary; David Hellmich, President of Sterling Noon Rotary; Keri Olson, Director of United Way of Whiteside County; Tim Schwingle, Sterling Noon Rotary Grant Chair.  This donation is a total of club donations and matching grant monies from Rotary District 6420.