LITERACY PROGRAM

One of the Kiwanis Club's most successful and enduring programs began in 2001 - "Treasure Chest Literacy Program". Captain Book commands the “Good Ship Literacy,” and wants to establish pirate crews in ports of learning everywhere.

Mission:

• Challenge young children, especially "at Risk Kids", to become avid, successful readers and supply encouragement and support for teachers

Method:

• Actively enlist school and educational agencies to participate
• Stimulate kids' imaginations with the Pirate Theme and Captain Book's routine
• Placement of Treasure Chest and books in schools and agencies caring for and educating young children
• Provide professional books to teachers and books for their classroom libraries through our Teacher of the Month and Books Ahoy Programs
• Providing scholarships to local high school students
• Invite children to become book pirates by keeping reading logs and reporting their progress to the ship's first mate (teacher)

Scope:

• Scores of Chest have been placed in sites in San Diego, Orange, Riverside Counties and in Phoenix.
• Captain Book and the crew of the Good Ship Literacy, through your support and generous donations, will continue visiting many additional ports of call bringing the treasure of books, reading and adventure.

Treasure Chests Placed to Date: 210 & counting

The Literacy Program is a project of the KCGE Foundation, which reports to the US Treasury on the use of donated funds. Our financial records are open to the public.

How we bring the Gift of Books to children- we are supported exclusively through fundraisers, grants, donated books and monetary gifts made to the Treasure Chest Literacy programs.

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Encinitas and other
community activities and programs supported.

KCGE serves our local community in many ways including: providing books and encouragement to the children of our brave military families, periodic community clean ups, blood drives, Family Recovery Center, Solutions for Change, staffing for the annual Radiothon for the “Miracle Mile of Quarters" and giving money to Children's Hospital and other worthy charities.

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Encinitas meets Wednesdays at 7:15 am at Capt'n Kino's on Highway 101 just north of Encinitas Blvd. Guests are welcome.

Learn more about our program

Find out how you can help,

Make a donation of books or money

Find out more about our Literacy Program Ambassador Captain Book & how to get a Treasure Chest or to have Captain Book of the Good Ship Literacy visit you and your children.