Hendersonville Rotary Club gifts dictionaries to third-graders

On Oct. 5 and Oct. 9, 24 members of the Hendersonville Rotary Club made deliveries of dictionaries to third-graders across Henderson County. For the culmination of the club’s annual Sky Polega Gift of Knowledge Project, 1,147 public, private, charter and homeschool students received their own brand-new reference book.

The dictionary project honors the memory of Sky Polega, the daughter of Stanley and Paula Polega and great-granddaughter of Carl Sandburg. Sky was an honors graduate of both Hendersonville High and Duke University’s School of Engineering. She was a rare young lady who gracefully combined a sincere desire to learn, superior intellect, uncommon social skills and a burning desire to make the world better for others. Unfortunately, Sky passed away in her early 20s.

This effort is one of several projects Hendersonville Rotary Club engages in each year to support and enhance youth development and education in Henderson County, including educational grants for teachers and scholarships awarded to outstanding seniors in each of the four high schools and Blue Ridge Community College who exemplify the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self.”

The Rotary Club of Hendersonville meets every Tuesday at noon at the Chariot. To get involved ask a Rotarian, follow them on Facebook, or visit www.hendersonvillerotary.com. Meetings are held every week.