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Pandemic or not, the annual Rotary Read-In will go on.聽

That鈥檚 the word from Jim Dugoni 鈥�86, co-chair of the annual Stockton literacy event.

鈥淭his is our 30th year, so we wanted to make sure it happens even with the COVID-19 situation,鈥� said Dugoni, development officer with 糖心vlog鈥檚 Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. 鈥淲e had to pivot to a different format, but we think it will work out very well.鈥�

Pacific has a long聽history of involvement in the Rotary Read-In. Last year, more than 50 employees and students took part.

鈥淚t is wonderful that so many from the university read each year. It is a Pacific tradition,鈥� said Dugoni, who co-chairs the Read-In with Tiffany Manning. They are both members of the Rotary Club of North Stockton.聽

Here are the new plans for this year鈥檚 Read-In, according to Dugoni:

Due to COVID-19, this year鈥檚 30th Annual Rotary Read-In event is pivoting to a virtual event in 2021 and will be held during the week of February 22鈥�26.

Since we cannot go into the schools and read to K鈥�3 students in-person this year, we are asking for volunteers to record a video of themselves reading an age-appropriate book and upload it onto our YouTube channel at 鈥淰irtual Stockton Rotary Read-In.鈥澛犔�听

Teachers and families will be able to access these videos at any time during Virtual Stockton Rotary Read-In Week and throughout the remainder of the school year. 聽

If you have any questions about making your video, please contact us at聽iwanttoread@rotaryri.org.

Regarding purchasing books and donating them to the classrooms this year, we will send out announcements in January about where you can drop off books, which our committee will then distribute to classrooms in coordination with the San Joaquin County Office of Education and our local school districts.聽

Please share this information to others who might be interested in participating in this year鈥檚 Virtual Stockton Rotary Read-In.