Saranac Lake Rotarians reading to Petrova Elementary students and delivering books to St. Bernard’s and Bloomingdale schools during Read Across America month.

Every year in March the Saranac Lake Rotary Club puts a book in the hands of each child in Saranac Lake schools. This past summer we held our first Annual Olga Memorial Race, an event that raised enough money to fund thisinitiative. The Olga Memorial Race is held in Augustand the proceeds are divided between the SL Youth Center and the Rotary Club Literacy initiative. Sponsors of the 2016 race were: Hyde Fuel, Cape Air, Adirondack Health, Wilkins Agency, Prime Lending, NBT Bank, Community Bank, John M. Glover Insurance, Adirondack White Pines Cabins, St. Joseph Rehab Center, Nonna Fina, Home Energy, Jim Booth Financial, SAY Real Estate, Donnelly’s Ice Cream, High Peaks Cyclery, Bear Essentials, Bitters & Bones, S. Curtis Hayes, Jack & Emily Fogarty, IB Hunt Agency, St. Regis Canoe Outfitters.

Sponsors such as these, and individuals that enter the race give us positive assurance that our program will continue to be funded this year and in the future.

The 2017 race is Aug. 19. All ages are welcome.