CVR Ambassadors Distribute Thesauri with Tinton Falls Rotary

This past Tuesday, CVR Ambassadors, from the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation (CVR), assisted the Tinton Falls Rotary with their annual Thesaurus Project. The Tinton Falls Rotary Thesaurus Project gives thesauri to every fifth grader at Swimming River Elementary School. The project is part of an ongoing effort by the Tinton Falls Rotary to promote literacy and raise awareness of Rotary in the community. The CVR Ambassador program was developed to empower individuals with special needs through volunteerism.

"In third grade we give every student a dictionary and in fifth grade we give them all thesauri," said Russell Anderson, President of TInton Falls Rotary and CEO/President of CVR. "The books serve as great educational aids to support development of reading, descriptive writing and vocabulary skills. As Rotarians, we recognize that these students are the future of our community. We want them to know that they are important and supported."

The thesauri were distributed individually to each student by special needs CVR Ambassadors. A Tinton Falls Rotarian gave them a quick presentation about their thesaurus, as well as, a reminder about the importance of literacy. Additionally, some of the classes were treated to a reading of a favorite children’s book by other members of the Tinton Fall Rotary.

"The Tinton Falls Rotary is a great community organization," said Travis Johnson, Marketing and Activities Coordinator at CVR. "Our CVR Ambassadors gain so much by working with them on projects in our local area. Whether it is collecting food items at grocery stores around the holidays, distributing items of need after Superstorm Sandy or supporting local literacy projects; the CVR Ambassadors continue to show the world what they can do. Every time our special needs participants are active in the community, everybody wins."

Founded in 1954, the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation (CVR) has provided what people with disabilities need most for their self-respect and the esteem of others: WORK.  CVR facilitates personal growth and helps bring dignity and respect to the people it serves through a variety of vocational and partial-care rehabilitation programs. For more information about CVR, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, please visit: http://www.cvrus.org.