Rotary Club of Jackson holds annual ‘Golf Tournament for Literacy’

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Rotary Club of Jackson kicks off its ‘Read the Greens: Golf Tournament for Literacy.‘

This annual event is a cornerstone of their fundraising efforts. It provides critical support to the Dolly Parton Imaginary Library and other vital education initiatives in Madison County.

This ensures that every child has access to books from birth. fostering a love of reading that will last a lifetime. This program provides every child in a designated school with new socks and shoes rotating to a different school each year.

They have nine teams participating in the golf tournament this year.

“Every year we support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. In the past year we’ve had a putt putt golf tournament but this year we decided to go back to a regular golf tournament. The main reason is being a support to the community,” said Robert Roy, assistant governor to the rotary district.

The goal they aim to raise at the tournament is $30,000 in funding to support their mission.

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