Ames Morning Rotary

We don’t just build amazing Trykes at AM Rotary! We recently created (well our multi talented Julianne did) a series of bookmarks to highlight our focus on literacy. Check ‘em out! For both kids and adults. Read on!

Ok after the fire at the mall changed our plans we’re back on today! Please visit us to see a Tryke build at 5:30 PM, near the Raising Readers suite at the North Grand Mall in Ames! Please Like and Share this post!

After years of holding A Salute to Educators award, we decided to switch it up this year and brought cookies to all schools is Ames as a gesture of thanks for all the awesome teachers and the work they do. We’re champions for literacy and our teachers are the forefront of that effort. Thank-you teachers!

Join AM Rotary Thursday at North Grand Mall as we build a new Tryke being donated to a special child! 5:30 PM! We’d love to see a whole crowd of folks!

Whew! 14 Story County City Councils and the Story County Board of Supervisors! They all adopted proclamations supporting early literacy. Representatives of and Raising Readers in Story County were able to share our passion, and we left each council with 5 posters and 10 postcards to distribute!

Carolyn said it all:
A HUGE SINCERE thank you to all our folks who participated in the visits and with social media posts. As we walked out tonight, we felt this project had made a significant contribution to our outreach.

Know a High School Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior? Do they like to have fun with other Freshmen, Sophomores or Juniors? Well Iowa Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference applications are open until May 31! And Scholarships are available from Ames Morning Rotary!

Iowa RYLA Application Deadline Extended!! Great news! It is not too late to apply for 2026 Iowa RYLA. Deadline has been extended to May 31, 2026!!!

Brave souls! This week and next our intrepid band of Ames AM Rotary volunteers and our partners at Raising Readers of Story County are visiting as many local Council meetings as we could schedule. We’re there to declare the Week of the Young Child, and to share the word that we support early childhood literacy as foundational. Thank you team! Pics here from Maxwell and Colo, Iowa.

Will Wendy dress up as the Llama this year?! To find out come to the annual Step into Storybooks for families with young children on Saturday, April 11, from 10 am - 1 pm, at North Grand Mall. It will kick off the Week of the Young Child. . It will feature book-related activities, costumed characters, and every child can choose a book to keep.