From DG Mary Bak - September is Rotary's Basic Education and Literacy Month, meaning that clubs should consider a special focus on Education and Literacy. Did you know that more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate? That's 17% of the world's population; the number in Illinois is roughly 20% with low literacy. There are so many opportunities to address literacy: mentoring students, reading to students, creating little libraries, book drives, Rotary scholarships-Global Grant scholarships (Jim Bradley of the Wheeling Club) and Club Sponsored Scholarships.