Interstate Resource Conservation and Development

3020 East First Avenue

Milan, Illinois 61264

Phone 309-764-1486 Extension 4/Fax 309-764-1830

New S.M.A.R.T. Bus

We have hired Ann Sullivan as the 2007 Project SMART Bus Coordinator. Ann will begin in January 2007 and will be developing the conservation program for the 2007 season. We want to welcome Ann on board and look forward to another successful season.

Project SMART Bus started back in 2001, spear-headed by Charles Curry, RC&D Council Member, had a vision of reducing illiteracy and helping educate young people through a traveling bus called S.M.A.R.T., which stands for Sharp Minds Are Reading Thoroughly. The SMART Bus promotes child and adult learning and education in our 5-county RC&D area through the use of reading material, informational presentations, and programs. The bus travels to rural and urban communities promoting literacy by presenting programs on a variety of environmental and conservation topics. The bus is stacked with many books and other resources. Each child or adult can select a book and other items to keep and take with them. The bus travels from April through September and visits boy and girl scouts camps, library summer reading programs, church bible schools, park district programs, schools, county fairs, disability camps, farmers market, housing authorities, day care centers, community celebrations and VIVA Quad Cities.

We have once again completed another successful year! We handed out over 5500 books in 2006. We are starting to schedule the 2007 season and would love to come to  your event.  To schedule the SMART Bus to your event please contact us at 309-764-1486 extension 4 or send us an email to info@interstatercd.org

There is a $25 SMART Bus Program fee for the bus to come to your event.

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