The Dublin Rotary Club and the Rotaract Club at Oconee Fall Line Technical College are proud to announce the winners of their first annual Dr. Ben Carson’s “Gifted Hands” Book Report Contest. The book, “Gifted Hands” by Dr. Ben Carson, was donated to all local fifth graders this past February. The gift was made in an effort to promote literacy, and included a book report project, allowing each student to compete for a $50 Shop at Home Gift Card. The Shop and Home gift card can be spent locally at supporting small businesses in Dublin-Laurens County.

“One of Rotary’s focus areas is to strengthen the capacity of our community to support education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy,” said Will Curry, President of the Dublin Rotary Club. “The “Gifted Hands” Book Report Contest was a great way to support one of our missions by challenging students dig deeper into the inspiring life of Dr. Ben Carson. “Gifted Hands” has had a great impact on hundreds of fifth grade students in Dublin-Laurens County. We are very proud of all the participants and winners from the first-ever book report contest.”

Winners from 2021 include: 

East Laurens Elementary 

Natalie Tank 

Lorenzo Charleston 

Samuel Davis 

Brailyn Christy 

Zion Dixon 

Kaelyn Holton  

Northwest Laurens Elementary 

Ashley Pittman

Moyin Adebayo

Logan Dominy

Cooper Smith

Tamara Byrd

Kinsley Brantley

Eniyah Blake

Dublin Middle 

Talyn Edmund

Samiya Daniel

Kamariuna Anderson

De'Yanni McCargo

Aubri Rucker

Alyce Solomon

Southwest Elementary 

Taylor Rayne Logan 

A’mani Parker

Chloe Anderson 

Sadie Alligood

Synee Jackson 

Raedyn Townsend

Trinity Christian Elementary

John Brantley

Linza Pettis