The fund was established in 2004 by the Reynolda Rotary Club. Big House Gaines was a founding member of the Reynolda Rotary Club, which adopted Lafayette A. Cook Elementary School in Winston Salem.

The Rotary Club helps Cook in three specific areas: Literacy, Mentoring, and Financial Support. The Cook School has an all minority student population,

and 98% come from economically disadvantage families.

Reynolda Rotarians serve as volunteer reading and math tutors, "lunch buddies" and as homework assistants and mentors. As an extension of its commitment to Cook Elementary School, Reynolda Rotary Club established the Clarence Big House Gaines Scholarship Fund.

The fund is designated specifically for any student who has attended Cook Elementary School and has been accepted to Winston-Salem State University.

We hope to see you at the tournament and thank

you for your kind generosity.

More about the Reynolda Rotary Cook School Partnership