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03-03-2002, 06:15 PM
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in my community. Does anybody have any clue where I can find a program in my area?
Amy
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03-03-2002, 06:19 PM
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Amy,
I haven't a clue where you can find the time. But I applaud you for considering another big and worthy project. 
Sara
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03-03-2002, 06:28 PM
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Amy - you're in PA, right? I found this site with a google search. Might be a place to start.
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03-03-2002, 06:29 PM
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Here ya go:
Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
519 Elm Street
Reading, PA 19601
610 372-7876
Sara
Who loves the irony of literacy programs in a city named Reading
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03-03-2002, 06:41 PM
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Thank you Sara 
Amy
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03-03-2002, 07:26 PM
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I see you got an answer from Sara already. Enjoy it - I do this in my area and I love it. It takes up about 4 hours of my time each week, but here you only give the time you can (no mandatory time requirement).
Leslie |
03-18-2002, 07:28 AM
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I am a literacy volunteer in my town. I work 30 hours a week and love every minute of it. My pay consists of seeing a grown man able to sign his name in cursive for the first time, a proud recipient of a GED, a student becoming proficient in math who was so certain they could never learn math, a mentally challenged adult who is learning to write their thoughts on paper for the first time.
Follow through with your quest. It will be most rewarding to you.
Dianne |
03-18-2002, 09:26 AM
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That sounds wonderful, Dianne. And I see this is your very first post here -- can't wait to see more.  Welcome to EA. |
03-18-2002, 11:00 AM
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I'm the game show host for a local fundraiser for the library's literacy programme here. It starts on April 8 -- anyone in the Bloomington, Indiana area can get it on cable access television. |
03-18-2002, 03:34 PM
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I worked with a Laubach group locally. The benefits are legion, though the frustrations are nearly as great.
If anyone can't find something online about their area, try the library. That's where I got hooked up with the program (actually, through my aunt who runs it).
Julie |
03-19-2002, 01:12 AM
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I would love to hear from those who work in literacy. I am very interested in your methods of fund raising. We have a yearly Scrabblethon. We also have 2 book fairs each year.
Thanks in advance!
Dianne | |
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