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SIGN UP NOW FOR 2010 EXECUTIVE SPELLING BEE
Adult teams of 3-4 persons may sign up now to compete in the Literacy Council of LaPorte County’s fourth annual Executive Spelling Bee on Thursday, March 25.
The event will move to LaPorte's Best Western conference center this year, on Pine Lake Avenue. Registration begins at 6 p.m., with the bee rounds opening at 7 p.m.
The Executive Spelling Bee for adults differs from the traditional student bees in that teams consist of three to four persons, who are allowed to confer and use the assistance of pencil and paper.
Cost for a nonprofit team remains at $50, while for-profit businesses pay $100. Sponsors also are welcomed, at a variety of levels.
Please contact Judy Hanish at 219-879-9486, or Sandy Gleim at 219-326-6260 to register a team, or to inqure about sponsorship opportunities.
Congratulations to our 2009 winners, Rotary Club of LaPorte! Team members included Jeanne Howell, Emerson Spartz, Douglas Busby, and Liliana Ake.
Sponsors included Alcoa Howmet, Centier Bank, McDonald’s, National City Bank, Unity Foundation of LaPorte County, and Walmart. “Bee Basket” donations were made by Pepperidge Farm, Starbucks, and Michigan City Liquors.
Now is the time to pull together your team and get a leg up on the competition by starting to study the advance spelling list.
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OUR THANKS
TO UNITY FOUNDATION OF LAPORTE COUNTY for ongoing grants in support of the Literacy
Council's growth.
In
addition, we thank the following funders:
- Michigan
City Community Enrichment Corp. for funding development and printing of a resource booklet for at-risk families. Also thanks to City of Michigan City and Unity Foundation for
supporting the Special Reading Needs tutoring program.
COUNCIL
HISTORY:
In
November 2002, Unity Foundation and The Discovery Alliance held
a forum to begin finding solutions for LaPorte County's very low
literacy rate, as studies show nearly 50 percent of residents read
at a minimal level. Healthy Communities was targeted as the potential
coordinator to develop a countywide literacy coalition to address
this important issue.
Over
the past years, several dedicated literacy service providers and
other supportive organizations have collaborated with HCLC
to grow this countywide effort.
Michigan
City resident Judy Hanish is a part-time coordinator handling tasks
such as strengthening marketing of programs and awareness of literacy
in our community, creating a referral system, and helping recruit
and train literacy volunteers. Our coalition is pursuing an aggressive
strategic plan to fulfill these goals, with additional focus on
early childhood literacy projects.
In
addition, the Literacy Council was pleased to merge its efforts
with Mayor Oberlie's Task Force on Literacy to work together to
benefit the county. For more information about LaPorte County literacy
projects, call Judy at 879-9486 or log on to www.lpliteracycouncil.org.
LITERACY COUNCIL OF
LAPORTE COUNTY MEMBERSHIP:
Adult Basic Education
BabyTALK
Barker Woods Enrichment
Center
City of Michigan City
Dunebrook
Even Start Family Resource
Center
Healthy Communities of
LaPorte County
Ivy Tech Community College
La Porte County Public
Library
La Porte Family YMCA
Michigan City Public Library
READ La Porte County,
Inc.
Sand Castle SHelter for Children and Families
Unity Foundation of La
Porte County
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