lee county literacy week media kit

December 6, 2010 [Contact person’s name][Contact person’s position][Company Address]

Dear [Name of Contact Person],

Reading this sentence might be something you are doing with ease right now, but imagine being part of the 17 percent of Lee County residents who struggle daily to read. A simple task, such as reading their mail, is a daily challenge for hundreds of residents in Lee County.

The Lee County Literacy Coalition is a United Way nonprofit organization dedicated to helping adults and adolescents read, write and acquire the basic skills for success in todays world.

In order to increase awareness about the services offered, LCLC will be hosting a Lee County Literacy Week comprising of three days of events focusing on raising awareness for literacy and funds for the organization. The final event of literacy week will be a “SCRABBLE® for Literacy” tournament. The LCLC is asking three schools to participate in raffles in order to increase the community’s involvement during literacy week.

I would like to extend an invitation to you to be a part of your local community’s literate success. As a prize for the winners of the raffles, the LCLC is going to put together three gift baskets filled with items donated from local businesses. Three items donated from each business would be ideal to create enjoyable prize baskets for the students.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. With your support and donated prizes, we hope to make a positive impact on the literacy rate in Lee County.

Sincerely,

Sue EdgeExecutive Director

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Lee County Literacy Coalition

P.S. Donations should be brought by the Lee County Literacy Coalition no later than Monday, Jan. 3, 2010 by 4 p.m. Thank you!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 3, 2010

Contact Information:Sue Edge

Executive DirectorPhone: (334) 705-0001

Fax: (334) [email protected]

CELBRATE LITERACY, LEE COUNTY!The Lee County Literacy Coalition will kick off its first annual Literacy Week

OPELIKA, Ala. — Picture for a moment that you are an adult unable to read your

daily mail and street signs, or that you’re unable to fill out a job application on

your own. How would you feel? Embarrassed and disconnected from society? The

Lee County Literacy Coalition is fighting illiteracy as it hosts the first annual Lee

County Literacy Week. Jan. 24 to Jan.29 will be deemed literacy week and will

include a bake sale and used book sale leading up to the week’s final event, a

weekend “SCRABBLE® for Literacy” tournament.

Fundraising is a vital component for day-to-day operations and maintaining

the free one-on-one tutoring. While the LCLC is partially funded by the United Way

of Lee County, it relies on a majority of its funds to come from corporate grants

and donations. Funds from all the events will go directly to the LCLC.


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A bake sale will be held on Monday, Jan. 24. The LCLC will have a table set

up on Auburn University’s concourse with volunteers selling baked goods for only

$1, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. On Wednesday, Jan. 26, a used book sale will be

hosted at the libraries of Wrights Mill Road Elementary School and Cary Woods

Elementary School. Donations are currently

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being taken for the used book drive and will continue through Jan. 25. Boxes will

be placed at local churches, Books-A-Million, Dean Road Parks and Recreation,

Auburn and Opelika public libraries, Shakey’s Pizza, Frog Legs and Village Mall.

Residents of Lee County can participate in this fundraiser by dropping used

books in the boxes at the designated locations. Depending on the book’s condition,

books will be sold for $1 to $5.

Ending the first annual Lee County Literacy Week will be a “SCRABBLE®

for Literacy” tournament held on Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Salvation Army

beginning at 1 p.m. Registration begins Monday, Jan. 3. Teams of two players will

compete in one of four age brackets: ages


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9 to 10, ages 11 to 13, ages 14 to 18 and ages 19 and up. Each team must pay a

registration fee of $30, or $15 per person or raise at least $30 per team in pledges.

Trophies and prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place

winners of each age bracket and teams who register before Jan. 20 are eligible to

participate in a drawing for a J&M Bookstore gift card.

For more information on Lee County Literacy Week, visit the LCLC’s

Facebook page for updates and information on where to register, or call (334) 705-

0001.

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ABOUT THE LEE COUNTY LITERACY COALITION

The Lee County Literacy Coalition, incorporated in 1989, is a United Way nonprofit

organization based out of Opelika, Ala. The LCLC is dedicated to serving Lee

County residents in need of free tutoring services. Services offered include

assisting learners in how to read, GED certificate preparation and assistance in

preparing for the Alabama High School Graduation Exam. The LCLC is located at


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2133 Executive Park Drive, Opelika, Ala. 36801. For more information please visit

www.leecountyliteracy.org, or call (334) 705-0001.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 17, 2010

Contact Information:Sue Edge

Executive DirectorPhone: (334) 705-0001

Fax: (334) [email protected]

THE LEE COUNTY LITERACY COALITION HOSTS BAKE SALE AND BOOK DRIVE


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The LCLC kicks off its first annual literacy week with two fundraising events

OPELIKA, Ala. — The Lee County Literacy Coalition gears up for its first annual

literacy week from Jan. 24 to Jan. 29. This weeklong event includes two fundraisers

leading up to a weekend “SCRABBLE® for Literacy” tournament.

“Fundraising is very important to the LCLC. Our fundraisers, donations and

grants help us to purchase books and supplies for our tutors and learners. This is

the only way we can offer free tutoring. Any support is very much needed and

appreciated,” said Executive Director Sue Edge.

A bake sale will be the first of two fundraisers concentrated within Lee

County Literacy Week and will be held on Monday, Jan. 24. The LCLC will have a

table set up on Auburn University’s concourse with volunteers to sell the baked

goods for $1, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Those who wish to participate in the local community may donate materials

for baked goods including: cookie dough, brownie mix, saran wrap and any other

additional cooking materials. Any donations can be dropped off at the LCLC during

business hours from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

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Following the bake sale, a used book sale will take place on Wednesday, Jan.

26, from

8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., at the libraries of Wrights Mill Road Elementary School and

Cary Woods Elementary School. Books will be sold from $1 to $5 depending on the

condition of the book.

Collections for the used book sale will be taken until Tuesday, Jan. 25. Boxes

will be set up at local churches, Books-A-Million, Dean Road Parks and Recreation,

Auburn and Opelika public libraries, Shakey’s Pizza, Frog Legs and Village Mall.

Residents of Lee County can participate in this fundraiser by dropping used books

in the boxes at the designated locations.

ABOUT THE LEE COUNTY LITERACY COALITION

The Lee County Literacy Coalition, incorporated in 1989, is a United Way nonprofit

organization based out of Opelika, Ala. The LCLC is dedicated to serving Lee

County residents in need of free tutoring services. Services offered include

assisting learners in how to read, GED certificate preparation and assistance in

preparing for the Alabama High School Graduation Exam. The LCLC is located at

2133 Executive Park Drive, Opelika, AL 36801. For more information please visit

www.leecountyliteracy.org or call (334) 705-0001.


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[Contact person’s name goes here][Contact person’s position goes here][School Name][School Address]

Dear [Contact Name],

Did you know that there are approximately 11,830 out of 91,000 residents in Lee County who lack basic literacy skills? The Lee County Literacy Coalition is a United Way, nonprofit agency devoted to helping adults and adolescents read, write and acquire the basic skills for success in todays world.

In order to better serve the community, the Lee County Literacy Coalition could use your help along with other local schools by participating in our first annual Lee County Literacy Week. The literacy week will take place Jan. 24 to Jan. 29.

During literacy week, we are asking you to get involved by having your students design bookmarks on whatever they please. We also encourage you, as a school, to have each teacher devote one hour of class time to individual or group reading on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.

Literacy week is a great way for us to raise awareness about our services. This weeklong event is focused around fundraising and leads up to a “SCRABBLE® for Literacy” tournament that your students can participate in.

We would be pleased and thankful if your school participates during the Lee County Literacy Coalition’s Literacy Week.

Sincerely,

Sue EdgeExecutive DirectorLee County Literacy Coalition


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Lee County Literacy Week is a great opportunity for the Lee County Literacy Coalition to raise funds and promote awareness about the services offered in the community. Your school (one of three) has been chosen to participate in our literacy week raffle fundraiser starting on Jan. 24, 2011 as a way to help the LCLC!

As a school, you are asked to sell raffle tickets provided by the LCLC to your students every day during literacy week for 50 cents each. When a student purchases a raffle ticket, his or her full name and homeroom teacher will be written on the ticket and placed into a raffle box provided by the LCLC.

Three prize baskets, one for each school, will be filled with items donated from businesses in the community. The prize basket will be displayed at the schools during the raffle for students to see. There is no limit on the number of tickets each student can buy.

On Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, the raffle will end and a student winner from each school will be selected to win the prize.

We encourage you and your students to get involved in the literacy week raffle fundraiser to help make a difference in our community.

Sincerely,


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Literacy Week is a great way for the Lee County Literacy Coalition to raise funds and promote awareness about the services offered in the community. Your school along with [name other school here] has been chosen to participate in our Lee County Literacy Week used book sale on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, as a way to help the LCLC. With your help the book sale can bring much needed funds to our nonprofit.

The LCLC is having a used children’s book drive beginning Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. There will be boxes set up at local businesses, churches and libraries in Lee County for local residents to get involved by donating books.

Students from Auburn University and parents from the school’s PTA will sell the books. The books will be set up in your library and displayed on library tables. The books will be sold to the students at your school. Any library staff is welcome and encouraged to participate. At the end of the day I, the LCLC director, will go to your school and collect the total profits and books left over from the sale. Books will be sold for $1 to $5 based on the condition.

We hope to have you on board during our literacy week and look forward to working with you! Every one of your students is an important helping hand to the


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LCLC. We hope that you will help the illiterate citizens of Lee County start a new chapter and make a positive impact.

Sincerely,


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EXPLORE NEW WORLDS. GO ON AN ADVENTRURE.

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UNIVERSE. THE LEE COUNTY LITERACY COALITION IS

ASKING YOU TO HELP PROMOTE LITERACY JANUARY

TWENTY FOURTH THROUGH THE TWENTY NINTH. THE

WEEK WILL KICK OFF WITH A BAKE SALE MONDAY,

JANUARY TWENTY FOURTH AT THE CONCOURSE AT

AUBURN UNIVERSITY. THE FIRST ANNUAL SCRABBLE

FOR LITERACY TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY JANUARY


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RELEASE DATE 1-10-11



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TWENTY NINTH WILL CONCLUDE THE WEEKS

FESTIVITIES AND DON’T FORGET TO DONATE YOUR

USED CHILDRENS BOOKS AT BOOKS-A-MILLION AND

THE AUBURN AND OPELIKA PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR

THE USED BOOK SALE. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE

LEE COUNTY LITERACY COALITION. CELEBRATE

LITERACY JANUARY TWENTY FOURTH THROUGH THE

TWENTY NINTH. THROUGH LITERACY WE CAN START

A NEW CHAPTER. VISIT LEE COUNTY LITERACY DOT

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lee county literacy week media kit

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