Director's Notes
June 2015
The Calhoun-Gordon Council for a Literate Community stays busy working to support and encourage literacy awareness, family literacy and adult education in Calhoun and Gordon County. The Board of Directors maintains active relationships with both the city and county school systems, the city and county governments, city and county libraries, local Career & College Academies, the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Gordon County. The Council is fortunate to receive financial support from a number of local corporations and organizations as well as state and national entities. It also raises funds through several of its own fundraisers, including a school supply drive called Get the Lead Out and a family fundraiser presented each November.
So far this year, the Council has purchased dictionaries for every third grade student, participated in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl, organized an annual Stay in School Tee-Shirt Contest for fourth grade students, hosted a Booster Breakfast at the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce, financed projects for the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library including a fundraiser for the purchase of laptop computers to be used by adult learners, implemented a daycare tuition reimbursement program for GED students struggling with those costs and funded all GED test fees for pre-qualified candidates.
June 2015
The Calhoun-Gordon Council for a Literate Community stays busy working to support and encourage literacy awareness, family literacy and adult education in Calhoun and Gordon County. The Board of Directors maintains active relationships with both the city and county school systems, the city and county governments, city and county libraries, local Career & College Academies, the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Gordon County. The Council is fortunate to receive financial support from a number of local corporations and organizations as well as state and national entities. It also raises funds through several of its own fundraisers, including a school supply drive called Get the Lead Out and a family fundraiser presented each November.
So far this year, the Council has purchased dictionaries for every third grade student, participated in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl, organized an annual Stay in School Tee-Shirt Contest for fourth grade students, hosted a Booster Breakfast at the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce, financed projects for the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library including a fundraiser for the purchase of laptop computers to be used by adult learners, implemented a daycare tuition reimbursement program for GED students struggling with those costs and funded all GED test fees for pre-qualified candidates.
