Part of my job, a part that I very much love, is promoting Literacy Volunteers. I share our mission and vision in hopes to gain more support for our organization. While sharing my enthusiasm for Literacy Volunteers I often find people who think our mission is worthy but are concerned that they can not make a long term commitment to becoming a tutor, two hours a week for one year. This is completely understandable, the strength of the tutor/learner relationship is a major factor in the success of the pairing. However we are finding a greater need for shorter programs such as financial literacy or health literacy so the length of these relationships do not seem to be the determining factor for success. An underlying theme for successful tutors or learners is ENTHUSIASM!
So if you have enthusiasm and an urge to help support our mission but not the time to commit to being a tutor consider participating in one of our fundraising events. Our first fundraiser this year is Horsehead Rotary's Annual Spelling Bee at Arnot Mall.
To learn more about our program visit our website
www.literacyeop.org
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