Dare Literacy Council

UPCOMING EVENTS

BOOK SALE
to Support Literacy

Saturday, April 28

9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Dare County Family Recreation Park

Book Donations Suspended
Books are no longer needed for the April sale. Please check back periodically for information about upcoming book sales. We will post information here and on our Facebook page about future donation sites.

Thank you to all who donated books this year.

Student Success Stories
Three students who have been studying for the U.S. Citizenship exam recently passed the exam and became U.S. citizens. The students studied with volunteer tutors at DLC's Citizenship Class held in the fall of 2011.

We congratulate all of our students on a job well done!

ESL CLass Thursdays
in KDH
For adults who wish to learn English as a Second Language (ESL), we now have a class on Thursday evenings at the Son Rise Church on Goldie Street in Kill Devil Hills (behind Hairoics, Goldie street is off of Atlantic Street).
The class runs from 7:00-8:30 pm and students can walk in to register. If you know of anyone
who wants to learn English, let them know about the class. Contact us for more information.

Thousands of Books at Fabulous Prices!

Join us on Saturday, April 28 from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm for a truly fabulous book sale. It will be held at the Dare County Family Recreation Park, 602 Mustian Street in Kill Devil Hills. The park is located behind the Outer Banks Brewing Station's wind turbine. You can't miss the turbine as you are driving down the bypass.

There will books by the thousands, sorted by category. Book prices start at 50¢ and none cost more than $5. Here are just some of the categories of books you'll find.

fiction and non-fiction
history, politics and business
kids' books (for all ages)
health, diet and cooking
Outer Banks and travel
DIY and arts & crafts
literature and reference
audio, video, games and puzzles
and much more

New Literacy Tutors Complete Training

Eighteen new literacy tutors were trained at the Dare Literacy Council Tutor Training Workshop on Saturday, January 21. Tutors learned about teaching adults to read, how to improve their reading and math skills, to learn English as a Second Language and to prepare for their GED. Tutors will work with students in Dare County and the Poplar Branch Township area of Currituck County. Grace Lutheran Church in Nags Head provided space for the workshop. The workshop training team included Lynn Blackburn, Nancy Dunlap, Sherry Robinson-Sharpe and Jovita Drake. Volunteers Barbara Donaldson and Jay Dunlap helped facilitate the workshop. Tutors attending the workshop included, front row, left to right: Pat Pulver, Mica White, Melanie Tolson, Amanda Montabon, Louise Casey, Susan Firman, Sylvia Jacocks and John McKeown. Back row, left to right: Kathy Mitchell, JoAnn Adams, Andrea Facci (with Nell Long behind her), John Waldmann, John Fricker, Patty Fabrikant (with Susan Wheeler behind her), Kathy Whittenton and Sandra Schawang. For those interested in volunteering as a tutor, another workshop will be held later this year.

A little bit about what we do…

The Dare Literacy Council (DLC) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization. We train tutors every year to help adults and preschoolers. (We currently do not tutor school-age children.) You will find our tutors helping with reading, writing and speaking skills as well as teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to those whose native language is not English. Many students have improved their math skills with the help of our tutors, and countless others have received their GED. We are a member of ProLiteracy.

All of our services are free of charge to students in Dare County and the Poplar Township area of Currituck County.

How you can help

The DLC utilizes volunteers in many ways. Our Volunteer Coordinator interviews all potential volunteers to determine what their interests are and how much time they are able to give. Then each volunteer is matched with the appropriate task. Here are some ways you can volunteer:

tutoring

assist with fundraising events

perform administrative duties (phone calls, data entry, letter writing)

help with publicity (newsletter, website, write articles)

assist with workshops and seminars

serve as a Spanish interpreter or translator

support existing tutors (for those with an education background)

writing grants

How we are funded

The DLC receives funds from:

donations

fundraisers

grants

The DLC is able to continue its work in the community through the generosity of our local citizens. Monetary donations can be sent to the Dare Literacy Council, P.O. Box 7624, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948.