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Important Dates Governance Conference - 5/7/08 For additional registration information contact Jane Burton at 219-477-5650 or jburton@thediscoveryalliance.com
Power of Alliance Meeting - 5/13/08 Power of Alliance Membership Form
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Photo provided by Carrie Cate-Clements, Northwest Indiana Education Service Center Dian Reyome, Centier Bank Financial Literacy Coordinator, presents a $2,000 check to the Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition Board of Directors to help underwrite the increased Time Out for Reading efforts this year. Shown bagging red noses above, left to right, are (l to r) Dian Reyome, Carol Moore, Linda Friedrich, Dennis Gray, and Katheryne Pavey. All are volunteers on the Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition Board of Directors.
Provided by: Dennis Gray, Time Out for Reading Phone: 219.933.2419 x 1966 Email: timeout4reading@cs.com April 21, 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE An estimated 190,000 youth and adults across Northwest Indiana are expected to participate in this year’s “Time Out for Reading”. At 10:00 a.m. on October 3 the Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition and its partner organizations will be inviting everyone to, “stop what they are doing, put their nose in a book, and read!”. Centier Bank is the first financial sponsor of this year’s Time Out for Reading. “Centier is pleased to help the Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition raise awareness of the importance of reading and literacy,” noted Dian Reyome, Centier Bank Financial Literacy Coordinator. “Time Out for Reading is a fun way promote literacy. Thousands of children will wear red noses on October 3.” Late this summer 60,000 plastic red noses and 190,000 Time Out for Reading bookmarks will be distributed to school children and organization leaders across NWI. The Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition is seeking funds for red noses, bookmarks and publicity. Time Out for Reading began in 2003 with participation by a few thousand school children. Since then the program has expanded to include special activities such as the reading of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution in the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Hammond, an event co-sponsored by Hammond Reads. This year’s Time Out for Reading will expand to involve 190,000 participants in seven Northwest Indiana counties. “Plans this year include a new partnership with Books to Bridge the Region, a program in which Northwest Indiana is brought together through a focus on specific books”, commented Dennis Gray, Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition Board volunteer and coordinator of Time Out for Reading. “This partnership is expected to heighten public awareness of both the Books to Bridge the Region program and Time Out for Reading.” For more information about Time Out for Reading or to make a contribution to this year’s event, contact Dennis Gray, by email at timeout4reading@cs.com or telephone at 219-933-2419 ext. 1966. Visit www.nwiliteracy.org for more information about the Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition.
The Discovery Alliance is pleased to announce Grant Awards and Memorandums of Understanding totaling $348,821 to providers that promote educational attainment and literacy in Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties. The $348,821 is part of a Lilly CAPE III initiative made available through the Lilly Endowment, Inc. Providers and their programs receiving funding for 2007/2008 are: Boys & Girls Club Michigan City: Project Learn / Power Hour Boys & Girls Club NW Indiana: Reasons to Read Boys & Girls Club Porter County: Smart Tutor for Link & Learn Dunebrook: Hispanic Kindergarten Readiness Dunebrook: Kindergarten Readiness Hammond Reads Lake Station Schools: Parents As Teachers Lakeshore Alliance Student Success: Literacy Coaching Coordinator LaPorte YMCA: Learning Initiative Literacy Coalition of LaPorte County Michigan City Area Schools Grant Acceptance Fund: Baby Talk Michigan City Area Schools Grant Acceptance Fund: Family Learning Center – Teen Program Northwest Indiana Education Service Center: Professional Learning Impact on Schools Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition Parents As Teachers Hammond: Focus on Spanish Speaking & Special Needs Children Parents As Teachers Lake County Project: Crown Point Parents As Teachers of Hanover: Parents As Teachers Parents As Teachers Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Project Parents As Teachers of Porter County: Parents as Teachers Portage Adult Education Porter County Reading Foundation: Professional Development Workshops
Thank you to ArcelorMittal Steel for supporting literacy in Northwest Indiana The Discovery Alliance in August 2006 announced $400,000 in grants to spur educational attainment in Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties. The $400,000 is part of a Lilly CAPE III initiative made available through the Lilly Endowment, Inc. These funds will be utilized to promote educational attainment/ literacy. This year’s programs that received funding are: Barker Woods Enrichment Center: Early Academic Learning Boys & Girls Club Michigan City: Project Learn / Power Hour Boys & Girls Club NW Indiana: Reasons to Read Boys & Girls Club Porter County: Smart Tutor for Link & Learn Gary Literacy Coalition: Gary Literacy Coalition Lake Station Schools: Parents As Teachers Lakeshore Alliance Student Success: Literacy Coaching Coordinator Literacy Council LaPorte County: Hispanic Kindergarten Readiness Literacy Council LaPorte County: Kindergarten Readiness MCAS Grant Acceptance Fund: Baby Talk MCAS Grant Acceptance Fund: Family Learning Center – Teen Program Parents As Teachers Hammond: Focus on Spanish Speaking & Children with Special Needs Parents As Teachers Lake County Project: Gary PAT Alliance Parents As Teachers of Hanover: Parents As Teachers Portage Township Schools Adult Ed: Workforce Enhancement Porter County Portage Township Schools/ Adult ED: Workforce Enhancement Lake County Porter County Reading Foundation: Professional Development Workshops
The Discovery Alliance
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The Discovery Alliance is a unique coalition of four Northwest Indiana Community Foundations that united in 1999 to improve educational attainment and opportunities in Northwest Indiana. Funded primarily by a Lilly Endowment, Inc.
