Free Adult Education in Chatham County
Wear your Chatham Literacy “Never too early. Never too late” T-shirt to New Karma for old Threads in downtown Pittsboro between noon and 4 p.m. on October 4th and receive 10% off your purchase. Here’s what you should know about New Karma for old Threads: Where they are: 17 Hillsborough Street, at Studio 17, on the courthouse circle. What they […]
Chatham Literacy ended its National Literacy Month celebrations on a high note with Literacy Swings!, an evening of big band music and dancing that raised $3,500 for adult literacy and educational programs in Chatham County. Thanks to the 80 people who joined us at Pittsboro Roadhouse on September 27th to hear The Ambassadors, a 20-member swing-era […]
Chatham Literacy is sponsoring Literacy Swings, a FUNdraiser party to be held at the Pittsboro Roadhouse on September 27. Think back to when you were young…learning began with a song. AND we are still connecting and learning through music, the universal language. September is National Literacy Month. To celebrate and bring focus to this critical issue, Chatham Literacy is sponsoring […]
Thanks to everyone celebrating International Literacy Day — and National Literacy Month — with us in Chatham County. We look forward to seeing people across the county in Chatham Literacy T-shirts to promote the importance of literacy. Anyone wearing the new “Literacy: Never too early! Never too late!” shirts will receive discounts at the following businesses on Thursday, September 8:  580 […]
Thanks to Kara McSpadden and Onicas Gaddis for choosing Chatham Literacy as one of two non-profits to benefit from a raffle of their paintings at Blue Dot Coffee in Pittsboro. Eliza Granger won Kara’s beautiful original painting at the Oni-Kara Artists’ Reception on Saturday, August 13. The raffle of Kara’s painting raised $150 for Chatham Literacy. FVRC benefited from the […]
You could win this original Kara McSpadden painting – and benefit Chatham Literacy, too! Kara and Onicas Gaddis are the featured artists at Blue Dot Coffee in Pittsboro, where their artwork is on display through September. Each artist will raffle an original painting on Saturday, August 13. Kara’s raffle will benefit Chatham Literacy, and Onicas’ will […]
You won’t want to miss Chatham Literacy’s new FUNdraiser – Literacy Swings – from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on September 27 at Pittsboro Roadhouse. For a $20 donation, you’ll be able to dance to the fabulous sounds of The Ambassadors, a 20-member swing-era band that has been pleasing area crowds since 2003. Advance registration is […]
Chatham Literacy has a new National Literacy Month campaign theme this year – Literacy: Never too early! Never too late!  You can help us spread the word simply by wearing one of our new T-shirts in your community or, if you have a business, by partnering with us. This is the third year for our […]
If you’d like to help us promote the importance of literacy, win $150, and have your design and signature on T-shirts distributed in three central North Carolina counties, we’ve got a contest for you! All you need to do is come up with the winning T-shirt design for our 2016 literacy campaign: Literacy: Never too young! Never too old! […]
We are grateful to everyone who sponsored, attended, and helped with the 6th annual Spring for Literacy  luncheon. The event at Governors Club drew nearly 200 Chatham Literacy supporters and raised $15,000 to help fund our free adult literacy programs. Special thanks to author Daniel Wallace, who offered great insights about writing and style, and to […]
