Free Adult Education in Chatham County
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 […]
Estela Perez and Tom Droke meet weekly for tutoring at the Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro. Tom is always happy to report that Estela is working very hard to improve not only her reading and writing, but her language skills as well. Estela and Tom Estela quickly earned a laptop computer by increasing her assessment […]
Chatham Literacy has moved to a convenient new location in Siler City: 1100 E. 3rd Street (where Townsend’s administration office used to be). Come check out our programs and learn how you can get involved. All of our programs are free! You can also learn more by calling us at 919-742-0578.
Prepare for T-shirt Tuesday —- next Tuesday, March 1st….ALL day at McIntyre’s Books. Those of you with the following numbers on your t-shirt can go to McIntyre’s, wearing your t-shirt, to claim a swag bag!!!!! Winning numbers are: 220; 136; 255; 196; 308 For everyone with a t-shirt — wear your Literacy Matters t-shirt into McIntyre’s […]
by Ed Neely Daniel Wallace was the featured speaker at the 6th Annual Spring for Literacy Luncheon at the Governors Club clubhouse on April 6. He is the author of five novels, including “Big Fish” (1998), “Ray in Reverse” (2000), “The Watermelon King” (2003), “Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician” (2007), and most recently “The […]
