WHAT: Registration for the 9th Annual Fall for Literacy Luncheon
WHERE: The Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center
WHEN: Thursday, October 30th, 11 am – 2:00 pm
(Lunch begins at noon)
HOW: Click HERE to register
Click to print the registration form: Word / PDF
Tickets are $125 per person; tables seat 10 people.
“Life-changing” Author Steven Petrow to Headline Chatham Literacy’s 2025 Fall Fundraiser
National columnist, award-winning journalist, popular TED Talk speaker and author Steven Petrow, with conversation partner Jill McCorkle, discuss his uplifting book, The Joy You Make, at Chatham Literacy’s Fall for Literacy Luncheon at Chatham Agricultural & Convention Center on Thursday, October 30th from 11:00am – 2:00pm.
Described as “enlightened,” “witty” and “eloquent,” Petrow’s book has been called a “roadmap on finding a joyful life.” Petrow is known for his Washington Post and New York Times essays on aging, health and civility. Petrow’s TED Talk has been viewed by millions, while earlier this year Petrow discussed his new book on NBC’s Today Show. Petrow has written for many other publications, including Time, The Atlantic, and Salon.
In 2022, publisher Maria Shriver (niece of John F. Kennedy, former First Lady of California and broadcast journalist) asked Petrow to write a book on joy. She said that Petrow is an author who “helps move humanity forward.”
Petrow’s conversation partner for this event will be author Jill McCorkle, who spoke about her acclaimed short story collection Old Crimes at Chatham Literacy’s 2024 Fall for Literacy Luncheon.
Petrow’s book discusses and defines what joy is, including places and experiences where it can be found. “Joy is not only around us, but within us. It inhabits the present, the past, and even the future as we look toward it. We often don’t recognize joy because it’s no one-note wonder.”
National Public Radio also described Petrow as a “go to source for modern manners,” and that his “often humorous, but always insightful advice made him a nationally recognized expert” on this topic.
During the luncheon Petrow, the 2024 North Carolina Piedmont Laureate, will also discuss his advocacy for literacy.
Tickets are $125.00, tables seat 10 people. Contact: admin@chathamliteracy.org; 919-742-0578, fill out the form below, or download the registration form (Word / PDF) and mail it to:
110 Village Lake Road, Siler City Business Park, Siler City, NC 27344
McIntyre’s Books will donate 20% of book sales to Chatham Literacy. Call the bookstore to order your copy today: 919-542-3030
All proceeds from the luncheon will support Chatham Literacy’s programs: English for Speakers of Other Languages, Citizenship Preparation, Traditional Literacy, Financial Literacy and Digital/Computer Literacy.
IF YOU ARE A TUTOR, consider taking your Chatham Literacy Learner(s) for $30 per person. Select the “Number of Chatham Literacy learners attending” option on the registration form.
CAN’T GO? Consider making your registration a donation. You will receive an autographed hardback of The Joy You Make. Select the “absentee registration” option on the registration form.
Chatham Literacy helps adults living or working in Chatham County acquire literacy and educational skills needed to function successfully in society.
