PB PERS Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County

Talked with Kristin Calder, CEO, Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County.  "The Literacy Coalition is a not-for-profit organization committed to ensuring that every resident of Palm Beach County, Florida is able to read. Our philosophy is best expressed by Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations:“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope… (it is) the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.”  They have a variety of programs to help the community learn to read.  With the school year starting they are looking for volunteers to become reading tutors. They provide training for the Building Better Readers Tutors and have classes coming up 9/4, 9/17,10/8 and 11/3.  They also have Read with Me events and are looking for sponsors and volunteers to participate.  Read for the Record goes from 10/25 to Feb 26th.  This season they have some new fundraisers with "Author Talks" with Nikki Erlick and her book, The Measure and then Elin Hilderbrand in November.  Listeners can find out more by going to www.literacypbc.org