NewYearProvidesNewPossibilitiesfor"LiteracyforAll"

VoiceofLiteracy-Winter2018

Ourworkrequirescommitmentandresources.Thechangesweseekaresupportedbyfunding,sacrifices,andleadershipfromindividualsinourcommunity.Animportantwayforyoutosupportourcauseistoattendoureventsandfundraisers.OnMay17,2018,pleasejoinusattheAir&SpaceMuseuminBalboaParkfortheninthannualEat.Drink.Read…culinaryeventforliteracy,whereSanDiego’sbestchefspreparedishesinspiredbytheirfavoritebooks!Youcanindeedchangetheworldonebite,sip,page,personatatime!Theneedforresourcesisurgentasliteracyaffectsallofourlives,whetherintheworkplace,ontheroad,inourfamiliesandcommunities,andthroughtheultimateeffectonourcollectivequalityoflife.ThosewhosupporttheSDCOLunderstandthevalueofacoalitionandcooperativeeffortforliteracyinourregion.Theworkwedowithpartnersisessentialtoourcommunityandbecomesmoreimportantwhenotherhealthandhumanservicesexperiencefundingcuts.Weneedyourhelptoensurethatourlistof2018accomplishmentsisjustaslongandmeaningfulasthe2017list.Ifyoudonatedin2017,pleaseconsidermakinganadditioncontribution.Itwouldreallyhelp!Andifyouhavenotdonatedyet,joinourlistofgeneroussupporterstoday.Pleasevisitourwebsite,www.literacysandiego.orgwhereitiseasytogive.Whatyoudomakesadifference.Whatyoudobringsusonestepcloserto“literacyforall”.Thankyou!

JoseL.CruzChiefExecutiveOfficer

HappyNewYeartoAllofOurPartners!ThankyouforyourpastsupportoftheSanDiegoCouncilonLiteracy(SDCOL),whetheryoudonatedfunds,tutoredsomeone,gavebookstochildren,orjusthelpedspreadtheword.Throughyoursupport,wehaveachievedalonglistoftangibleaccomplishmentsinourcontinuingfightforliteracythroughouttheSanDiegoregion.WeAREinfactbecomingamoreliteratecommunityby:

Developinghigh-impactliteracypromotionstocreategreaterawarenessaboutservicesandvolunteeropportunities

Instillingtheimportanceofliteracyinthecommunitythroughdataandresearch

Providingsupportandguidancefor27affiliatedliteracyserviceprogramsthattransformedthelivesofmorethan179,000peoplethusfar

Giftingnearly17,000bookstolow-incomechildreninourregionin2017

ImprovinghealthliteracyinSanDiegobyenhancingdoctor/patientcommunications

Advocatingforcommunity-basedeffortstoaddressresourcedeficitsthataffectlow-incomefamilies

CalendarofEventsFebruary11th

SanDiegoSockersBookDriveforLiteracy

ValleyViewArena

March2ndReadAcrossAmericaDay/

Dr.Seuss'sBirthday

May17Eat.Drink.Read

SanDiegoAirandSpaceMuseumBalboaPark

June9READ/SanDiegoCountywideTutor

ConferenceUniversityofSanDiego

August25SanDiegoFestivalofBooks

LibertyStation

www.literacysandiego.org(888)850-7323

VoiceofLiteracy-Winter2018

OurPartnersSpeakOut

"TheSanDiegoCouncilonLiteracyhasbeenaninvaluablepartnertotheSanDiegochapteroftheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics,ReachOutandReadprogramforthelast10years.Byprovidingleadershipandsupport,theSDCOLhasbrought

togetherliteracyfocusedprogamstocollaborateonprojects,shareresourcesandincreasevisibilityinthecommunity.Thispartnershiphasledtofundingopportunitiesthathaveincreasedthenumberofchildrenweareabletoserveandimprovequality

acrossourparticipatingoffices."

TaraMilbrandProjectDirector

AAPC3ReachOutandRead

"AtWordsAlive,webelievethatliteracyisthefoundationofcommunityandeconomicdevelopment,andthatwheneveryonecanread,wholecommunitiesthrive.Ourultimategoalisthatchildren,youthandparentsbelieveinthepowerofreadingandlovewhatreadingmeansintheirlives.Thatisthetippingpointbetweensomeonewhocanread,andsomeonewhocallsthemselvesareader.TheSanDiegoCouncilon

Literacyisatirelesspartnerinourworktomakereadingmatter,andwearedeeplyindebtedtothesupporttheylendtoourmissionandprograms.Beitsharingresearchfromthefield,facilitatingthenetworkofaffiliatedprograms,leadingprofessionaldevelopmentand

training,orprovidingbookdonations,theSDCOLmakesourcommunityabetterplacetolive,workandread."

AmandaBirminghamBonds,M.A.ProgramDirector

WordsAlive

www.literacysandiego.org(888)850-7323

SDCOLbookgiveaway!

BookdrivewiththeSanDiegoSockers!

VoiceofLiteracy-Winter2018

THANKSTOOURDONORSEPIC

SanDiegoFoundation–TheDr.SeussFoundation

LEGENDARYBrenda&DaveRickeyFoundation

Stephen&MaryBirchFoundation,Inc.

MYTHICBoys&GirlsFoundationUnionBankFoundation

CLASSICCountyofSanDiegoNeighborhoodReinvestmentProgram

UnionBank-FoxFoundationElCajonValleyLionsFoundation

StanLevyThePrattMemorialFund

DowntownSanDiegoLionsClub

ROMANTICBob&CarolAlden

CECOGinaGianzero&KevinKelly

RichKushnerMichaelLeake

NOVELDenisseV.Acosta

Eric&JenniBusboomJoseL.Cruz

NoraKenney-Whitley

SUPPORTERS

JanetM.BarnettColleenSymsBeaverJamesBeverettThellaF.BowensSusanBraunSusanClarkCornelia“Lee”CollinsCoronadoOptimistFoundation,INC.DeannaP.Cruz-SouthRichDavisSandraDevereuxClaudiaEricksonGormicanFamilyTrustV.L.GrazianoErikHawley

ZacharyHebertHerbertJ.SolomonFundAndrewHuggettDianeJasonEric&EdithJulineMargaretM.KazmerJ.B.KinhalJackLadinskyC.A.LangChrisN.McFaddenNetworkforGoodJ.J.PattersonSandraK.PiccilloAbbyPruittR.Reyes

D.L.RobideauP.S.RosensteinMarylouSaborioWendySacks&MichaelRuizMichelaMariaSakoiRobertSaundersDrewSchlosbergTeresaBSchraderMichelleShumateCarolineW.ScottBeckySciglimpagliaSnooze–ImportExportJoanSteinDianeStrumJamesC.Synor

PhoebeTelserDanTobiasTruistUnitedWay–SanDiegoCountyCorlynVanceAngelaWebsterGerardA.WilliamsJeffreyWoodsonDouglasWright

HelgaSMooreQualcomm(GinaGianzero&KevinKellymatch)

SanDiegoUnion-TribuneLLCDr.RobertSinger&JudithHarris

WilliamD.LynchFoundationforChildren

LaJollaGoldenTriangleRotaryClubGeorge&CarolLattimerIdaraInwekOgunsaju

GaryP.Vavrek

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VoiceofLiteracy-Winter2018

Changetheworld.

OneBite.OneSip.

OnePage.OnePerson...AtaTime

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