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Donations Now Online! |
We are now able to accept your donations securely by Credit Card/Bank Account with the aid of Paypal! There are links to make a donation on the bottom pages of the entire website. However, you can still mail your check to our office: Burke County Literacy Council, 300 North Green Street, Morganton, NC 28655. |
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Some Great News Coverage on Illiteracy |
Stepping
Out On Nothing - CBS News 10/4/09 Required
Reading by
Hallmark *Commercial* Adult
Illiteracy in the US
– CBS News 1/9/09 Illiteracy
in America – ABC
News 7/16/08 |
Belk Charity Day |
Belk department stores are hosting their next Charity Day Sale on Saturday, May 1st from 6-10 am. Support the Literacy Council while you shop by purchasing $5 tickets prior to the sale. Look for our booth at the Morganton Belk store on Saturday April 24th from 10-12noon and Sunday April 25th from 2-4pm. Tickets are also available through our board members or at the literacy council office.
Each ticket gives you $5 off your first purchase in any department. This year Belk is discounting merchandise 20-70% storewide and is offering free Belk gift cards to the first 100 customers. |
ABC Lunch for Literacy |
Another success for February earning a grand total of $3,012.70! The Burke County Literacy Council thanks everyone who came to our ABC Lunch for Literacy on February 18th, at St. Charles Catholic Church. We are grateful for your support of the Council. The funds raised are helping provide free tutoring, supplies, books, and materials for our students and their children. We want to thank the local businesses that stepped forward with their generous donations for the lunch and all the volunteers that served, sold tickets, delivered meals, and cleaned up. This made our benefit a total success! |
Spelling Bee for Literacy |
What’s the buzz? The BCLC’s 17th annual Spelling Bee is scheduled for Tuesday, May 11th at Patton High School. Come out and cheer for our teams as they compete for top speller laurels. Bargain priced books will be on sale during the event. The doors open at 7pm. Tickets are only $2. |
Funding Received in 2010 |
Grants The North Carolina Community College System has approved the Literacy Council for $47,800 for Adult and English Literacy education. Burke County Smart Start has approved us for $37,196 for childhood education purposes. The Burke County United Way has approved $17,000 for furthering our current programs. Donations Target has donated $1,500 for the Reach Out and Read program, Beatrice Cobb Trust $680, Huffman-Cornwell Foundation $1,350, Sam's Club $1,000, Mull Foundation $1,000, and Burke Women's Fund $1,000 to aide our Project FLOWER students transportation costs. |
Link Your Grocery Cards to Support Literacy |
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1.) Bi-Lo, Harris Teeter and Ingles are giving away money and supplies to support organizations like ours and we would love to help them! Through Bi-Lo's boostersplus, Harris Teeter's Together in Education program, and Ingles Tools for Schools, we can earn money and supplies to support our programs. To link your shopping cards go to the website listed below (not available with Bi-Lo) or use the code provided below when you present your shopping card to the cashier. Re-enrollment is required every year. 2.) Starting August 1, your Advantage Card from Ingles can be easily linked by signing up at your local Ingles store by using our code of 12163 or visit the Ingles website. 3.) You must re-enroll your Ingles Advantage Card at the beginning of each school year. Ingles will maintain a cumulative total for BCLC and will provide the reward to the school on the pay out period date. When you sign-up for the Tools for Schools program and make purchases using your Ingles Advantage Card, Ingles will give BCLC a portion of the total sales to be used to purchase computers and supplies. 4.) Your Bonuscard from Bi-Lo is a simple fundraising program that allows you to shop at Bi-Lo and Bi-Lo will donate one percent of your spending to the Literacy Council. Please call the office to receive your enrollment form (828-437-7477). Take the form to your local Bi-Lo and provide your Bonuscard with the enrollment form to the cashier. You must re-enroll at the beginning of each school year. Contact the Literacy Council for a new enrollment form each year. 5.) You can link your VIC card to Burke County Literacy Council. All you need to do is tell the cashier, on your next visit, to link your card to our number which is 6099. You can also visit their website 6.) This costs you nothing but nets us 2% when you purchase Harris Teeter Brand products, Harris Teeter Brand, H.T. Traders, Harris Teeter Naturals, Harris Teeter Farmers Market, Hunter Farms, Top Care, More Value, Highland Crest, yourpet, Harris Teeter yourbaby and Harris Teeter yourtot, a percentage of those purchase dollars goes to BCLC. However, random weighted or bulk items in produce, meat (except poultry), seafood, deli-bakery, prepared foods, or pharmacy these brands are not included in the program. Visit Harris Teeter's website. |
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