Corpus Christi Literacy Council http://ccliteracy.org Read to Succeed! Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:29:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Scrabble Fest October 28, 2010 http://ccliteracy.org/2009/11/20/scrabble-fest-jan-28-2010/ http://ccliteracy.org/2009/11/20/scrabble-fest-jan-28-2010/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:18 +0000 literacy http://ccliteracy.org/2009/11/20/scrabble-fest-jan-28-2010/ A fun event to raise funds for literacy!
Location TBA
6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.

Register for Scrabble Fest

How do you play?
 Get 6-8 people together for a team.
 We dump all the Scrabble tiles on your table and give you 20 minutes to fill the board.
 Need extra tiles? You can buy them once to build bigger and better words.

Team Table: $500
Spectator/Supporter not playing: $30
Player to join a wildcat team $50
Be A Corporate Sponsor
Triple Letter Sponsor
* Table of 8
* 15 Spectator Tickets
* Logo in all print materials
* Logo & Mentions in TV/
Radio Ads and Website
$2,500

Double Letter Sponsor
* Table of 8
* 10 Spectator Tickets
* Name in all print materials
* Mentions in all Ads and Website
$1,500

Single Letter Sponsor
* Table of 8
* 5 Spectator Tickets
* Name in all print materials
and Website.
$1,000

Sponsors:
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
IBC Bank

More Details

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Photo of the group who made it possible: Thanks to Pete Lutz, Studio f6.3 

Photo Credit: Studio F6.3, Pete Lutz, Photographer

 

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Deb Culbertson teaches our tutors.CCLC helps tutors with ongoing seminars and training. In this picture,  Deborah Culbertson of ESC II  helps tutors and supporters understand adult literacy and dylsexia.

LyondellBasell received the Benefactor Award for 2008.

Ibeth Santiago, alumna of the Corpus Christi Literacy Council,  was chosen Texas Adult Student of the Year by Literacy Texas, a consortioum of literacy agencies from all over the state.

 

p9050470.JPG   On Sept. 6, 2007 The Literacy Council presented a Literacy Day award to American Bank for their continued support of literacy and other events that make this a better community. 

 

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Over twenty teams bowled to raise funds for literacy in 2008. 

Location: Saratoga Lanes

Time: 12:30 to 4:00 P.M.

Cost: $150 per team of 4 people

Call 857-5896 for registration and information.  You can also e-mail us at info@ccliteracy.org.

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new-tutors-07-apr.JPG  The April ‘07  graduates from our tutor training program!

p4140272.JPG  Voluneers look through available materials for tutoring.  

cindy-tutors.JPG  Individual tutoring session 

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A new free website is available for English language learners: usalearns.org

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