"Community Feud" Fundraiser
Monrovia Public Library Literacy Services Program
Monrovia Public Library Foundation
Sunday, November 8th:
1-3 p.m.
Team Up! Gather
your family and friends who like to have fun and put together a team. Similar
to the game Family Feud, your team will compete against other teams and try to
figure out what responses your fellow Monrovians gave to survey questions while
helping raise money for the Monrovia Public Library Literacy Services Program.
Individual tickets ($40) and
sponsorships are available for purchase at Monrovia Public
Library Foundation. For more details call 626-393-1113
Come out and support literacy services
in your community!
Why is literacy SO important?
English
author Rumer Godden said that, “When you learn to read, you will
be born again … and you will never be quite so alone again.”
Unfortunately, 32 million America adults know the isolation caused by
illiteracy. Nearly 15% of U.S. adults cannot read, translating to more
than 1 in 10.
In the past few years, the funding for
literacy programs has been reduced by 40% due to statewide budget cuts.
Local adult education and funding for school libraries have also been severely
cut, leaving Monrovia Public Library as the sole resource for literacy
programs. These cuts mean that the Monrovia Public Library Foundation
must increase its fundraising efforts to offset the loss of state
funding. We hope you will come to this event for fun while at the same
time helping support the Literacy Services Program.
For more information, please contact
the Monrovia Public Library at (626) 256-8247.
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