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April 25 – Hold the Date for the 13th Annual Spring for Literacy Luncheon
- WHO: Brendan Slocumb
- WHAT: 13th Annual Spring for Literacy Luncheon
- WHERE: Governor’s Club
- WHEN: APRIL 25, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Doors open at 11 for socializing and games)
- HOW: Click HERE to register (registration begins March 1st)
- Optional Raffle Available ($25 per ticket for a chance to have Daniel Wallace or Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle join your book club or friend gathering)
Tickets are $125 per person; tables seat 10 people.
25 seats are available outside — first come, first served.
NOTE: outdoor seating offers audio only, no video.
All proceeds from these events directly fund Chatham Literacy’s free one-on-one and small-group instruction. With your support, an increasing number of adults will be able to read to their children, talk with their healthcare providers, obtain employment, improve their job performance, and become U.S. citizens.
You can participate in both the luncheon and the raffle, by completing the same form OR just participate in the raffle by filling out a separate form.
WHEN: Raffle tickets available between February 15 – April 25, 2024
WHAT: 2 opportunities to win the participation of a local author in your book club or small friend gathering.
TICKETS: $25 per raffle ticket
RAFFLE PRIZE #1: Daniel Wallace, will join a book club meeting/friend gathering to discuss one of his books or his life as an author. Daniel Wallace is an author and currently lives in Hillsborough. He is best known for his 1998 novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, which was also made into a movie. His other books include Ray in Reverse and The Watermelon King. His stories have also been published in a number of anthologies and magazines, including The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror.
RAFFLE PRIZE #2: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle will join a book club meeting/friend gathering to discuss her book and journey as an author. Annette is an enrolled citizen of the Eastern Bank of Cherokee Indians and resides in Qualla, NC. Her debut novel, Even As We Breathe, released in 2020, was a finalist for the Weatherford Award and named one of NPR’s Best Books of 2020. In 2021, it received the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award.
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- 60% of adult leaners with 70 instructional hours gained at least one grade level or one literacy level in their reading ability. (National average is 40%.)
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Tickets on sale February 15 for our 2024 Spring for Literacy Luncheon with author Brendan Slocumb at Governors Club on April 25th. Hold the Date!