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This is a new position. Interested individuals should email a resume to director.esliteracy@es.vccs.edu no later than May 10. Resumes can also be mailed to P.O. Box 228, Melfa, VA 23410. Mailed resumes must be received by May 10 to be considered, so send them a few days early. For questions or additional information, call (757) 789-1761 or email us at director.esliteracy@gmail.com. Position Description:
Eastern Shore Literacy Council 29316 Lankford Hwy., P.O. Box 228, Melfa, VA 23410 757-789-1761 www.shoreliteracy.org Development Coordinator Position Description Reports to: Executive Director Hours: Non-Exempt Part time, 15-20 hours per week; Salary: $13.00-$15.00 per hour. Flexible working hours but some evenings and weekends will be required Function: Plans, prepares, and coordinates all steps leading to successful fund-raising activities to support the organization’s general operation, including the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Qualifications: Well organized, efficient in networking and event management. Able to plan initiatives and manage multiple tasks. Excellent communication skills. Must be able to lift and move items that are 10 lbs. and up. Associate Degree or equivalent work experience. Specific Responsibilities Position Overview The Eastern Shore Literacy Council raises funds through several initiatives. The events include Spell-Rite, an adult spelling bee, Restaurant Week, in collaboration with restaurants on the Eastern Shore, and Flags for Heroes, honoring everyday heroes. The ESLC also conducts an annual appeal. Specific Responsibilities Plan fundraising events Prepare a specific project plan for each event Coordinate dates with Eastern Shore Literacy Council and venue Serve as liaison with vendors, exhibitors and other stakeholders throughout the process Manage an event committee Event Implementation Coordinate mailings for the events with the office staff Secure sponsors and donors for each event. This may include securing donation items for periodic auctions as part of these events. Collaborate with office staff in creating publicity for each event. Publicity will include mailings, newspapers, radio announcements and social media posts. Coordinate activities with the Executive Director during the event, as well as activities pre- and post-event. Data Management Maintain records regarding sponsorship and attendance at events. Coordinate with Executive Director regarding funds received and recorded. Ongoing Improvement. Participate in staff-wide quality review of each event. As a Member of the ESLC team: Promotes the organization’s public relations efforts and attends community functions and meetings as requested by the Executive Director. Supports and assists the Executive Director with writing grant proposals and developing event opportunities. Assists Executive Director, as needed, with day-to-day operations 04.2023 rr When: 5 p.m., Thursday, October 20, 2022. Where: Eastern Shore Community College in the Great Hall of the Workforce Development Services Building. Tickets: $45 each. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE.  Eastern Shore Literacy Council Seeks Volunteer Literacy Tutors The Eastern Shore Literacy Council seeks volunteers willing to change the lives of local adults by helping them achieve basic reading, writing, and/or speaking skills. Previous teaching experience is not necessary. Tutor training is offered at no cost. After successfully completing training, volunteers are paired with an adult learner. A tutor and learner generally meet once or twice weekly for one to two hours each meeting. The results are life-changing for an adult who has struggled. A free tutor training will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The training will be held at Eastern Shore Community College in the Workforce Development Services Building. Registration deadline is August 26.  The Eastern Shore Literacy Council seeks volunteers willing to change the lives of local adults by helping them achieve basic reading, writing, and/or speaking skills. Previous teaching experience is not necessary. Tutor training is offered at no cost. After successfully completing training, volunteers are paired with an adult learner. A tutor and learner generally meet once or twice weekly for one to two hours each meeting. The results are life-changing for an adult who has struggled. A free tutor training will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The training will be held at Eastern Shore Community College in the Workforce Development Services Building. Registration deadline is August 26. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer tutor should call (757) 789-1761 or email esliteracy@gmail.com to register.  Effective July 1, Virginia will fund 50% of the costs of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.7/3/2022 Effective July 1, Virginia will fund 50% of the costs of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. This support will make it possible for affiliates, like the Literacy Council to reach out to more children. The Imagination Library was established 27 years ago by Dolly Parton in honor of her father. Children age birth to 5 years registered in the program receive an age-appropriate book mailed to their home each month at no cost to their families. A few of the imagination Library goals are to build "home libraries' for children, adopt a love of reading and improve school readiness. A big thank you goes to House of Delegates member Matt Fariss (59th District) who submitted a Budget Amendment in January to have Virginia provide 50% funding and championed the Amendment through the budget process. and to Lynda Harrill, QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia founder and QuickStart Coordinator who was an active proponent. Many thanks to all members of the House of Delegates and Senate, including our local representatives and Governor Younkin for their support. More than 2,400 children are age eligible on the Eastern Shore. More than 500 local children are receiving an age-appropriate book each month and 62 local children have graduated from the program since the Eastern Shore Literacy Council began sponsoring the program in September 2021. To sign a child up for the Imagination Library visit www.imaginationlibrary.com.  Walmart Gives to Eastern Shore Literacy Council
The Eastern Shore Literacy Council announces the receipt of a $1,000 grant from Walmart Giving! The grant was awarded by the Walmart Community Grants Team and store manager for Walmart Store #4378 in Onley, Virginia. The funds will be used throughout 2022 to send an early reader chapter book to each five-year old graduate of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Walmart believes in strengthening local communities and empowers each store to support local community programs. Each year, U.S. stores award local grants ranging from $250 to $5,000 to address the unique needs of a variety of local organizations and the community. The Eastern Shore Literacy Council, a Dolly Parton Imagination Library sponsor, covers the cost of an age-appropriate book and mailing each month to any registered age-eligible child residing on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. To register visit www.imaginationlibrary.com. Eastern Shore Literacy Council
29316 Lankford Hwy., P.O. Box 228, Melfa, VA 23410 Contact: Rose Rulon Phone: 757-789-1761 director.esliteracy@es.vccs.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 3, 2022 Eastern Shore Literacy Council Receives Grant The Eastern Shore Literacy Council was recently awarded a ten-thousand dollar ($10,000.00) grant from the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation to support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails new, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income. The program is designed to inspire a love of reading and learning in young children and provided with hopes that adults and children spend hours enjoying special time together. The Imagination Library, started in 1995, mails nearly two million books each month to children worldwide. Local “Champions” are sponsors, acting as administrators, raising funds to cover the costs of mailing and promoting the program. The Eastern Shore Literacy Council became a Dolly Parton Imagination Library affiliate and champion in September 2021. As an affiliate, the Eastern Shore Literacy Council registers children, pays the wholesale cost of books and mailing, and builds community knowledge about the program. An estimated 2,400 children in Accomack and Northampton counties are eligible to receive free books through the Imagination Library. This grant from the Perdue Foundation will enable the Eastern Shore Literacy Council to continue and expand the program. The Perdue Foundation strives to strengthen the communities where Perdue Farms associates live and work by focusing its efforts on education, agriculture, the environment, health and social services, and fighting hunger and poverty. The Eastern Shore Literacy Council has been providing adult basic education and English as a Second Language to adults for three and a half decades. For more information or to donate to the Eastern Shore Literacy Council call 757-789-1761, email esliteracy@gmail.com or visit www.shoreliteracy.org. To register a child for the Imagination Library visit www.imaginationlibrary.com or email . We wish to thank all the sponsors for this year's Flags for Heroes, honoring their heroes:Becky Chew
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