Recently, a group of Orlando women got together for their annual Girls Night In slumber party wittingly called "Girlfest." The group met over a girlfriend's house overlooking a beautiful lake and spend the weekend together watching movies while sipping on delicious cocktails and nibbling on savory hor' devours. This year, organizers asked attendees to bring a monetary gift to support the students and families at the Adult Literacy League. They created a cute box (pictured above) and tied it with a black bow to resemble the ALL colors. The women raised $200.00 for the ALL's literacy programs and services. On its own, this $200 gift will provide all the curriculum and workbooks for 2 adult learners paired with a volunteer tutor for an entire year!
With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, you may not have time to think of ways to help our students and families improve their literacy skills. A simple idea would be to ask your guests at your next holiday party to consider making a gift to the Adult Literacy League by sponsoring an adult learner or preschool child in our Read to Me! Book Club.
For example, $500 supports the cost for one NEW student and tutor pair for a full year. For $500 (or $42 a month), you can provide a preschool child from a low-income home with 36 weeks of literacy kits that include age-appropriate children's books, learning materials and supplies such as glue, scissors and crayons, for the parent and child to use together at home (http://www.adultliteracyleague.org/donate/sponsor.html).
You may also consider your friends and guests to purchase an item on our Wish List (http://www.adultliteracyleague.org/donate/wishlist.html). We currently need dry erase markers, flip chart markers, flip chart pads and copy paper to help our instructors teach the 1,000 adult learners who attend our classes each week throughout Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.
Some other fun activities include:
Garage Sale: Ask all of your friends and neighbors to participate by donating items for sale. Make signs that indicate all proceeds are going to the Adult Literacy League. Ask your local paper to run an ad as their contribution. Add a bake sale and/or lemonade stand, and have a straight donation jar visibly displayed.
Super Change Jar: Ask all of your friends and family to put aside their spare change to be added to the super change jar. Every month or so, empty it out and let everyone know how much "a little at a time" adds up! This is a great idea to put into action at work, too. Decorate the jar with inspirational quotes on literacy.
Theme Dinner: Hold a theme dinner party for at least 10 of your friends; $50 donation per a person.Spend just $20 per person on food and you've raised $300 in donations. Better yet, have all of the food donated!
Game Night: Host a game night; Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble, Poker, Bridge, Bingo. Serve donated food and drinks. Ask for a suggested donation at the door.
Dress Down Friday: Ask your boss if you can host a "Dress Down Friday." Employees buy a
button and get to dress down on an assigned day.
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