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<DIV>I was very disappointed as I worked on an application last year.</DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=Narkisim color=#0000ff size=3>Susan Sheehan</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=Narkisim color=#0000ff>Parma City School District<BR>Adult Education Services</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Narkisim color=#0000ff>Community/Business/Schools Partnership</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Narkisim color=#0000ff>Parma Community Education<BR>5311 Longwood Avenue</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Narkisim color=#0000ff>Parma, OH 44134</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Narkisim color=#0000ff>Phone 440.885.8339</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Narkisim color=#0000ff>Fax 440.885.8314 </FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="mailto:sheehans@parmacityschools.org"><EM><FONT face=Narkisim>sheehans@parmacityschools.org</FONT></EM></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Narkisim color=#0000ff>Website </FONT><A href="http://www.parmacityschools.org/"><FONT face=Narkisim color=#0000ff>www.parmacityschools.org</FONT></A></EM></DIV></DIV><BR><BR>>>> "Val Gigliotti" <vgigliotti@proliteracy.org> 12/11/2008 3:22 PM >>><BR></DIV><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">Applications are now being accepted for grants from</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">the Charles Evans Book Fund!</FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Charles Evans Book Fund</FONT></B><FONT face="Times New Roman"> is a special program of ProLiteracy’s National Book Fund,<SUP>®</SUP> a program that supplies local programs with adult literacy and basic education curricula and materials. The Charles Evans Book Fund, dedicated to improving the lives of people who are homeless, was established with a generous grant from the Charles Evans Foundation in honor of the life and philanthropy of the late Charles Evans.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Non-profit organizations that provide adult literacy or basic education services for people who are homeless are eligible to apply for a Charles Evans Book Fund grant from ProLiteracy. Grants typically range between $3,000 and $8,000, but may be smaller or larger depending on the needs of the applicant organization. Grants are in the form of vouchers for teaching materials and products from ProLiteracy’s publishing division, New Readers Press. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">In addition to literacy instructional and reading materials, New Readers Press also produces many materials to help individuals with life skills such as applying for a job, parenting, obtaining a driver’s license, and others. </FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">Applications are now being accepted by mail</FONT></B> <FONT face="Times New Roman">and must be postmarked no later than</FONT><B> <FONT face="Times New Roman">January 23, 2009</FONT></B><FONT face="Times New Roman"> to be considered. For grant guidelines, applications, and additional information, go to<U> </U></FONT><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff><A href="http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=484&srcid=191">http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=484&srcid=191</A></FONT></U></P><BR>
<P><FONT face=@PMingLiU>Valerie Gigliotti</FONT> <BR><FONT face=@PMingLiU>ProLiteracy</FONT> <BR><FONT face=@PMingLiU>1320 Jamesville Ave.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=@PMingLiU>Syracuse, NY 13210</FONT> <BR><FONT face=@PMingLiU>315 422 9121 x225</FONT> <BR><FONT face=@PMingLiU><A href="http://www.proliteracy.org/">http://www.proliteracy.org</A></FONT> </P></BODY></HTML>