Focus On Renewal has received a $20,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to fund its Reader’s Theater Program at the Father Ryan Arts Center, a program of Focus On Renewal (FOR). Since 2008, more than 700 elementary school students have traveled to the Father Ryan Arts Center during the school day for Reader’s Theater –… Continue Reading
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Do You Need A Speaker for an Upcoming Event?
Groups Benefit from GPLC Speakers Many civic, nonprofit, and professional organizations have benefited from talks given by the Speakers Bureau of Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council (GPLC). The talks deal with issues of adult and family literacy and how those issues affect everyone in the region. These talks are tailored to the specific audience. For example,… Continue Reading
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council Changes Lives
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council and two of its former students recently received national recognition for their efforts. Earlier this fall, CBS Sunday Morning featured GPLC alumni Walter Long and LaVonne McKinstry in a segment about the problem of illiteracy in our country. The segment highlighted a shocking statistic: one in seven adults in the U.S…. Continue Reading
CBS, Sunday Morning, Features GPLC on Sept. 27th
Don’t miss Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council‘s first-ever appearance on a national news program. Be sure to watch or set your DVR for 9 a.m. on Sunday, September 27 when several GPLC students will be featured in a story about literacy on the CBS news program Sunday Morning. A network production crew, featuring 60 Minutes correspondent… Continue Reading
Leaders for Literacy Luncheon Will Feature David Baldacci
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council is proud to have David Morehouse, President of our Stanley Cup Champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, as Honorary Chairperson for the 22nd annual Leaders for Literacy Luncheon on October 14th at the Omni William Penn Hotel. Guest speaker is bestselling author David Baldacci, who has published seventeen novels, including his newest release,… Continue Reading
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