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PROCLAMATION
OCTOBER, 2006 AS LTTERACY MONTH IN FREDERICK COUNTY
WHEREAS, the need for highly literate citizens increases as Frederick County moves toward
an increasingly technological future; and
WHEREAS, more than 18 percent of county adults experience literacy issues that impact
severely on their lives and families, their ability to work productively, and their full participation
as citizens and residents of our county; and
WHEREAS, Literacy Volunteers-Winchester Area provides one on one tutoring to
individuals reading below the 5~' grade reading level, provides ESL classes and assists in Northern
Shenandoah Valley Adult Education classes, provides small group instruction in citizenship,
financial literacy, computer literacy, and provides family literacy programs targeted toward families
who utilize Fremont Street and Winchester Day Nurseries; and
WHEREAS, the Literacy Volunteers-Winchester Area invites the community, residents,
newspapers, television stations, radio stations, businesses, organizations, to join in highlighting the
economic and societal importance of literacy. Literacy strengthens individuals, families, and
communities' ability to access health, educational, political, economic and cultural opportunities and
services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors does
hereby proclaim October, 2006 as Literacy Month, and urge fellow citizens to learn more about
the importance of literacy and to become involved with literacy activities in their communities.
ADOPTED this 27"' day of September, 2006.
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Richard C. Shickle
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
County of Frederick, Virginia
PROCLAMATION NO.: 002-06
COUNTY of FREDERICK
September 28, 2006
Jean Lee
Acting Director
Literacy Volunteers-Winchester Area
301 N. Cameron Street, Suite 102
Winchester, VA 22601
Dear Ms. Lee:
John R. Riley, Jr.
County Administrator
540/665-5666
Fax 540/667-0370
E-mail:
jriley @co.frederick.va.us
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors, at their meeting in regular session on September
27, 2006, approved designating the month of October, 2006 as Literacy Month as requested in your
correspondence dated September 7, 2006. Please find the proclamation enclosed.
With kindest regards, I am
Sincerely,
Jay E. Tibbs
Deputy County Administrator
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Enclosure
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107 North Kent Street Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000
Literacy Volunteers -Winchester Area
A ProLiteracy America Affiliate
301 N. Cameron St, Suite 102
LiteracyVolunteers winchester, VA 22601
~mchesterArea Fhone:540-536-1648 Fax: 540-450-1523
E-mail: pc@{vwa.org
September 7, 2006
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
107 N. Kent Street
Winchester, Virginia 22601
Dear Members:
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Literacy Volunteers-Winchester Area has been providing literacy services to members of the
community since 1982, the only voluntary literacy organization in the communities of
Winchester City, Frederick and Clarke Counties. Our primary focus of reaching those
individuals who read below the 5'~ grade level is a challenge and public awareness of the. need is
the key.
Therefore, we would like to ask you to proclaim October 2006 as literacy month and in so doing
request that members of the community learn more about how literacy affects the lives of the all
members of the community and how they can help. Attached is a draft proclamation that you
may use, or you may create your own wording. Thousands of adults in our communities need to
get better jobs, help their children or grandchildren with their homework, or participate more
fully in the community.
It is our sincere wish that you will honor our request, to declare October as Literacy Month.
During the month of October we will be using every vehicle we can think of to bring the need to
the attention of the community and thereby create an interest in working together to reduce the
numbers and also to encourage those who need assistance to come forward.
If you have questions, please contact us at the above contact information.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Members of the Bo d of Directors
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cting irector, Jean Lee
enclosures
Quick Facts About Adult Literacy
- One quarter of all high school dropouts report having received public assistance
_ as compared to 10 percent of high school graduates.
- The health care industry estimates $73.billion per year of unnecessary health
care expenses attributable to poor literacy.
- The average American spent $5,440 for health care in 2002, the average health
care for adults with low literacy skills was four times that amount, or $21,760.
- The United States prison population has tripled since 1980, there are more than
one million individuals housed in state and federal prisons. Seventy percent of
those inmates are either functionally illiterate or read below the eighth grade
level.
- American businesses are expected to lose more than $60 billion in productivity
each year.
- Almost half of all mothers on welfare lack a high school diploma, leaving them-
and their children-trapped in a cycle of poverty.
- Since 1980, the number of people needing English As A Second language
instruction has quadrupled, outpacing the capacity of literacy programs to serve
them.
- 25% of Americans cannot address an envelope well enough to reach its
destination.
- Adults at the lowest level of literacy proficiency work an average of 19 weeks per
year, compared to 44 weeks per year for those at the highest level.
- 61 % of low income families have no books at all in their homes for their children.
*Source for each of the above facts available upon request.
Literacy Volunteers -Winchester Area
301 N. Cameron Street, Suite 102
__ Winchester, Virginia 22601
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