Co-chairs Debra Ghostine and Bernadette O’Grady (seated) with committee members (l-r): Kristin Calder, Sabine Dantus, Seran Glanfield, Grace Halabi, Kenneth Spillias, Bettina Young, Carol Rose and Laura Silver. Photo provided
Featured speaker Jean K
Lantana Mayor David Stewart, Lantana Town Manager Deborah Manzo and Palm Beach Mayor Gail Coniglio. Photos provided by Tracey Benson Photography
The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood is this year’s book for Read Together Palm Beach County, a Liter
About 300 people turned out to bike, run and walk in support of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County. Participants had the option of biking 20 or 42 miles, running or walking a 5K, or doing a 1-mile family walk or ride. The event is expected t
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County has a lot to be proud of, most recently the distinction as a 4-star nonprofit from Charity Navigator.
The high rating is the eighth the Boynton Beach-based organization has received — all consecutively.
“Char
By Mary Thurwachter
Never let it be said that Lantana Mayor David Stewart doesn’t enjoy a good challenge — especially when it comes to his town and reading to children. So when the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County invited the public to part
Manalapan town officials turned out Oct. 22 for Read for the Record. Town Manager Linda Stumpf (l-r), Mayor David Cheifetz and Mayor Pro Tem Peter Isaac read to children. Coordinated by The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, Read for the Record
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County had its annual gathering of elected officials to share updates about literacy efforts and opportunities to participate throughout the county. The event also served as a kickoff for the friendly competition
A doll of a fundraiser for the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County netted $50,000 — a 39 percent increase from last year — and saw nearly 150 local girls serving as volunteer models. Almost 1,000 American Girl fans and their friends and families
Summer is a time for families to have fun, relax and enjoy time together away from the daily routine, but it’s also a time when school aged children can fall behind academically. Studies show that some students lose anywhere from one to three months
Author Kate DiCamillo made the crowd laugh, reflect and think at this year’s event, which raised $200,000 and drew more than 600 attendees to support the coalition’s programs, including Adult Literacy, After School Reads, Glades Family Education, Rea
Love of Literacy Luncheon committee members (in front) Penny Kosinski, Bettina Young, Chiara Clark, (in back) Gina Brody, Cristy Fimiani, Sylvie Bergeron, Kristin Calder and Megan Mulry. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
The chairwoman of this year’s Love
Students at a past Pink Shirt Day at South Olive Elementary School in West Palm Beach. Photo provided
By Shelley Gilken
On Feb. 25, there will be a sea of pink in South Florida. In classrooms, at businesses, at parks and government offices, pink shi
Mayors from all 38 municipalities in Palm Beach County were invited to learn about current strategies and initiatives to encourage literacy as a priority in their communities. Featured speaker was Dione Christy, president of the Council of Great Publ
South Palm Beach Town Council members Robert Gottlieb and Bonnie Fischer supported the literacy luncheon.
This year, voters in the sixth biennial Read Together campaign sponsored by the Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition have chosen Last Train To Paradise, by Les Standiford, as the book they hope everyone will read.
The book, available in local l
Members of the Literacy Center Committee gather at the site of the future home of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County at 3651 Quantum Blvd. in Boynton Beach. The 12,204-square-foot Literacy Center for Education, Training and Outreach will se
Karen Robinson wears a dress was made for her by the aunt
of the boy she tutored. The pattern was made from the
Vanuatu flag. The walking stick was a gift from teachers
of SE Ambrym in appreciation for the five-day
literacy workshop she ran. Photo
By Steve Leveen
Palm Beach County has a coast no one has seen. Well, almost no one, compared with the millions who have seen our Atlantic coast.
The coast I’m talking about is on Lake Okeechobee and, in truth, it’s not that easy to see.
Twenty years a
Iris Froham, workplace and community education coordinator for The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, teaches English to employees at The Ritz-Carlton in Manalapan. The Ritz-Carlton sponsors the program and pays its employees to attend the cla
