ATHENS-CLARKE LITERACY COUNCIL

ON JULY 15, The Athens-Clarke Literacy Council (ACLC)

hosted a bee-themed, child-friendly fundraising event

called ”Bee Smart, Read More!” at Barnes and Noble.

Activities included story time, crafts and two guest

speakers. Jennifer Berry, from the University of Georgia’s

Honey Lab, taught about the importance of bees and

brought in a bee observation hive as well as a beekeeper’s

veil, gloves, and smoker. The event also advertised the

ACLC’s 12th Annual Spirited Spelling Spectacular coming

up in August and raised funds for local ESL and GED

learning opportunities.

(L–R) Brock Tatum as Buzz and Rick Tatum, ACLC Board

Support staff member.

Jennifer Berry, from the University of Georgia’s Honey Lab,

educated attendees about honey bees.

Participants at the “Bee Smart, Read More!” event show off their

crafts.

Erika Massie ACLC Board Support

ADULT LITERACY BARROW

ADULT LITERACY BARROW received a delivery of books for

the children of its students. Thanks goes to the Harrison

Foundation and the Adult Literacy Barrow volunteers who

prepared the books for distribution. The goal of this

program is to foster a love of reading, both in parents and

their children, by providing books they can read together.

Sally Brown

Executive Director

CLCP NEWS

A Quarterly Report of the Certified Literate Community Program

Issue 81 July 2017

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FANNIN LITERACY ACTION GROUP

MANY THANKS TO the Rotarians, who donated $2000 to

Fannin Literacy Action Group (FLAG) and also delivered a

number of dictionaries. The dictionaries were distributed to

students of English as a Second Language. These

students were thrilled to have an English dictionary of their

own to further their studies.

ESL students like Phuong Hoang (R) were recipients of

dictionaries distributed by FLAG and local Rotarians. Hoang is

pictured here with her tutor, Evelyn Morris (L), and her certificate

for a level completion.

Amanda Callihan

Executive Director

GAINESVILLE/HALL COUNTY ALLIANCE FOR LITERACY

THE 26TH ANNUAL Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee was held

on May 16. The event raised $15,000 for literacy programs

in Hall county. Local newspaper Gainesville Times

reported:

“In a night when seven teams were taken down by

words like whittawer, autochthonous and esquamulose,

the Godspellers from Grace Episcopal Church won the

26th annual adult Spelling Bee with a simpler final word —

umami.

“Amy Bussler recognized it as a “cooking word,” walked

to the microphone and spelled it quickly to give her team

the victory Tuesday night at Hosch Theater on the Brenau

University campus to benefit the efforts of the Gainesville-

Hall County Alliance for Literacy…

“She and her teammates, attorneys Rob Harris and

Jack Park, earned a hard-fought victory over the Lanier

Technical College Word Nerds…

“The other teams participating in the event were from

Brenau, First Baptist Church, First United Methodist

Church, the Gainesville Rotary, Hall County Library and

The Times.”

THE ALLIANCE PURCHASED books for the Cooley Drive and

Gainesville Housing Authority summer reading programs.

All 120 RISE students received a new book. The RISE

program appreciated the quantity and quality of the

books—there were enough to give each child an age-

appropriate book and more left over to use as rewards for

the rest of the RISE session.

RISE students with their new books from Gainesville/Hall County

Alliance for Literacy.

CELEBRITIES HAVE BEGUN practicing and fundraising for The

Alliance’s 4th annual Dancing for a Cause event to be held

August 26.

Dorothy Shinafelt

Executive Director

NANCY HART LITERACY COUNCIL

IT IS WITH SADNESS that the Nancy Hart Literacy Council

(NHLC) announces the passing of one of its Charter Board

Members, Reverend Connie Mack Bowers. A former

missionary to Nigera, Rev. Bowers had served as a board

member since 1995. He had a heart for those in need of a

better education. He was an inspiration to all who knew

him. NHLC will miss him and his strong leadership.

Betty Hulsey

Executive Director

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LITERACY COUNCIL OF MACON COUNTY

AT THIS YEAR’S annual 4-H banquet, The Literacy Council

of Macon County, Inc. (LCMC), Educare Center, Inc., and

Modern Woodmen of America presented the Home Town

Hero award to Muqita Lumumba, 4-H Director. Spring

Rosati, LCMC Executive Director, and Roger Ann Davis,

Real Facts Online News Editor, received the 4-H Citizen of

the Year award. Several volunteer leaders were also

presented certificates of recognition for their service. The

award banquet had a colorful Halo theme, complete with

flower leis and island wear.

Volunteers were recognized for their service at the annual 4-H

banquet.

THE LITERACY COUNCIL OF MACON COUNTY, INC. and Modern

Woodmen hosted a Child ID Safety Program for Macon

County and surrounding areas in collaboration with the

Montezuma Police Department, Fire Department, Macon

County Health Department, and Macon County and

Sumter County Family Connection. LCMC plans to make

the Child ID Safety Program an annual event.

THE LITERACY COUNCIL OF MACON COUNTY, INC., Educare

Center, Inc. and Modern Woodmen hosted their second

annual Summer Reading Program. The program was a

great success thanks to the families, community partners,

volunteers, and students who participated. A special

thanks also goes out to Literacy Council Board Member

Westley Owens and staff members Johnnie Mae Tookes

and Demetria McDonald for their continued help and

support.

ON APRIL 18, the Literacy Council of Macon County, Inc.

held its quarterly meeting. The Honorable Representative

Patty James Bentley give a legislative update on several

bills relating to education and schools and school

performance. Representative Bentley also congratulated

Macon County on the middle school’s upward progress.

Several LCMC Board Members were in attendance as well

as other community leaders and CLCP directors from

surrounding counties.

Representative Patty James Bentley spoke at the quarterly

meeting of the Literacy Council of Macon County.

THE LITERACY COUNCIL OF MACON COUNTY, INC. (LCMC)

awarded 10 certificates to students in the Family Literacy

Program, a series of classes offered to students and their

parents to engage them in the “Family Working Together”

program. The parents and students came together to work

on interactive skills, homework, idea sharing, and building

better relationships. This program was made possible by a

grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.

Parent and student participants in the “Family Working Together”

program.

Spring Rosati

Executive Director

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COBBWORKS LITERACY COUNCIL

COBBWORKS LITERACY COUNCIL (CLC) held its third annual

Are You Smarter Than a 10-Year-Old? fundraiser on May

11 at The Mansour Center in Marietta.

Company teams, including groups from InfoMart, the

Atlanta Braves, SJV & Associates, The Home Depot, and

Beazley/Troutman, competed against each other

answering grade school-level questions. In the end,

InfoMart reigned victorious and took home the 2017

Smarty Pants award. The friendly competition helped the

CLC raise more than $16,000. In addition to team

sponsorships, the money raised came from raffle ticket

sales, a silent auction, and generous donations from

individuals and companies.

The charitable funds will allow the CLC to grow their

partnership with YELLS (Youth Empowerment through

Learning, Leading and Serving) by providing laptops to

support digital literacy courses. In addition, the CLC will

support Early Literacy Homebound, a program that

promotes and supports literacy in entire households where

an elementary age child may be struggling with reading.

CobbWorks Literacy Council will also be providing

scholarships totaling $2,500 to four Marietta high school

students planning to attend technical schools.

The Infomart Mavericks, winners of the 2017 Smarty Pants

Award.

Donna Frankovsky

Executive Director

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY (LVTTC)

was awarded a grant of $990 in books from the National

Book Fund of ProLiteracy. The books will equip volunteer

tutors to help adult students in basic reading and math

skills and GED test preparation.

The LVVTC board, staff, and tutors had a celebratory

box opening and press conference on June 29. Last year,

ProLiteracy awarded $122,180 in grants to literacy

programs nationwide, and only two in Georgia: one in

Atlanta and one in Statesboro.

Elizabeth Medley, a social studies professor at

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and tutor for LVTTC,

said that helping people learn to read and write enables

them to be their own advocates. “They can read and

complete their own forms and adequately represent

themselves in a way they couldn’t before. I am looking

forward to using these books with my student.”

LVTTC anticipates providing new books for the 20

students currently enrolled in classes and plans to provide

online computer programs and financial literacy books for

25 to 30 new students.

LVTTC board members, staff, and tutors celebrate with the media

at a news conference and book opening event at Southern

Regional Technical College, Tifton Campus. (L–R) Karen

Hendrix, board member; Jana Register, LVTTC ABAC intern;

Shelia Pullins, board member; Melissa Burtle (hidden), SRTC

Director of Adult Education; Sharonda Murphy-Henton, board

member; Bonnie Sayles, LVTTC Executive Director; and Victor

Pires, President.

ON MAY 4, fifteen students from the citizenship class

offered through Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift County

celebrated the completion of the program. A graduation

ceremony and reception were held at the BB&T Tifton Main

Office. BB&T provided a grant to Literacy Volunteers to

sponsor the classes, funding the books and instruction.

Dina Willis taught the classes twice a week in space

donated by Our Divine Savior Catholic Church.

“We are so grateful for BB&T wanting to help these

residents of Tifton be prepared to fulfill their dreams of

becoming U.S. citizens,” said Bonnie Sayles, Executive

Director of Literacy Volunteers. “We are so proud of the

students who applied themselves and gave up their

evenings these many weeks to learn what they need to

know … We also thank the United Way of South Central

Georgia for providing funds for English language books for

those wanting to learn English.”

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LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY is proud of

Chiffon Johnson, one of this year’s recipients of the Shirley

Carver Miller scholarship. Chiffon is the first Miller

scholarship recipient in Tifton and is also the first for

Southern Regional Technical College, where she plans to

earn her degree in Early Childhood Development.

SRTC Tifton staff celebrate with Shirley Carver Miller Scholarship

recipient Chiffon Johnson. (L–R) Melissa Burtle, Director of Adult

Education, Southern Regional Technical College; Judy Abell,

Adult Education Instructor, SRTC Tifton; Chiffon Johnson, Shirley

Carver Miller Scholarship recipient; Bonnie Sayles, Executive

Director of Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift County.

Bonnie Sayles

Executive Director

CATOOSA CITIZENS FOR LITERACY

CATOOSA CITIZENS FOR LITERACY recently sponsored the

annual One Book, One Community event in Catoosa

County in partnership with the Catoosa County Public

Library. One Book, One Community operates much like a

book club with everyone reading, thinking about, and

discussing the same story. This year, the selected book

was A Badge or an Old Guitar by Randall Franks, former

NBC and CBS star best known for his role as Officer Randy

Goode in the show In the Heat of the Night and as a country

music personality. Mr. Franks spoke to those who attended

the event and performed a song or two. The Dual County

Defenders were also present to do a reading performance

of passages from the book.

Reading performance group The Dual County Defenders and

author/actor/singer Randall Franks (center) at the Catoosa

Citizens for Literacy One Book, One Community event.

SHIRLEY SMITH, Executive Director of Catoosa Citizens for

Literacy, recently spoke to the Ringgold Kiwanis Club

about the illiteracy rate in Catoosa County, which has

decreased from 36.2% to 18%. The Kiwanis Club has

been a supporter of Catoosa Citizens for Literacy since

2000.

(L–R) Sherry Zimmerman and Executive Director Shirley Smith.

CLCP Websites:

Athens-Clarke www.athensliteracy.org Baldwin County www.milledgeville.communitiesinschools.org Barrow County www.adultliteracybarrow.org Bibb County www.bibbfamilyconnection.org/dream-team Calhoun-Gordon County www.calhoungordonliteracy.org Carroll County www.liftcarroll.wix.com/geds Catoosa County www.catoosacitizensforliteracy Cobb County www.cobbworks.org Columbus-Muscogee www.theliteracyalliance.org Coweta County www.clickcoweta.org Dawson County www.readdawson.com DeKalb County www.dekalbcouncil.org Forsyth County www.literacyforsyth.org Habersham County www.vflhabersham.com Hall County www.allianceforliteracy.org Jackson County www.jacksoncountyclcp.org Lumpkin County www.lumpkinliteracy.org Macon County www.literacycouncilofmaconcounty.weebly.com Peach County www.peach-leap.org Pierce County www.piercecountyfamilyconnection.com Sumter County www.learningforeveryone.org Tift County www.tiftlv.org Troup County www.troupclcp.org State CLCP website www.clcpga.org

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GED STUDENT Freddie Cunningham was recently inducted

into the National Adult Education Honor Society. Students

and staff gathered for a congratulatory pinning ceremony

in honor of Mr. Cunningham. Following the ceremony,

several of the GED students were recognized for level

completions and good attendance.

Freddie Cunningham, GED student and recent National Adult

Education Honors Society inductee.

GED students awarded for level completions and good

attendance.

Shirley Smith

Executive Director

READING EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF DAWSON COUNTY

ON MAY 23, after a site evaluation and application review,

Reading Education Association of Dawson County (READ)

was recommended to become the newest Certified Literate

Community. A resolution recognizing READ’s achievement

will be presented at the Technical College System of

Georgia State Board meeting in September.

Sandy Lipkowitz

Executive Director

LITERACY ALLIANCE

THE LITERACY ALLIANCE is pleased to announce that it has

received a $15,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy

Foundation to support its Adult Literacy Program and

literacy efforts in Columbus and Muscogee County.

Barbara Moushon

Executive Director

LITERACY FORSYTH

LITERACY FORSYTH HELD its annual Scrabble Tournament,

“Words with Forsyth,” on July 17, at the Cumming location

of the Forsyth County Public Library. The organization

secured $670 from the event in registration fees,

donations, and in-kind contributions to be used to raise

awareness for the services provided by Literacy Forsyth.

The annual event is held in a public venue for promotional

purposes and offers two games of competitive or friendly

scrabble, along with a catered lunch for a nominal

registration fee. This year’s event was sponsored by

Jersey Mike’s Subs.

Competitors at the annual “Words

with Forsyth” Scrabble Tournament.

STUDENTS FROM Piney Grove Middle School visited

Literacy Forsyth on May 5 as part of the Grizzly Great Day

of Giving initiative. Literacy Forsyth Board members Daisy

Tremps and Lauren Henderson spoke to students about

the value of volunteering and lifelong learning. They also

discussed the commitments they undertake as board

members for the organization. Students assisted in spring

cleaning at the classroom facility.

Pam Miller

Executive Director

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CLCP NEWS

Three Shirley Carver Miller

Scholarships have been awarded for

2017. The recipients will be attending

Southern Crescent Technical College,

Southern Regional Technical College,

and West Georgia Technical College.

Each student will receive a $500

scholarship.

Three Helen and Vernon Crawford

Scholarships have been awarded for

2017. The recipients will be attending

Lanier Technical College, Southern

Crescent Technical College, and West

Georgia Technical College.

Scholarships awarded were in the

amounts of $3,000, $2,000, and

$1,000.

Several CLCPs received grants from

the Dollar General Literacy Foundation

to support Adult Literacy and Family

Literacy Programs.

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grant Recipients:

Glimer Learning Center Adult Literacy Grant

Literacy Alliance Adult Literacy Grant

Newton County Community Partnership Family Literacy Grant

Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham County Adult Literacy Grant

State CLCP Dates and Deadlines

September 26–28:

Office of Adult Education Conference

Renaissance Waverly, Atlanta

September 27:

CLCP Directors Meeting

Renaissance Waverly, Atlanta (at OAE Conference)

September 29:

October Newsletter Submission Deadline

October 31:

CLCP Annual Reports Due (for FY)

December 15:

Barbara Loar Award Nomination Deadline

January 2018

Winter Regional Meetings

Dates and Locations TBA

January 19, 2018:

CLCP Annual Reports Due (for calendar year)

January 26, 2018:

CLCP Honor Roll Nomination Deadline

Local CLCP Events

August 26:

Dancing for a Cause

Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy

August 27:

Spirited Spelling Spectacular

Athens-Clarke Literacy Council

September 14:

Lumpkin Literacy Adult Spelling Bee

Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition

September 23:

9th Annual Trivia Bee

Literacy Council of Macon County

October 14:

Leggin’ It for Literacy 5K and Fun Run

Troup County CLCP

October 17:

Spell Check Live

Literacy Forsyth

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CRAWFORD AND MILLER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

“I am leading

the direction

of my life, and

that begins

with my

education.”

Juan Campa

Crawford Scholarship Recipient

Nominated by Gainesville/Hall County

Alliance for Literacy

Juan Campa earned his GED

credential in February of this year.

Shortly after, he was accepted to

Lanier Technical College where he

earned a certificate in forklift

operation. This sparked his interest in

engineering technology. He now plans

to earn a degree in Machine Tool

Technology and start a business

contracting with large machinery and

manufacturing companies. Juan is the

first member of his family to complete

a high school degree and attend a

postsecondary institution.

“I’d like to be

the person

who gives

[children] all of

the encourage-

ment and tools

to be able to

be successful

member[s] of

society.”

Tessa Inez Phillips-Wheat

Crawford Scholarship Recipient

Nominated by Carroll County LIFT

For Tessa Inez Phillips-Wheat, family

has been the key motivator on her

path towards higher education. She

and her husband enrolled in GED

classes together and they had the

honor of delivering a joint speech at

their graduation ceremony. Tessa

credits her own children, two of which

are autistic, for opening her eyes to

what she loves to do: helping children

find the joy of learning. As a current

student of West Georgia Technical

College, Tessa is working to attain an

Early Childhood Care and Education

degree. She plans to earn a master’s

degree and become a teacher.

“I have always told

my girls to never give

up on their dreams,

no matter what. Yes,

[this is] hard … but

I’m doing it.”

Amanda Melton

Dual recipient of Crawford and Miller scholarships

Nominated for the Crawford and Miller scholarships by Upson County READ

Amanda Melton is a student at Southern Crescent Technical College with plans to serve in the

medical field and one day become a surgeon. After earning her GED credential earlier this year,

Amanda enrolled in college and was accepted into the Health Care Assistant program. As a

mother, Amanda hopes to create and inspire a better life for herself and her children.

“I knew I had

to do

something to

be a better

mother and

provider for

my kids.”

Chiffon Johnson

Miller Scholarship Recipient

Nominated by Literacy Volunteers of

Tifton-Tift County

Chiffon Johnson plans to attend

Southern Regional Technical College,

Tifton Campus where she will learn

billing and medical coding before

earning her diploma in Early

Childhood Development. As a working

mother, Chiffon has seen the need for

quality day care and plans, with further

education, to one day open a day care

of her own.

“I want to

continue my

education and

learn

everything

that is needed

to help me

work towards

my career goal

… and make a

positive

impact on

children’s

lives.”

Jenna Bailey

Miller Scholarship Recipient

Nominated by Troup County CLCP

West Georgia Technical College

student Jenna Bailey knew early on

what career she wanted to pursue. At

the age of 16, she began volunteering

at an Early Learning Center. She

recalls that seeing the smiles on the

children’s faces when they learned

something new was what made her

most happy. As a recipient of the

Shirley Carver Miller Scholarship,

Jenna is now that much closer to

reaching her goal.

Certified Literate Communities

Barrow County / Adult Literacy Barrow / Sally Brown / 770-531-3361 Bibb County / DREAM Team / Wanda West / 478-757-2624 Carroll County / Literacy Is For Today and Tomorrow (LIFT) / Laura Miller / 678-890-2357 Cherokee County / Cherokee Education Enhancement Foundation / Danielle Steele / 770-975-4275 Clarke County / Athens-Clarke Literacy Council / Rick Tatum / 706-254-9877 Cobb County / Cobb Literacy Council / Donna Frankovsky / 770-528-4867 Coweta County / Certified Literate is Coweta’s Key (CLICK) / Dianne McConnell / 678-423-2000 x339 Crisp County / Crisp County CLCP / Faith Collins / 229-273-1565 Dawson County / Reading Education Association of Dawson (READ) / Sandra Lipkowitz / 706-579-1771 Decatur County / Decatur County CLCP / Debbie McIntyre / 229-220-4129 Dooly County / Dooly County CLCP / Brenetta Childs / 229-268-9023 Elbert County / Community Partnership of Elbert County (inactive) Fannin County / Fannin Literacy Action Group (FLAG) / Amanda Callihan / 706-946-3524 Forsyth County / Literacy Forsyth / Pamela Miller / 770-876-2011 Gilmer County / Gilmer Learning Center / Jim Paukert / 706-276-1110 Gordon County / Calhoun-Gordon Council for a Literate Community / Joni Thomas Harbin / 706-602-1370 Habersham County / Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham County / Phylecia Wilson / 404-401-7969 Hall County / Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy / Dorothy Shinafelt / 770-531-3358 Haralson County / Learning Always Means Progress (LAMP) / Walter Hatchett / 770-537-6059 Hart County / Nancy Hart Literacy Council / Betty Hulsey / 706-376-5534 Houston County / Houston County Joint Certified Literate Community Program / Wanda West / 478-218-3288 City of Keysville / Visions of Literacy (inactive) Lowndes County / Valdosta/Lowndes CLCP / Karil Brockington / 229-247-8100 Lumpkin County / Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition / Sharon Kridel / 706-867-9607 Macon County / Literacy Council of Macon County / Spring Rosati / 478-472-2777 Monroe County / Monroe County Adult and Community Education (ACE) / Lisa Lee / 478-954-0714 Muscogee County / Columbus Literacy Alliance / Barbara Moushon / 706-748-2610 Newton County / Newton County Community Partnership / Laura Bertram / 770-786-0807 Peach County / Literacy Education for Adults in Peach (LEAP) / LeMario Brown / 478-258-9604 Pickens County / Pickens County CLCP / Amy Denney / 678-314-4077 Pulaski County / Hope, Education, Learning and Progress Network (HELPNetwork) / Carolyn Porter / 770-634-9516 Schley County / Schley County CLCP / Linda Adams / 229-937-5708 Southeastern (Montgomery/Tattnall/Toombs Counties) / Southeastern CLCP (inactive) Stephens County / Stephens Education Literacy Foundation (SELF) (inactive) Sumter County / Learning for Everyone…Avenue to Progress (LEAP) / 229-924-9443 Taylor County / Taylor County Striving to Teach Adults to Reach for Success (STARS) / Alton Ford / 478-847-5168 x5168 Tift County / Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift County / Bonnie Sayles / 229-391-2527 Washington County / Washington County Alliance for Literacy / 478-240-2092

Certified Literate Community Participants

Baldwin County / Baldwin County CLCP / Sandy Baxter / 478-452-3408 Catoosa County / Catoosa Citizens for Literacy / Shirley Smith / 706-965-8275 Chattooga County / Chattooga County Literacy Council / Rose Kohler / 706-734-2206 Clinch County / Clinch County CLCP / Jennifer Smith / 912-487-8060 Coastal Georgia / Coastal Georgia CLCP (inactive) DeKalb County / DeKalb Council on Literacy / Sandy Ferguson / 404-297-9522 x2508 Dodge County / Dodge County CLCP / Debbie Connell / 478-374-1997 Dougherty County / Dougherty County Literacy Council (inactive) Douglas County / Learning for Every Adult in Douglas (LEAD) (inactive) Early County / Early County Literacy Task Force / Gwen Houston / 229-723-5122 Floyd County / Rome/Floyd County Alliance for a Literate Workforce (inactive) Jackson County / Jackson County CLCP / Sandra Fite / 706-367-8574 Laurens County / Laurens County CLCP / Jackie Pittman Curtis / 478-353-8360 City of Lawrenceville / Lawrenceville Certified Literate Community Coalition (inactive) McDuffie County / McDuffie County Partners for Success / Miriam Smith / 706-595-3112 Pierce County / Pierce County CLCP / Stephanie Bell / 912-230-7835 Randolph County / Reading Educates And Delivers Success (READS) / Kuanita Murphy / 229-732-3796 Southwest Regional / Southwest Regional CLCP / Jessica Jennings / 229-522-3565 Spalding County / Griffin/Spalding Certified Literate Community Commission / Terri Huddleston / 770-228-0729 Terrell County / Reading Here Is Number One (RHINO) / Tonia Jacobs / 229-669-1465 Towns/Union / Towns Union Literacy Instills Pride (TULIP) (inactive) Troup County / Troup County CLCP / Debbie Burdette / 706-756-4645 Turner County / Turner County CLCP / Cherysh Green-Caldwell / 229-567-3413 Upson County / Renewed Education and Adult Development (READ) / David Koplan / 706-601-5551 Walker County / Walker County Alliance for Literacy (inactive) Wayne County / Wayne Literacy Alliance (inactive) Whitfield County / Education is Essential Foundation (inactive) Wiregrass North / Wiregrass North CLCP / 229-468-2278 Wiregrass South / Wiregrass South CLCP / 229-468-2207

Certified Literate Communities

39 Counties / 1 City

Certified Literate Community

Participants

48 Counties / 1 City