2020 FREEDOM THROUGH LITERACY AWARD CELEBRATION
2020 FREEDOM THROUGH LITERACY AWARDVirtual Award Celebration – Sept. 26, 2020
GRAND PRIZE – 2020 Freedom Through Literacy
Grand Prize Award – $2,500 Christopher McGilvery, “Teachers and Student Ambassadors Project”Canyon, Texas Supporting one another with the power of literacy. For Chris McGilvery, this is the story he wants to tell in his community. Through his work with The Leaders Readers Network, Chris engages teachers across the United States and Dominica to grow leadership…
JUDITH’S AWARD – 2020 Freedom Through Literacy
Judith’s Award – $1,500 Ty Allan Jackson, “Big Head Books”Bronx, New York Too often, children’s books represent non-white protagonists within a narrow range of topics. Award-winning author Ty Allan Jackson writes highly engaging books that buck this tradition, offering children who don’t always see themselves in the stories they read the opportunity for a different…
BOARD OPTION PRIZES – 2020 Freedom Through Literacy
Board Option Prize – $500 Charmaine Tsosie, “Chinle Planting Hope”Navajo Nation, Chinle, Arizona “Winning the award is such an honor to my community and me. It feels like the Navajo Nation is seen and heard.” -Charmaine Tsosie Basarat Kazim, “Camel Library for Kech Balochistan”Lahore, Pakistan “Your support provides opportunities to thousands of girls to…
An Amazing Update From Writing Through
Cathy Leiber recently spoke with Sue Guiney, a Runner-up Prize Winner in 2016, we still find it amazing on how our recognition matters for others “fighting” the battle of literacy all over the world. Here is an update from Sue. Four years in a life doesn’t seem like much. But in the lifetime of a…
Books Purchased for Board Option Prize Winner, Charmaine Tsosie
Hello Erin, Charmaine and Amber, Thank you so very much, Charmaine, for providing me with your “wish list” of book titles and some favorite authors to help you launch the Mobile Library for Chinle. As you can imagine it was not easy to find all of them, but I did my very best thanks to the help of…
News, News and more news from 2020 Grand Prize Winner
Congratulations to Chris McGilvery for meriting this coverage!! The news, news and more news…. From West Texas A&M University – Literacy Nonprofit Founded by WT Staffer Wins National Award From myhighplains.com: Literacy Nonprofit Founded by WT Staffer Wins National Award From News Channel 10: Nationally recognized Canyon-based literacy program taking application
10th Anniversary ‘Stand Out’ Library – Casa Guadalupe
To celebrate its 10th Anniversary, Judith’s Reading Room, a global literacy non-profit organization founded in 2010 kept good on its promise to bolster libraries it has donated over its 10 year history. Casa Guadalupe was selected as one of the 10 ’Stand Out’ libraries that Judith’s Reading Room selected to honor during our 10th Anniversary celebration….
10th Anniversary ‘Stand Out’ Library – Harkins House
To celebrate its 10th Anniversary, Judith’s Reading Room, a global literacy non-profit organization founded in 2010 kept good on its promise to bolster libraries it has donated over its 10 year history. To celebrate the milestone, the board of directors allocated $5,000 to be invested in 10 of its 99 literacy initiatives. Portland, Oregon’s…
Judith’s Reading Room Celebrates Harkins House
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Cathy Leiber Judith’s Reading Room Celebrates Harkins House Delivers Books Hand-Picked by At-Risk Youth March 18, 2020 — . To celebrate its 10th Anniversary, Judith’s Reading Room, a global literacy non-profit organization founded in 2010 kept good on its promise to bolster libraries it has donated over its 10 year history. …