"Telling Tales" Event

Dundas Library Friends supported the first ever "Telling Tales" event held at Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, on Sept. 20, 2009. The resulting funds raised to improve literacy in the community can be measured in the following announcement:

Announcement

The Telling Tales Literacy Funding Committee are pleased to announce the final decisions have been reached as to how divide the $20,000 raised for local literacy projects through the first annual Telling Tales Festival, held at Westfield Village on September 20th, 2009.

According to the plan from the outset – one third of the funds raised ($6,600) will be given to the Hamilton Literacy Council. These funds to go towards the cost of a new teacher who will be able to train volunteers and tutors so that they can provide their invaluable services to many more families. www.hamiltonreads.ca

The second third of the proceeds go towards building the Telling Tales Family Festival of Stories – so as to extend their program and marketing plans for it’s second year, which will take place on September 19th, 2010. www.tellilngtales.org

The final third of proceeds ($6,600) is to be spent as follows: $3,500 will be given to Hamilton’s very successful Summer Literacy Program, run by Director Robert Blunsdon. This contribution will enable them to move towards opening a second location on the mountain allowing hundreds more children access to this invaluable service.

Early Literacy Hamilton, a community -wide collaboration of partners who share the goal of improving literacy levels for all children in our community will be given $2,600 to assist them in funding their key communication tool the “school readiness calendar” distributed free to thousands of preschoolers throughout the city. ELH were key partners in the launch of the Telling Tales festival. www.earlyliteracyhamilton.blogspot.com

The Original Griffin Literacy Project – will be given $500 to assist them in purchasing

materials that will allow them to extend their volunteer driven program of providing handmade literacy resources to teachers and students at local schools.

A cheque presentation will take place at noon on December 17th at the Cathy Wever School during the schools Christmas celebrations. The Telling Tales Literacy Funding Committee for 2009 was comprised of representatives from the four Rotary Clubs that were major sponsors of the event, Rotary Club of Hamilton Sunset, Rotary Club of Hamilton, Rotary Club of Dundas and Rotary Club of Burlington Central.

Dated: December 13, 2009.