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August 28, 2002
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Chris Davis
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
706.295.6930 Direct
706.295.6929 Fax
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| Rome/Floyd County Alliance for a Literate Workforce’s Certified Literate Community Program |
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A joint proclamation by Floyd County Commission and Rome City Commission was presented on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday, August 28 at 1:30 PM. The resolution established September 8 as International Literacy Day and September as Literacy Month in Rome and Floyd County. Chairmen Garry Fricks and Ronnie Wallace presented the proclamation for a Literate Workforce to Terri Lupo, Chairperson of the Rome/Floyd County Alliance. The featured speaker for the event is Senator Richard Marable.
The proclamation points out that low levels of literacy are crippling our nation, our state and our community and these low levels are a burden on individuals, families and employers. Further, the economy and quality of life in the U.S. is heavily impacted when 27 million people are functionally illiterate and 45 million are marginally illiterate (skills at or below the ninth grade level). The proclamation stresses the valuable adult literacy classes at Coosa Valley Technical College, Rome/Floyd County Library, the Rome Housing Authority, and English classes at local churches.
The proclamation further refers to the work of the Certified Literate Community Program (CLCP), which is the program of the Rome/Floyd County Alliance for a Literate Workforce. Governor Zell Miller established this as a community-based program in 1990 to improve literacy levels in Georgia. Rome/Floyd County has been certified to participate in this program along with 50 other counties. The CLCP mission is to mobilize all possible community organizations and individuals that can assist and support lowering literacy levels in the community. The Board of the Alliance for a Literate Workforce, with its cross-section of responsible community citizens, provides direction for the Program. Coosa Valley Technical College got the above efforts started here by hiring David Norman as Director to get the Program established and to administer and direct it.
Literacy Month is a period for informing the public about the literacy problems and solutions in the community and to rally organizational and individual support for improving literacy levels. Opportunities for literacy education for individuals will also be stressed. Members of the Alliance Board will be made presentations about literacy and the Program for addressing problems and needs. These presentations were made to approximately 30 civic clubs and organizations. In addition, a number of community leaders taped public service announcements for radio broadcast about literacy. A newly prepared brochure introducing the Certified Literate Community Program with its literacy challenges and solutions for the community was widely distributed in the community.
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