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You can support the Orange County Literacy Council in a number of ways. Please consider one (or more) of the following opportunities:

Become a “Friend of Literacy”

Friends of Literacy are critical to the financial well being of the Orange County Literacy Council. By joining Friends of Literacy, you can help the Council continue to provide learning materials and free tutoring services to benefit the many adult learners we serve with significant literacy needs in Orange County.

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Encourage Your Church or Synagogue to Support Literacy

If your church or synagogue has a mission rooted in community development or social justice, they may be looking for ways to donate their time and financial resources. Fighting illiteracy is a perfect fit. Because so many other societal problems stem from illiteracy, helping people learn to read, write, understand math and prepare for their GEDs will help benefit our entire community.

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Donate Educational or Office Supplies

Donated office supplies and materials, such as spiral-bound notebooks, 3-ring binders, pencils, pens, calculators, and paperback dictionaries can help make learning more affordable for OCLC students on limited budgets. The Council welcomes donations of all kinds of supplies, including (but never limited to) reams of white or colored paper, envelopes, flip charts, and markers. To donate educational or office supplies, please contact us at (919) 933-2151.

Honor a Friend by Donating to Literacy

Finally -- a gift for friends or family members with an over-abundance of “things.” Instead of competing to buy the perfect gift, celebrate their next birthday, holiday or anniversary by making a donation, in their name, to the Orange County Literacy Council. We’ll send a letter of appreciation outlining the use of the gift donated in their honor, and include both your names in our list of “Friends.”

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Matching Gift

Many employees are surprised to learn that their employer may match the gift that they donate to support adult literacy. Ask your employer if they will match donations to non-profits. Many companies may even double the match of the employee's gift depending on the amount and non-profit.

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Schedule a Year-Round Donation

The Council is now able to accept recurring donations. Through Network for Good (an e-philanthropy site that makes it possible for small non-profits like the OCLC to accept online donations) you can schedule a donation to be charged to your credit card or drawn from your checking account on a regular basis. Fifteen dollars a month becomes a $180 annual donation to the Council. They have also added a new feature - online checks - to allow donors to minimize their transaction fees. You can make a secure, private online donation to support OCLC and adult literacy by linking directly to the Network for Good donation page.

• Donate by check
• Donate by Credit Card

Fundraising Independently on Behalf of Adult Literacy

Have a little fun on our behalf! We welcome businesses, civic groups, churches, volunteer organizations, or just groups of friends organizing events, to raise funds for the Council. Dog washes, read-a-thons, Monopoly tournaments … whatever works. We ask only that you let us know about and approve the event in advance, and that we be released from any liability incurred in organizing or operating the event. (Those Monopoly players can get a little wild.)

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Give Us Your Reward Points

Donate the bonus points you receive through your credit cards. American Express, for instance, offers participating members the opportunity to redeem Rewards Points by donating them to eligible non-profits. Donations are tax deductible. For American Express go to its website http://www.americanexpress.com/give. Check with your credit or debit card companies to see how to enroll in their similar programs.

Call OCLC at (919) 933-2151 for more information or email us at oclc@orangeliteracy.org. The Orange County Literacy Council is a 501(c)(3) organization.

As a Friend of the OCLC, you will receive our newsletter, READ, and announcements about special events and activities. If you would like to become a Friend of Literacy, please send a check to:

Orange County Literacy Council
503 W. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516