HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-202RESOLUTION NO. 02-202
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2002, AS
"LITERACY AWARENESS MONTH" IN ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. Illiteracy costs society an estimated $225 billion a year in lost industrial productivity,
unrealized tax revenues, crime, poverty, and related social ills.
2. In St. Lucie County it is estimated that as many as 24% of the adults function at the lowest
level of literacy.
3. The Lifelong Literacy Coalition serves to promote life long learning, to promote basic
reading, writing, and English, and to engage in programs to further life long literacy within our
country.
4. Businesses are invited to begin workplace literacy programs at their business site, and
hundreds of volunteers are needed to become literacy tutors with adults and children.
5. Elementary school children and staff all over St. Lucie County will be celebrating
National and State Literacy Day.
6. Many business and churches will be taking part in Literacy Awareness programs.
7. The Lifelong Literacy Coalition is asking each individual in St. Lucie County to
"Celebrate Reading" in September by initiating or renewing the reading habit.
8. Thursday, September 5, 2002, shall be declared Family Reading Night throughout St.
Lucie County.
ATTEST:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of September, 2002 as "Literacy Awareness
Month" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. The citizens interested in acquiring services or information regarding literacy are urged
to contact the Lifelong Literacy Coalition at 464-2747.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 27th day of August, 2002.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND
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