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�' DECLARING • .
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. AS LITERACY MONTH
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• IN THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
• ' : WHEREAS, an estimated 90 million adults in the United`States do not have k
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6 the literacy skills required to fully participate in society; and
, WHEREAS, adult illiteracy costs society an estimated $225 billion a,year = ,-�
:00,1 in lost industrial productivity, unrealized tax revenues, welfare, crime, . ! ,
poverty, and related social ills; and - 1
, WHEREAS, literacy is a crucial step in preparing adults for the workforce; „�
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• s WHEREAS, in Palm Beach County it is estimated that, as many as 100,000
• . ' ` adults lack essential literacy skills; and
' N\(r WHEREAS, 40% of children in the fourth grade do not test at grade level in M
`• -= reading; and -
�\�.�..���. WHEREAS, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY LITERACY COALITION seeks'to promote the -. ,
"� (( learning of basic reading, writing, English, and mathematic skills and to .i�
. - engage in programs to further literacy within our County; and �Q
,,..., WHEREAS, elementary school children and staff all over Palm Beach County •-�
• 'yri;'. will be celebrating International Literacy Day on September 8 wearing READ _'
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`��``,p,,-• WHEREAS, many businesses will be competing in the Coalition's "Great
,w Grown-Up Spelling Bee" on September 20 to raise literacy awareness; and _13
'• 45, WHEREAS, The Literacy Coalition is asking each individual in the Village
of Tequesta to initiate or renew the reading habit; and 1
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'!-• • WHEREAS, as part of the America Reads Challenge, The Literacy Coalition is -��.,,
(• l• asking each parent in the Village of Tequesta to read with their child 30 `-,�gg
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minutes a day.
. W')) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF i:`75.
ll3, TEQUESTA, assembled in regular session this 11th Day of September, 1997, ..e.
that the Month of September is hereby proclaimed LITERACY AWARENESS MONTH \\.��,
_;` in the Village of Tequesta and this Village urges all citizens interested •',
' 7. in acquiring services or information regarding literacy to contact The
-��� � Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition. Furthermore, we demonstrate our .,'9
intention to promote children and families ready by declaring the Village \\/,
,• of Tequesta to be an America Reads Challenge City. a4
\\ „ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, that .-.��
iq, <• this Proclamation, duly back and ribboned, and executed by•the Members of .,
i". "'" this Village Council, be presented to Darlene Kostrub, Executive Director
,�'J�- of the Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition. _ �`'%,.
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