This years inductees into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame are Loletta Clouse for Fiction, Edward Francisco for poetry, Alex Haley for the Lifetime Achievement Award, Cynthia Moxley for Social Media, and Bruce Wheeler for non-fiction. Past Hall of Fame inductees include Cormac McCarthy, Mary Bozeman Hodges, Nikki Giovanni, Marilyn Kallet, Jon Jefferson, Ina Hughes, Carson Brewer, James Agee, Sam Venable, Wilma Dykeman and Jack Neely.

If you would like to purchase tickets, please call Friends of Literacy at (865) 594-1507. We take both Visa and Master Card, or you may choose to mail a check to 101 E. Fifth Ave, Suite 217, Knoxville, TN 37917. Or you may purchase your ticket online by using the “Buy Now” PayPal button below. (Please note that a $3 handling fee has been added to the price of tickets purchased via PayPal.)

The mission of Friends of Literacy is to support the delivery of free high quality literacy programs and related services to adults in Knox County who are inadequately educated to meet the challenges of daily life. Working in partnership with area literacy organizations, our goal is to help provide basic education and life-skill training so that our students become better workers, parents, and citizens. Our community outreach includes student recruitment, referral, and advocacy, as well as recruitment and training of volunteer tutors.

• Click here to download the 2010 Hall of Fame flyer.

Click the “Buy Now” button to purchase tickets to the 2010 East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame.

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1 Ticket $103.00 2 Tickets $206.00 3 Tickets $309.00 4 Tickets $412.00 5 Tickets $515.00 6 Tickets $618.00 7 Tickets $721.00 8 Tickets $824.00

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION AND TRAINING
The complete orientation and training program is 10 hours broken into three 3.5 hour evening sessions.  Anyone wishing to work directly with adult students must complete the entire program and make a $15 donation at the first class to cover training expenses.  Volunteers who only plan to work in the office or with special events and projects must complete at least the first 3.5 hour session.

Our first class to complete the new volunteer training

Volunteer Orientation and Training is generally held three to four times a year.  Anyone who fills out an application will be placed on the notification list for the next session and will receive messages about the dates, times, and location as soon as those are firm. The next sessions are scheduled for August and November 2009.

Training includes background about Friends of Literacy, adult learners, and effective tutoring skills.  Learning skills and basic academic skills are also reviewed.

• Teacher Lecturn – $100
• Colored file folders – $15
• 3”, 4” and 6” binders – $25
• Red ink pens – $10
• Locking File cabinets (any size) – $100
• Fine print sharpie markers – $10
• Electric 3-hole punch – $200
• Wal-mart gift cards – Any Amount
• 2 White board easels – $300
• 5 Electric pencil sharpeners – $100
• Bus Tickets – Any Amount
• Rolling cart for overhead projector – $125
• 5 CD Players – $125
• Manual 3 hole punch – $15
• 5 Sets of phonics cards – $75
• Nonfiction soft cover books – $10 Each
• Page protectors – $12

Volunteer: Become a tutor, participate in our holiday gift wrapping at area bookstores, work in our office, work with children in the Family Literacy classes, work a booth at a communicty event, and help at special events. Get more information now.

Attend events: We have several annual events each year including the East TN Writers Hall of Fame, Looks for Literacy, and others. Please check the home page for updates.

Donate: Become a friend of literacy, or donate an item from our wish list.

Friends of Literacy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization; contributions are tax-deductible, as allowed by law.

Finally – Help us twice by telling a friend!

Together we will:

• Help adults receive a quality education
• Provide workforce-ready adults to the business community
• Ensure adults are given the opportunity to become better parents, workers and citizens