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Literacy Buddy Application
What is a Literacy Buddy?
A caring volunteer who:
Agrees to receive letters from a child, age 3 or 4.
Purchases a book for the child based on his/her interest and writes the child a letter. These are mailed to the child at his/her child care center.
This exchange takes place 3 times a year. For many of our children, a book from a Literacy Buddy is the first book they have ever owned.
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How Many Buddies Would You Like?
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How Did You Hear About the Program?
I am Interested in Additional Volunteer Opportunities::
Classroom
Book Reading
Letter Writing
Classroom Library Donations
Classroom Material Donations
Spanish Mentoring
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Agreement
By filling out this application, I agree to receive letters from a child in an early learning facility served by the Early Learning Coalition. I will in turn send a letter and a high quality book to this child in response to the child’s letter. This exchange may take place three times over the course of the year- from mid-fall to spring. In the letter that I receive, the child will either indicate a specific book or a type of book that he or she would like to receive. I agree that I am at or above the age of 18. NOTE: Correspondence will include the child’s first name and last initial only and be addressed through the classroom teacher.
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