This may be a little late, but I know at least some people did see the comment Amy Schindler left regarding a literacy fundraising event called “SCRABBLE Night in Canada Friends & Family Challenge”. Since the entry it was attached to is no more, I’ve re-posted it.
Please do check it out by clicking below:
Hello,
Frontier College (www.frontiercollege.ca) is Canada’s oldest national literacy non-profit organization. We offer literacy programs in communities across the country to adults and children ranging from homework clubs and reading circles to programs in women’s shelters and jails. 42% of adult Canadians have problems with everyday tasks involving reading and writing. We need your help.
We have a fundraising event called Frontier College’s SCRABBLE Night in Canada Friends & Family Challenge, proudly presented by Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life.
The idea for the event is simple: choose a date in February or March in which to host a home SCRABBLE party, register your date online at www.scrabblenightincanada.ca and use the online tool to invite people to attend your party and, similar to a walk or a run, fundraise online as well. Then, on the date you’ve chosen, set up your SCRABBLE board (and other games if you want) in your home (or anywhere you’d like) and have a SCRABBLE party. All funds raised support Frontier College’s literacy programs. Participants can choose which province they would like their money to stay in when they register.
I would really appreciate it if you could share this information with your SCRABBLE club and anyone else you know who loves SCRABBLE and thinks literacy is important.
Feel free to contact me at aschindler@frontiercollege.ca or 1-800-555-6523 ext.335 if you have any questions.
Thank you!