Altrusa International of Lawrence, Kansas, has received the organization's prestigious District Eight Letha H. Brown Literacy Award for its role in establishing the River City Reading Festival.
The Lawrence club won the award during the Altrusa District Eight Conference, April 24-26 in Rogers, Ark. As first-place winner at the district level, the project will now be considered in the international competition.
District Eight consists of Altrusa clubs in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas.
The Letha H. Brown Literacy Award was established by Altrusa's International Board of Directors in July 1993 to honor Past International President Letha H. Brown, who in 1977 introduced literacy as a major emphasis of the organization. The objectives of the award are to stimulate interest in developing active literacy projects to serve a community, to create an awareness of Altrusa and its commitment to literacy, to encourage members of local clubs to participate actively in literacy projects designed to meet specific community needs, and to recognize outstanding club achievement in service to the community.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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