- April 18, 2024
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Haven Hospice is looking for generous people willing to sew, crochet, or knit lap blankets for hospice patients.
The maximum size is limited at 40 inches by 50 inches because of wheel chair usage. Patriotic-themed blankets would be appreciated by Veteran patients.
This project ends Dec. 15 and is hoped to turn out 200 donated lap blankets ready to bring to patients during the holiday season.
For more information, call 428-0774.
Flagler Volunteer Services, Inc. receives $3,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Flagler Volunteer Services, Inc. recently received a $3,000 Youth Literacy grant from the Dollar General Literacy Organization to support its literacy programs. Specifically, the grant will help fund books and materials for the reading/mentor program.
Using Scholastic R.E.A.L. (Read, Excel, Achieve, Lead) books, reading/mentor volunteers will work one on one with students 30 – 60 minutes each week through the school year. Each student will receive their own copy of the book they read with their mentor. As they work with a reading mentor, they build up self confidence in reading, and start to explore and think more deeply about subjects they are reading about.
Flagler Volunteer Services has two reading programs; I Can Read reading/mentors for Kindergarten through third grade students which started in January of 2009; and ReadingPals, which started in September of 2012 with pre-Kindergarten children. The ReadingPals program is funded through a private grant from Carol and Barney Barnett administered by The Children’s Movement and The United Way of Volusia/Flagler. I Can Read funding is through private donations, fundraisers and The Corporation for National and Community Service, RSVP.
“Youth literacy grants from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation are awarded at the beginning of the academic year to help make a distinct impact on the communities we serve by supporting programs that improve education and enhance literacy,” said Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s chairman and CEO. “At Dollar General, we are passionate about our mission of serving others and it’s exciting to see the real difference literacy and learning makes in people’s lives.”
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to support initiatives that help others improve their lives through literacy and education. Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $84.9 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 4.8 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education.
