Beach Bash and Boogie

Lancaster County First Steps will be hosting "Beach Bash and Boogie" on Saturday, August 28 from 7:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. at the Artisans Center in downtown Lancaster. Tickets for the event are $40 per person and $75 per couple. The event will feature live entertainment by Tetrox, and heavy hors d'oeuvres and libations will be provided. Call (803) 286-8000 for tickets. All proceeds go to benefit the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program, which provides books for children in Lancaster County. Support this good cause!

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What is Literacy?

Literacy is definitely a big issue in today's society. But what does it really mean? Here's a quote from the UNESCO Institute for Education in Hamburg, Germany:

"Literacy arouses hopes, not only in society as a whole but also in the individual who is striving for fulfillment, happiness, and personal benefit by learning how to read and write. Literacy...means far more than learning how to read and write...[t]he aim is to transmit...knowledge and promote social participation."

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Literacy and Education

"No skill is more crucial to the future of a child, or to a democratic and prosperous society, than literacy." - Los Angeles Times, "A Child Literacy Initiative for the Greater Los Angeles Area"

What do you think? Do you agree?