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Orange County Literacy Council, Inc. 5. <br />Post Office Box 34, Carrboro, NC 27510 (919) 933 -2151 <br />JLML le, 1� 1 <br />Jerry passmore <br />Orange County Department on Aging, <br />P.O. Box 81$1 <br />Hillsborough, N.C. <br />Dear Mr. passmore: <br />This is to express our enthusiastic suppt�rt for the <br />= �t�perat ive of f cFrt described in ytaur 'mem,�,randum c, f <br />understanding between the Orange Count <br />y_�L ;r Department's Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Council and <br />ctut literacy activities for gram, t, � carry <br />English speakinq residents of Orange children and for non- <br />English <br />delighted at the, Qrange C :,_,L�nty, We are <br />prospect <br />resources, including space pac Of sharing our two ' pools of <br />e, personnel, and volunteers, <br />toward expanding literacy services in the County, and are <br />very plea5ed that the grant obtained will fund a coordinator <br />to carry out organization of these two efforts. <br />Implied in the memorandum of understanding, and covered <br />in our recent conversat it_tn, . are two <br />points <br />merit emphasizing. First, the Orange CountywLiteracytCltuncil <br />bears the responsibility for the educational structure and <br />standards for the programs in which it is involved, and <br />"i5 will be especially important as we set Out to create <br />services for the English as a Second Language (ESL; <br />tutoring. The structure for training volunteers and the <br />linkages we establish with existing <br />at Zurham Te,i- ,nical 1`•,- ie sting servi��es, such as those <br />��1.�ge, must be carefully organi.zec! <br />Lryder t`,e leadership of the OC:Li Board. <br />Second, we shOL :ld �ceep in mind the needs of the <br />p-- :pulation in northern Orange County and the demands which <br />�'ay be p'_ aced :,n our Office-in Hi 1 l sb _-rOL(gh. d we have <br />previcFusly dis-_ussed. we will need to plan for the new F:SVF� <br />c= ardinator to be in that office an some regular basis to <br />a =<<cm, =,date the demand and to permit c,ur Program Coordinator <br />for the Hillsborough Office to carry out her reqular <br />activities. <br />am sure that -ur t_,rgani�ations will work well tc <br />t,--t develop this new pretgram. Senior vt_, together are re5t�urces to OLir community, and we are excited thatpwe will <br />have a more direct connection with RSVP as we seeF: t.. <br />promote literacy in our county.. We lcF,_,Ec forward to a <br />successful partnership with RSVPI <br />Si -I Cerely, <br />Kate Faherty <br />Terry Tyson <br />;uth Royster <br />AAhated wth <br />Laubacb Literacy Action <br />F•C. O%E t[•Cw pwF US' }a <br />Q9 tT Of LaUbaC1) fJlar arl• In.n...,.......' <br />Y, <br />e <br />United Way <br />