Jimmie and Jane Autry Memorial Golf Tournament
Friday, October 4, 2024
Register your team online at fundraiser.bid/AutryMemorialGolf
A New way to help- using shopraise
Using the ShopRaise App during your regular shopping can benefit the Onslow Literacy Council. Over 1000 stores participate, including many in our area. You shop and OLC gets a percentage. There's no additional cost to you. Just download the mobile or desktop app and shop or buy gift cards for participating retailers.
past events
2023 Earth Day Celebration at Sturgeon City
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Once Upon a Time Gala and Silent Auction
March 11, 2023
Jacksonville Country Club
2023 Gala Photos by Hayley Littleton Photography
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Once Upon A Time Online Auction 2022
Golf Tournament Fundraiser: September 24th, 2021
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Literacy Awareness Walk 2021
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LITERACY IS NOT ALWAYS A WALK IN THE PARK!
October 13th, 2020
https://youtu.be/_d8mpDSD4zA
Walk for Literacy Awareness
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 (Postponed to October 13th)
From 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
@
Recreation & Parks, Jacksonville, NC
We wore yellow and posters and walked in the park. We also collected Unperishable items for the Chews Program of United Way of Onslow. It was a fun event!
See the Facebook Event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2677436075863591
Onslow Literacy Council pieces together words and every day struggle for people struggling to read
The council held its awareness walk at Jacksonville Commons Park Tuesday.
By Liam Collins
Published: Oct. 13, 2020 at 7:25 PM EDTJACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The Onslow Literacy Council is trying to help to piece words and sentences together through awareness and volunteerism.
The council held its literacy awareness walk Tuesday evening to shed light on the 18% of people in the county who can’t read or write.
“We try to give them confidence, self-reliance,” said Council Chair Mini Mittal. “That’s the first thing actually we have to do working with them. Give them confidence that, yes they can do it.”
About 36 million Americans, or about 11%, cannot read or write above a third-grade reading level, according to the council. That’s much lower than the about 20% of people in Eastern North Carolina who can read or write about the same.
“After a while, they go back into a shell and get to a point where they don’t want talk to anybody,” said Literacy Council President Curtis Hildt.
It’s a problem the council is trying to solve, especially with a crucial election just three weeks away.
“They can’t read the ballot, and they can’t research the candidates because they can’t read it,” said Hildt. “So, what they have to do they have to find someone, whether they have their views or not, that just says vote for this person or goes in there to help them out. So, it’s frustrating. They can become better citizens. And they feel more fulfilled if they can read. Things that you and I take for granted, it’s a major challenge to them.”
The council tutors about 25 adults who either can’t read for education reasons or because English is their second language.
“They can’t read their prescriptions, can’t read a card that has been lovingly sent by their own grandchild,” said Mittal.
And with an increasingly technological world, they’ll continue to fall more and more behind.
“Computer skills is becoming an illiteracy,” said Hildt. “As society develops, we’ll get a lot more illiteracy skills, and these people can’t keep up.”
The walk took place in Jacksonville Commons Park from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
If you’re interested in volunteering as a tutor, visit the council’s website here.
Copyright 2020 WITN. All rights reserved.
Once Upon A Time
7th Annual Gala
Held on 7th March, 2020 @ Infant of Prague! 6-9 pm
Was catered by Marrakesh & Lilliana's.
We had silent auction & entertainment by Back Porch Gut Bucket Band
People were encouraged to dress up as their favorite story book character for a chance to win the People's Choice award!!!
7th Annual Gala
Held on 7th March, 2020 @ Infant of Prague! 6-9 pm
Was catered by Marrakesh & Lilliana's.
We had silent auction & entertainment by Back Porch Gut Bucket Band
People were encouraged to dress up as their favorite story book character for a chance to win the People's Choice award!!!
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10 Year Anniversary celebrations, nov 16th, 2019
10 Year Anniversary Celebrations held on
November 16th, 2019
4:00 - 7:00 pm
@ Jacksonville Country Club NC 2201 Country Club Rd, Jacksonville, North Carolina 28546
was a great success!
You can also check out the Power point:
10 Year Anniversary.pptx
November 16th, 2019
4:00 - 7:00 pm
@ Jacksonville Country Club NC 2201 Country Club Rd, Jacksonville, North Carolina 28546
was a great success!
You can also check out the Power point:
10 Year Anniversary.pptx
tales from arabian nights, 6th annual gala
Held the 6th Annual Charity Gala, Tales From Arabian Nights in March, 2019. It had to be moved from September, 2018 to March 2019 due to Hurricane Florence. More pictures at: The Daily News
https://www.jdnews.com/photo…/…/20190309/NEWS/309009975/PH/1
https://www.jdnews.com/photo…/…/20190309/NEWS/309009975/PH/1
January 2019- Partnership with Pine Valley United Methodist Church. We trained tutors and began ESOL tutoring at PVUMC on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Those are the days when Coastal Carolina Community College also comes there to teach an ESOL class.
Collection of books & distribution for Hurricane relief September- December 2018