LAPSITS FOR EARLY LITERACY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
GREENVILLE, June and July 2009—To attend a New Volunteer Orientation, day or evening session, call 250-8868.
Lapsits is seeking volunteers for a variety of purposes.
Storytime Assistants are needed to read and help with craft activities for some weekdays and every Saturday at the Lapsits Build A Future Reader Program at the Children’s Early Reading Center at McAlister Square and community outreach sites. Bilingual Hispanic and English speaking volunteers are sought.
Additionally, Bilingual Spanish speakers are wanted as translators and team members for one-time community outreach events to tell parents with young children about Lapsits programs and activities. Fundraising Team Members are sought to plan upcoming fun events.
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The 2008 Michelin Pro-Am Charity golf tournament raised $108,000 for six charities in Greenville County. The tournament, held on Oct. 20, 2008, was hosted by Michelin for its suppliers from across the country and around the world.
“Michelin’s commitment to the Greenville community comes from our core value of respect for people,” said Herb Johnson, director of Community Relations, Michelin North America. “Our suppliers understand and support this commitment, which allows this tournament to support organizations that are making a significant impact on the children and youth in our community.”
Herb Johnson awarded Lapsits Executive Director Dr. Sara Mansbach and Board Member Carolyn Beckie a check for $18,000.
Mansbach indicated that a portion of the funds would be used to underwrite book expenses with the group’s upcoming Early Language Fun with the Cat in the Hat on March 7 th and that other funds would be directed towards Hispanic workshops held on Saturdays in the new Reading Center at McAlister Square.
