FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 13, 2005

CONTACT: Daniel P. Finney, (515) 271-2833 or Daniel.Finney@drake.edu

LEARNING TO READ ONE STEP AT A TIME

To raise awareness and funds, the Drake Adult Literacy Center will conduct a "Support the Right to Read Walk for Adult Literacy" in the Drake Neighborhood on Wednesday, June 22.

The walk will start at 5 p.m. at the Drake Neighborhood Farmers' Market in the parking lot of First Christian Church at 25th Street and University Avenue, then wind through the Drake Neighborhood, ending at the Farmers' Market. In conjunction with the walk, free books will be distributed to children at the market that day. The market is open from 4 to 7 p.m. each Wednesday through September.

"We are fortunate that the Drake School of Education donates all our overhead expenses, but the center relies solely on donations and grants for daily operating and instructional expenses. We need to continue to raise funds to keep the Drake Adult Literacy Center going," said Anne Murr, director of the center, which serves approximately 70 clients.

In addition to funds, the center is seeking additional volunteer tutors to serve the people on its waiting list. For more information about the center or the next awareness walk, contact Murr at x3982 or anne.murr@drake.edu

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