The Literacy Project

Tomorrow we gather under the stars to support The Literacy Project and Savor 2024.

Your presence and donations helps provide our reading program to struggling students. Your generous contributions are making their dreams come true…

Thank you!

Celebrating the visionary behind The Literacy Project, Sue Grant. Recognized as one of Modern Luxury’s Dynamic Women 2024.

“Sue Grant, the founder and volunteer CEO of the Orange County nonprofit The Literacy Project, is passionate about giving back to her community. Determined to resolve the growing illiteracy rate among America’s you, she founded The Literacy Project to help bridge the gap.”

We hope to see you at The Literacy Project’s upcoming fundraiser, SAVOR Newport Beach 2024, this Friday, September 13. Click the link in our stories to purchase your ticket or donate!

Thank you to our Literary Visionaries and Presenting Sponsors, One Root and Citadel! We are so grateful for your support!

Join us this Friday, September 13 at 5p at our Savor event for a special evening under the stars.

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A special thank you to Nick Clemence of European Collectibles for organizing our luxury car show.

Excited for each of you to experience at our Savor event this Friday!

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A sincere pleasure to announce Cindy Culpepper is one of this year’s honorees!

We are thrilled to celebrate with each of you next week at Savor.

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It’s a joy to announce Barclay Butera as one of this year’s honorees!

We are one week away from our Savor event, a beautiful celebration under the stars.

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Excited to announce as one of our honorees! Please join us in celebrating at our Savor event next week.

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We are thrilled to share and celebrate two of our incredible honorees, Anne & John Wortmann.

The Wortmann’s will be honored at our Savor event next week!

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Last Call…

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o I am so humbled by Newport Beach Living Magazine and their generous feature on The Literacy Project entitled “Impacting Change Through Philanthropy.” Alongside the most incredible women I am blessed to call friends, Kerry Herbert, Gina Jaha and Monette Zotovich we were able to share our hearts and vision in this candid article. My sincerest thank you to Kym Whitney for choosing to shine the spotlight on The Literacy Project as we approach SAVOR 2024, happening next month!

🎉📚 Celebrating Success at Patrick Henry Elementary! 📚🎉

What a special graduation for 11 bright young minds from our Literacy Project at Patrick Henry Elementary in Anaheim!

A standout star of this graduation is Sofia, whose reading skills have soared by an astonishing 40.88%! 🚀 Sofia's dedication and resilience are truly awe-inspiring, and her journey fills us with immense pride.

But what truly warms our hearts is the gratitude expressed by the parents we had the privilege of meeting. Their heartfelt appreciation for the positive impact our program has had on their children's lives is a powerful reminder of the meaningful difference we can make when we come together to support education.

A heartfelt thank you to our Master teacher, Anna Luna, whose passion has transformed lives and made this graduation extra special for all of us.

Congratulations to the graduates, families, and everyone involved in this incredible journey towards literacy! Your achievements fill us with pride and hope for a brighter future. Here's to many more success stories!

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It was truly heartwarming to witness the joy and pride as we honored the graduation of the children from the Literacy Project at Cesar Chavez School in Coachella.

I am profoundly grateful to Mrs. Eleanor Mitchell for her boundless dedication and selfless commitment. Her tireless efforts have not only empowered these young learners but have also planted the seeds of a lifelong love for reading within them.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to Brianna Uhlhorn and the Anderson Foundation for standing beside us in this noble cause. Your generous contributions have truly made a difference, offering hope and opportunity to many children in need.

Together, we are not just teaching children to read; we are opening doors to endless possibilities and brighter futures. Let's continue to spread the gift of literacy and education.

The Literacy Project Staff,

Having this program afterschool has been a great success and we would like to continue next school year. Yesterday, at Open House, parents came up to Anna to thank her for helping with their students' reading.

Dr. Tony Beeson
Principal
Patrick Henry Elementary School
Office: (714) 517-8914
Extension: 1596
Mobile: (714) 612-6247

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📚Thank you Sue Grant for sharing the information about the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books! Today, I took my daughter to the festival at the University of Southern California and we had an amazing time. It was heartwarming to see my daughter's love of reading, and the festival provided a great way to celebrate our shared interest.

📚The festival had a multitude of book stalls and art, along with some inspiring speakers and delicious food trucks. We had a blast exploring and immersing ourselves in the literary world.

📚Overall, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books was an incredible experience and a must-visit for book lovers.

State educators chime in on the nation’s — and Utah’s — lagging literacy rates.

During the 2022-23 school year, less than half of Utah students in grades 1-3 were reading at their expected grade level, according to a report from the Utah State Board of Education. Following such reports, educators and parents across the state have begun to express concern.

Utah isn’t alone in its struggles with early literacy rates. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 66% of students in grades 1-3 nationwide are also not meeting the reading level for their grade.

Read more in the article here: https://www.globeslcc.com/2024/01/26/utah-education-early-reading-literacy-rates/

LOOK AT THESE SMILING FACES! THE LITERACY PROJECT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Still on a high from being able to share my insights on "The Power of Giving Back" panel at the LA Times’ OC Inspirational Women’s Luncheon. Sona Shah and Sue Parks were brilliant minds to be on stage with. Grateful to have had this wonderful opportunity in honor of The Literacy Project!

o The Literacy Project is working diligently on selecting our 2024 honorees who will be celebrated for their contributions to the Newport Beach community at SAVOR, September 13th. Stay tuned for special announcements as we get closer to revealing the full details for this year’s inspiring event!

o This article from USA Today shows the areas in the US where illiteracy is at its highest and breaks down some key data to help us understand the factors that are impacting the various areas. Knowledge is power and the more we know the more we can devise the right strategies to create sustainable impact for our youth.

1 in 5 Americans have low-literacy skills: These charts explain reading levels in the US The youth literacy rate has been steadily increasing since 1975, UNESCO data shows but women worldwide and US Southerners are still lagging.

Our 2024 board of director’s meeting last week represented our 15th anniversary of The Literacy Project! I cannot believe that time has flown by so fast, and it seems like yesterday that hosted our first school program in Orange County. We thank Boys & Girls Clubs, William Lyon School at Orangewood, Project Hope, and Anaheim Achieves for being the collaborations that helped launch The Literacy Project!

Some 10,500 new readers later, we are very proud of every aspect of our agency and are grateful to our village of passionate supporters who made it happen! Here are some impressive statistics to share with you. We have served over 10,500 kids with a “free” reading program that not only improved reading skills up to grade level but also increased self-confidence by 85.6%. We raised in excess of $5 million dollars to support our education system. We promoted family literacy and donated $1.9 million of “The New Phonics Game” reading product to our graduates. With the help of Disney Resort and other various publishers, we donated new books to every student to build home libraries.

We are just getting our stride! With a powerful and influential board like ours, the sky is the limit and our energy and focus promise an exciting path ahead of us.

Thank you to everyone who has helped make this happen! There are many ways to save the life of a child, the gift of literacy is one of them!

Starting the week off with a special note of gratitude…

Thank you to Fearless Women, my Bible Study support group of passionate women, who donated $2334 to help The Literacy Project produced future readers and learners. They hosted a high tea in honor of Donna Schuller’s new book, Fearless Women, and generously selected TLP as the beneficiary. Thank you Mindy and Glenn Stearns for hosting an incredible event in their sprawling mansion previously owned by author Dean Koontz himself!!! Hats off to committee members Gina Jaha, Donna Schuller, Georgeanna Ireland, Mindy Stearns, Lori Koppel, Mary Olds, Michelle Highberg, Mindy Wood and Ramona Case.

Blast to 2023 and my gratitude! Thank you Newport Beach Magazine for this incredible article! My heart soars in being able to share our story!

My 24 Hours in Newport: Sue Grant - Newport Beach Magazine Sue Grant, founder of The Literacy Project, shares what she loves about life on Lido Isle and setting kids up for success through reading.

This tells our story….thank you!♥️

Laura and Literacy Project,

Thank you for making reading fun! You've taken the boring out of redundancy by making repetition a game. Working with reading literacy gave my son tools to work through his reading frustrations by creating understanding in a fun social environment. We enjoy the game that the program gave our son and have played it with siblings and cousins.
Thanks again, and well wishes with helping other children discover the joys of reading.

M.L. (Parent and Teacher)

We are still filled with gratitude.

We are so grateful for the amazing turnout for Savor 2023 ! Your support fuels literacy and bright futures for children. 📚💖

Thank you to this incredible Savor 2023 committee! We rocked it!

Last call to donate! 🎈
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