Marion County Literacy Council, Inc.
The Marion County Literacy Council enriches quality of life for adults in Ocala and Marion County by
Our Staff:
Yamila Acosta, Director of Programs and Services
Shelly Pena, Program Coordinator
Our Board:
R.J. Jenkins - President, Acting Executive Director, Columbia University
Billy Gilchrist - Vice President, HDG Hotels
Ken Boggs - Treasurer, First Federal Bank of Florida
Adam Woods - Secretary, F&M Bank & Trust
Sarah Bland - City of Ocala
Katy Burton - Marion County
Ashley Dowler - Advent Heal
05/31/2024
Just a little reminder. 🥰 Happy Friday from all of us here at the Literacy Council!
05/15/2024
Each and every year, a group of servant-hearted community leaders steps up and volunteers to help raise critical funds for the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. as part of our annual Kiss the Horse fundraiser! Meet this year’s extraordinary candidates and consider supporting one (or more!) of them in their quests to Kiss the Horse! 💋🐴
Kiss The Horse 2024 Candidates - Marion Literacy Council Alan Keesee serves as Chief Executive Officer of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, which includes responsibility for the HCA Florida West Marion Hospital campus.
03/30/2024
We are here at the Beer and Wine Festival. Come out and support this cool event that benefits three amazing non profits, the Kimberly’s Center, Interfaith Emergency and yours truly the Marion County Literacy Council.
Good morning, world! The Literacy Council will be closed today. If you need our help, please feel free to email our Executive Director, Yamila Acosta, at [email protected]!
02/02/2024
Good morning, world! Unfortunately, our phones aren’t feeling very well today, and so we are currently unable to make or receive phone calls from our downtown campus. If you would like to get in touch with us today, email will be the best way. Thank you for your understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
09/20/2023
We are so lucky to have the community we have ❤️
Community Selfie Social Media Challenge at 2PM:
1.Take a FUN selfie holding your favorite Nonprofit logo. Photo can be taken any time before this challenge and posted to Facebook between 2pm and 3pm on 9/20. Open to all members of the community.
2.Tag your favorite Nonprofit
3.Tag Community Foundation for Ocala/Marion
4. Use
All submissions with all the above requirements met will be submitted to a random drawing to pick a winner. Winner's photo will be posted to the Community Foundation page between 3:30 and 4:00pm.
09/20/2023
We are SO blessed✨❤️
6PM Power Hour
$1000 goes to the Large nonprofit organization with the most donors from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on September 20th.
Please visit www.give4marion.org to donate
This Power Hour is proudly sponsored by Florida Credit Union
09/20/2023
Today’s 🌭Wiener Wednesday🌭 at Big Hammock Brewery & Bites has been dedicated to the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc.! Every time you purchase today’s specialty wiener - created by our very own Yamila Acosta! - Jason Delaney makes a donation to the Council’s campaign! Win, win, win, win, win!
09/20/2023
Here we have students, staff and agency partners supporting and enjoying the Wednesday wiener!!!!
09/20/2023
A big thank you to Big Hammock for always supporting the Literacy Council! Go and get your Yamila’s wiener and support a great cause.
09/20/2023
Not all coffee is created equal! 🤩 Thank you to Matt Larmoyeux, Robert Phillip Loveland, and the entire team at District Bar & Kitchen for your support of the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. during !
What a wonderful way to start our morning!
Thank you to Neighborhood Storage and everyone who stayed up to support us ❤️
09/20/2023
✨❤️✨❤️✨❤️✨ thank you 🙏
Give4Marion is happening ✨NOW✨ and the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. is partnering up with some huge-hearted local businesses again this year so that when you give from your heart 🥰 you get for your tummy! 😋
During Give4Marion today and tomorrow, the generous folks over at The Tipsy Skipper are running the following deals when you scan our QR code in store and donate to the Literacy Council! 🤩
💥Half of all sales of Tipsy’s special “Moby Dick Punch” 😂 will be donated to the Council.
💥Free chips and Skipper Salsa for anyone who scans the Literacy Council QR code in store and donates today until close or tomorrow until 7pm.
💥💥💥During the times listed above, anyone who donates $50 or more to the Literacy Council will receive a free flask! 🥰
🎉HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!🎉
Thank you to all of our Giving Hub locations for helping us !
Thank you so much ❤️
09/19/2023
Give4Marion is happening ✨NOW✨ and the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. is partnering up with some huge-hearted local businesses again this year so that when you give from your heart 🥰 you get for your tummy! 😋
During Give4Marion today and tomorrow, the generous folks over at are running the following deals when you scan our QR code in store and donate to the Literacy Council! 🤩
💥Half of all sales of Tipsy’s special “Moby Dick Punch” 😂 will be donated to the Council.
💥Free chips and Skipper Salsa for anyone who scans the Literacy Council QR code in store and donates today until close or tomorrow until 7pm.
💥💥💥During the times listed above, anyone who donates $50 or more to the Literacy Council will receive a free flask! 🥰
🎉HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!🎉
Thank you to all of our Giving Hub locations for helping us !
09/19/2023
Give4Marion is happening ✨NOW✨ and the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. is partnering up with some huge-hearted local businesses again this year so that when you give from your heart 🥰 you get for your tummy! 😋
During Give4Marion today and tomorrow, the generous folks over at The Tipsy Skipper are running the following deals when you scan our QR code in store and donate to the Literacy Council! 🤩
💥Half of all sales of Tipsy’s special “Moby Dick Punch” 😂 will be donated to the Council.
💥Free chips and Skipper Salsa for anyone who scans the Literacy Council QR code in store and donates today until close or tomorrow until 7pm.
💥💥💥During the times listed above, anyone who donates $50 or more to the Literacy Council will receive a free flask! 🥰
🎉HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!🎉
Thank you to all of our Giving Hub locations for helping us !
09/19/2023
Do you remember Cheyanne? The young single mama who was working so hard to pass the math portion of her GED? Well guess what?
🎉SHE DID IT!!!🎉
At the Marion County Literacy Council, this is what we do. If you’d like to support this work, please consider making a small donation today (Tuesday) or tomorrow (Wednesday) using this Give4Marion link:
https://www.give4marion.org/organizations/marion-county-literacy-council-inc
We’re aiming for 462 unique donors this year - exactly one more than last year. 🥰
09/19/2023
Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. team picture (minus our amazing Yamila Acosta 😭). We are a small team, but we are MIGHTY! 💪🏼
Help us reach our goal of 462 unique donors during this year’s Give4Marion here - https://www.give4marion.org/organizations/marion-county-literacy-council-inc
Community Foundation Ocala Marion County
09/19/2023
🚨Give4Marion is TODAY!🚨
We have teamed with the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. again this year so that when you give from your heart 🥰 you get for your tummy! 😋
During Give4Marion Today and Wednesday we are running the following deals when you scan the QR code in our spot and donate to the Literacy Council! 🤩
💥25% off check for anyone who scans the Literacy Council QR code in store and donates 2pm-close on Tues 9/19.
💥25% off check for anyone who scans the Literacy Council QR code in store and donates 2pm-7pm on Wed 9/20.
💥💥💥During the times listed above, anyone who donates $50 or more to the Literacy Council will receive a choice from Mutiny’s “Munchies” (excludes nachos) and two (2) draft beers on us!
To Top it all off, Johnny Gibbs will be here tonight from 10pm-Midnight rocking the house! So come have some fun, jam out and give to a great cause!
We are proud to take part in this event each year and help give back to our community!
Thank you to the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. for the amazing work they do and a big thanks to RJ Jenkins for his stewardship and hard work for not just the Literacy Council, but for non-profits in our community as a whole!
Also a big thanks to ALL of the generous local businesses who are serving as Giving Hubs for us this year!
The Juniper General Store
Big Hammock Brewery & Bites
Charlie Horse - Ocala
The Black Sheep on Broadway
The Tipsy Skipper
District Bar & Kitchen
The Lodge Ocala
Cantina Tex-Mex & Tequila - Ocala
09/18/2023
Tomorrow (Tuesday) night, 10pm - midnight, Johnny Gibbs has agreed to play a Give4Marion concert at Mutiny Ocala benefiting the Marion County Literacy Council Come out and support an awesome local musician supporting an awesome local nonprofit. 🥰 And remember, when you donate to the Literacy Council at the event, you get discounts on your bar tab. Win, win, win, win, win!!! 🤩
09/18/2023
🚨Give4Marion is tomorrow, friends!🚨 And the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. is partnering up with some huge-hearted local businesses again this year so that when you give from your heart 🥰 you get for your tummy! 😋
During Give4Marion tomorrow and Wednesday the generous folks over at are running the following deals when you scan our QR code in store and donate to the Literacy Council! 🤩
💥25% off check for anyone who scans the Literacy Council QR code in store and donates 2pm-close on Tues 9/19.
💥25% off check for anyone who scans the Literacy Council QR code in store and donates 2pm-7pm on Wed 9/20.
💥💥💥During the times listed above, anyone who donates $50 or more to the Literacy Council will receive a choice from Mutiny’s “Munchies” (excludes nachos) and two (2) draft beers on us!
🎉HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!🎉
Thank you to 💜ALL💜 of the generous local businesses who are serving as Giving Hubs for us this year!
09/18/2023
🚨Give4Marion is tomorrow, friends!🚨 And the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. is partnering up with some huge-hearted local businesses again this year so that when you give from your heart 🥰 you get for your tummy! 😋
During Give4Marion tomorrow and Wednesday the generous folks over at Mutiny Ocala are running the following deals when you scan our QR code in store and donate to the Literacy Council! 🤩
💥25% off check for anyone who scans the Literacy Council QR code in store and donates 2pm-close on Tues 9/19.
💥25% off check for anyone who scans the Literacy Council QR code in store and donates 2pm-7pm on Wed 9/20.
💥💥💥During the times listed above, anyone who donates $50 or more to the Literacy Council will receive a choice from Mutiny’s “Munchies” (excludes nachos) and two (2) draft beers on us!
🎉HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!🎉
Thank you to 💜ALL💜 of the generous local businesses who are serving as Giving Hubs for us this year!
The Juniper General Store
Big Hammock Brewery & Bites
Charlie Horse - Ocala
The Black Sheep on Broadway
The Tipsy Skipper
District Bar & Kitchen
The Lodge Ocala
Cantina Tex-Mex & Tequila - Ocala
09/18/2023
🚨🚨🚨Hello, everyone! Unfortunately, we are having some IT issues here at the Council, so if you receive an email from Yamila with attachments, please do not open or download them.
We will let you all know when this issue has been resolved.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
09/15/2023
🚨Give4Marion is next week, friends!🚨 And the Marion County Literacy Council, Inc. is partnering up with some huge-hearted local businesses again this year so that when you give from your heart 🥰 you get for your tummy! 😋
During Give4Marion - from 11am on Tuesday, September 19th until 7pm on Wednesday, September 20th - the generous folks over at Black Sheep on Broadway will gift you a ✨FREE APPETIZER✨ when you scan our QR code in store and donate to the Literacy Council! 🤩
🎉HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!🎉
Thank you to 💜ALL💜 of the generous local businesses who are serving as Giving Hubs for us this year!
The Juniper General Store
Big Hammock Brewery & Bites
Charlie Horse - Ocala
Mutiny Ocala
The Tipsy Skipper
District Bar & Kitchen
The Lodge Ocala
Cantina Tex-Mex & Tequila - Ocala
09/04/2023
12/25/2022
We hope you are all having the coziest Christmas 🎄🤍☃️
12/19/2022
✨Friendly reminder✨
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ❤️
12/15/2022
It’s been a fun-filled morning at the literacy council! Our Amazing ESOL tutors planned a Christmas party for their students!
✨❤️Thank you Jon and Marybeth❤️✨
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