By Noelle Matthews
615-406-3674
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 2013
Likes Lead to Literacy
Grace Place and Collier County Have Teamed Up to Help Naples Youth
Naples, FL (May 21,
2013) – Grace Place and Collier County have just announced plans to implement
their new “Likes for Literacy” program in
Naples, Florida. The program will utilize Facebook to further their
educational mission to youths in the area.
Collier County has agreed to volunteer 15 minutes of staff time for
every “like” Grace Place receives on Facebook during the month of June. “It’s incredible,” says Barbara Evans, Grace
Place’s Director of Development, “I cannot express how grateful I am to Collier
County and those who are helping us. We have taught life skills to over
800 children and their families and now, with Collier County on board, we
believe that number will only continue to grow.” Collier
County has agreed to give staff one week of paid leave from June 2013-June 2014
to fulfill their agreement with Grace Place.
Both Grace Place and Collier County
encourage the community to get involved. Mayor John Sorey has set the precedent
by promising to be the first like during the month of June. “Children are
leaders of the future, but they need the proper tools in order to be
successful. Grace Place has proven that they are successful in this endeavor,
and I encourage Naples Residents to show their support by liking them on Facebook.
Grace
Place is a faith-based, nonprofit neighborhood educational center teaching
literacy, language and life skills to at-risk children and impoverished
families in Golden Gate city. For more information, please contact the Director
of Development, Barbara Evans, at 239-455-2707. Please visit and like the Grace
Place Facebook at www.facebook.com/GracePlaceNaples.
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