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 Greetings,

 Seneca Reading Council’s 40th anniversary and third general membership meeting is April 15, 2009.  This evening promises to be exciting and informative! This is a wonderful opportunity to network with like-minded educators as you enjoy the buffet dinner provided by Traditions Banquet Hall!

 Mark your calendars and don’t forget to register for the following SRC program:

 Ø     Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - Join us for our 40th Seneca Reading Council anniversary!  What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month!  Andrea Perry is an author and poet.  Andrea loves rhyme and was raised on a steady diet of Dr. Seuss.  She has published in children’s magazines, parents’ magazines, teaching journals, craft books, and poetry anthologies.  Here’s What You Do When You Can’t Find Your Shoe was followed in 2007 with The Snack Smasher, And Other Reasons Why It’s Not My Fault.

 For additional Seneca Reading Council 40th anniversary information, see the enclosed invitation.  Checks should be made payable to Seneca Reading Council at the time you make your reservation.  RSVP by March 27, 2009 by contacting:

                                                Gloria Stevens

                                                110 E. 7th Street

                                                Oil City , PA   16301

                                                rgstevens1@verizon.net

 Here are a few announcements and links to keep you informed:

 Sarah Seaton, our membership coordinator, set up an email address for SRC membership purposes, which is senecamembership@gmail.com

 Seneca Reading Council supports a Shelter Project.  Personal care items are collected and distributed to local shelters.  A box for these items is provided at each meeting.  Seneca Reading Council collects items for Clarion Safe, Jefferson and Venango County shelters.

 Seneca Reading Council supports International Projects. 

 Books for Babies – grants are written to fund this project.  Volunteers are needed to purchase, sort, and distribute books to Venango’s Welcome Every Child and Clarion Hospital .

  Clarion University students organized a book drive for St. Jude’s Hospital in Tennessee .

 Mark your calendars!  Children’s Day at the Cranberry Mall is March 29, 2009.  Volunteers are needed.

 Seneca Reading Council now has its own website http://www.senecareading.org  Please use this site to register for meetings, access forms, and get information about local literacy events and resources. Bookmark this site and use it often. 

 Please plan on joining us for the Seneca Reading Council 40th anniversary meeting.  Bring a friend.  In addition to the informative and interesting program, there’ll be lots of opportunities to meet new friends, reconnect with people you may not have seen for awhile, and to share ideas with colleagues from other schools.

 I’m looking forward to seeing all of you!

 Sincerely,

 Kathleen R. Murphy, President, Seneca Reading Council

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