Our 3rd Annual Historias de la Vida/Stories of Our Life Gala is set for:
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2011
Time: 7-10 p.m.
Place: The beautiful and historical Shary-Shivers Estate located on North Shary Road in Mission/Sharyland.
This year our featured author is Peter Reynolds, renowned children's author and illustrator from New York who will review his award-winning book The Dot. Gala guests will receive a copy of his book ready for signing.
Other interactive literacy activities will include a book distribution from Scholastic, a fun booth for photo ops, a silent auction featuring youth art, a delicious array of food and desserts, beverages, and awards presentations for the Community Literacy Champion and the My Librarian Rocks award winners.
The gala is made possible by the generosity of our sponsors and partners. A limited number of gala tickets are available for $50.00 per person, For ticket reservations, call me at 956-279-1689.
Tickets will also be available at the next quarterly meeting of the STLC which will be held on Monday, September 19, 2011 at the meeting room of the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All interested individuals and representatives from community-based agencies and organizations are invited to the meeting.
The STLC gala is our primary fundraiser supporting our programming and outreach. As many of your know our featured outreach program is the South Texas Reading Initiative through which we distribute books to help children start or expand their home libraries. Mark you calendar and join us!
