BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– Better Basics, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit United Way agency dedicated to improving literacy through school-day, after school, and summer learning programs, offers a better way to spend Valentine’s Day with the Love for Literacy event. The event will be held on February 14, at Bridge Street Gallery at 213 Richard Arrington, Junior Boulevard South from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Schaeffer Eye Center is the presenting sponsor of the romantic event which features dinner, drinks, and dancing. There will also be a silent auction where the attendees can find wonderful gifts to give to their Valentines.
Tickets for the celebration event are $75 each. You may purchase tickets through the website, www.betterbasics.org. For questions, please email
sblank@betterbasics.org or call 205- 944-2928.
The proceeds from the Love for Literacy event will support Better Basics’ full range of literacy programs in area public schools. Last year, Better Basics served more than 25,000 students and gave away almost 45,000 books to children who might not otherwise have books in their homes.
“Better Basics is honored to have the support of people who are truly concerned about furthering literacy in our community,” said Karen Kapp, Executive Director of Better Basics. “By helping children develop a life-long love of reading, we truly can increase the high school graduation rate in Alabama, create a well-educated workforce, and decrease both the number of inmates in Alabama prisons and the number of welfare recipients,” said Kapp.
