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Every March, the Adult Reading Center holds the Red Hat Literacy Luncheon, an event that celebrates the community's enthusiasm in developing better reading skills. Guest speakers and a remarkable lunch help make the luncheon a success. All you need to do to be a part of this marvelous event is make a donation! View the different levels of sponsorship to decide which one best fits you and see who contributed to our latest Red Hat Literacy Luncheon.

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The 9th Annual Red Hat Literacy Luncheon will be held on Thursday, March 22th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2320 Hatfield Road, Pearland. Doors open and silent auction begins at 10:30. Tickets are $40 for general seating and $65 for Literacy Patrons (preferred seating) and will go on sale at 9:00 am on March 1st. Featured speaker will be Jana Mullins. Returning as Mistress of Ceremonies is ABC Channel 13 anchor Elissa Rivas.

Sponsorships are still available. Call Kara Burke or K'Nicole Ogg at 281.485.1000.

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Jana Mullins was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Rye, New York. She holds a BS in Business Marketing Management from Barry University in Miami, an a MS in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. As a single mother of three grown children Jana knows the joys and challenges of being a single parent and has special interest in mentoring teen girls and assisting young, single mothers. Jana is the Program Officer with Rockwell Fund, Inc., a private nonprofit foundation in Houston. Her work with Rockwell Fund and over 35 years of volunteer experience with her church, schools, and numerous nonprofit organizations has resulted in a lifelong commitment to supporting the strengthening individuals and families. Experiencing life to fullest and her love for adventure has also led her to running eight marathons, climbing Mount Whitney, hiking the Grand Canyon, parachute jumping, biking from Houston to Austin, becoming a clown, and more recently hot air ballooning over Napa Valley. Jana treasures time together with her family and currently lives in Houston, TX. To connect with Jana visit her website at www.foropenhands.org.

Looking for some good books? A Wine & Cheese Preview Night at Hilton Garden Inn located at 12101 Shadow Creek Ranch Pkwy, Pearland from 5:00 to 8:30 pm on Friday, September 23rd, offers book lovers a first look at over 20,000 books available for purchase at the 13th Annual Used Book Sale benefiting the Adult Reading Center. Tickets for this event are $10 and may be purchased at the Center, 2246 N. Washington Avenue, Pearland. 

This preview event gives avid readers and collectors first choice of a wide variety of new and gently used books including children’s books, current edition hardbacks (both fiction and non-fiction), biographies, and paperbacks. Sponsors for the Preview Night to be announced but include Hilton Garden Inn.

The book sale will be open to the public on Saturday, September 24th, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Saturday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, books can be purchased by the bag at $5 per bag. All proceeds from this event are used to provide free tutoring to adults with low English literacy skills. For more information, call 281-485-1000.    

The golf tournament will be held October 28, 2011, at the Club at Country Place, 3123 Flower Field Lane in Pearland. Sponsorships are now available.

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