Berlin Business to Donate Proceeds to Literacy Volunteers

BERLIN, CT — Good Cause Gifts, located at 384 Main Street in Berlin, will host a Holiday Shopping Extravaganza to benefit the Literacy Volunteers of Central CT (LVCC) on Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Good Cause Gifts is a retail store featuring fine gifts, accessories, and unique artisan merchandise, including jewelry, handbags, scarves, children’s toys, and women’s clothing.

A portion of the proceeds from sales during the event time will go directly to LVCC, and light refreshments will be served.

Founded in 1978, LVCC provides small group and one-on-one literacy tutoring to over 400 adults in the communities of New Britain, Middletown, Bristol, Berlin, Burlington, Cromwell, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Haddam, Kensington, Marlborough, Middlefield, Plainville, Portland, and Southington. Tutors are all volunteers and receive high-quality training, free of charge, before becoming a Literacy Volunteer.

In addition to the adult literacy program, LVCC founded the Central CT Family Literacy Center, which provides educational programs to low-literate mothers with children under the age of 8 who need to learn English to support their children’s success in school or to help them earn their GED. The center provides childcare for approximately 20 children while mothers are in class.

For more information on the event, or how to support Literacy Volunteers of Central CT, please call 860-229-7323 or visit www.literacycentral.org.

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