Dear Colleagues, The National Coalition for Literacy is seeking nominations for its annual Literacy Leadership Awards. These awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to improving adult literacy in the United States. Award recipients have demonstrated a deep and sustained individual or corporate commitment by supporting literacy continuously across the lifespan on the local, state, and national level. Nominees may be public policy advocates or policy makers, elected officials, program administrators, instructors (paid or volunteer), financial supporters, business leaders, partners, or students. Federal agencies and private sector programs are also eligible, as are state and local initiatives that have received notable national attention or been widely recognized as models for the field. For information on previous award recipients, visit national-coalition-literacy.org/literacy-leadership-awards/ Nomination forms (see attachment) are due by September 8 (International Literacy Day) to Deborah Kennedy: deborah.kennedy@key-words.us. Award winners will be notified by September 15, and the awards event will be held on Capitol Hill during the first week of October 2017. This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize the support that policymakers and elected officials have given to adult education, as well as the outstanding work that individuals and organizations are doing in the field. I welcome your questions, and look forward to receiving your nominations. Cordially, Deborah Deborah Kennedy Senior Consultant / Owner, Key Words President, National Coalition for Literacy office: 202-364-1964 (September-May) office: 603-293-2402 (June-August) mobile: 202-363-3684 www.key-words.us www.national-coalition-literacy.org