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The Fellowship of Literacy Providers
The Fellowship of Literacy Providers is a group of Rotarians,
from around the world, who are interested in sharing ideas,
information and techniques for improving literacy.
The idea for the Fellowship was developed by PDG Harold C. (Hal)
Shipley of Rotary International District 5180 which covers much
of the Sacramento Valley of California, USA. Hal had been the
District Chairman of the Literacy Committee since 1998 and was
very interested in finding ways to improve the literacy level in
his district.
Hal contacted several like-minded District Governors and Past
District Governors from around the world and in 2004 applied to
the Board of Directors of Rotary International for approval of
the Fellowship and the approval was granted in November 2004.
The Fellowship started with 18 members from five different
countries and three different states. During the 2005
International Convention in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Hal set up a
Literacy Booth in the House of Friendship and was able to
increase the size of the Fellowship to 139 members from 34
different countries and 35 different states. The Fellowship
also has members from 137 different Rotary Clubs and 93
different Rotary Districts.
The Fellowship maintains its own web site at
www.literacyproviders.org and publishes a quarterly
newsletter which is posted on the web site.
The Founding Officers of the Fellowship, who served for 3 years,
were:
Chairman: PDG Harold C. (Hal) Shipley,
District 5180 –USA
Chairman Elect: PRID P.C. Thomas, District 3200 –
INDIA
Chairman Nominee: PDG Werner Schwarz, District 5160 – USA
Director: PDG Henrique Pinto, District
1970 – PORTUGAL
Director: PDG Harold Sharp, District 9680
– AUSTRALIA
Director: PDG Michael Dunne, District 1240
– ENGLAND
The Current Officers, taking Office July 1, 2007 are:
Chairman: PRID P.C. Thomas, District 3200 –
INDIA
Chairman Elect: PDG Werner Schwarz, District 5160 –
USA
Chairman Nominee: PDG Henrique Pinto, District 1970 –
PORTUGAL
Director: PDG Harold Sharp, District 9680
– AUSTRALIA
Director: PDG Michael Dunne, District 1240
– ENGLAND
Director: PDG Harold C. (Hal) Shipley,
District 5180 - USA
Also see the work of the
USA Dictionary Project and the
Humanitarian
Services Action Group
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