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Promoting literacy worldwide is the main purpose of our parent organization, the International Reading Association (IRA). Each year, on IRA’s behalf, local IRA councils give a “Celebrate Literacy Award” to an agency, individual program, or organization that has made a significant contribution to the promotion of literacy.
The Orange County Reading Association has given this award to the following agencies, programs, and organizations:
2010-2011 – KidWorks
2009-2010 – Reach Out and Read, Orange County
2009-2010 -Tiger Woods Learning Center
2008-2009 – Tiger Woods Foundation
2008-2009 – University of California, Irvine’s HABLA program
2007-2008 – Anaheim Ducks’ S.C.O.R.E. Program
2006-2007 – Rotary Club of Orange
2005-2006 – Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s Clinic Reading Program
2004-2005 – Libreria Martinez Books & Art Gallery
2003-2004 – The Reading Corners Program
2002-2003 – The Friendly Center
2001 – 2002 – The Jester & Pharley Phund
2000 – 2001 – Rosie’s Garage
1999 – 2000 – South Coast Storytellers Guild
1998 – 1999 – University of California, Irvine & California State University, Fullerton’s America Reads Program
1997 – 1998 – READ OC
1996 – 1997 – Robert Condon, Rolling Readers
1995 – 1996 – Lois Monroe, Time for Kids
1994 – 1995 – Project S.H.U.E. (Safety, Health, Understanding, & Education)
1993 – 1994 – Pam Carlson, Library Stars (Storytimes, Activites, Reaching in Shelters)
1992 – 1993 – Carl Karcher Enterprises
1991 – 1992 – Camp Fire USA, Orange County Council
1990 – 1991 – Ann Robinson, Project HOPE
1989 – 1990 – South Coast Literacy Council
1988 – 1989 – Pizza Hut, Book It Program
1987 – 1988 – Girl Scout Council of Orange County
1986 – 1987
1985 – 1986
1984 – 1985
1983 – 1984
1982 – 1983
1981 – 1982
1980 – 1981
1979 – 1980
1978 – 1979
1977 – 1978
1976 – 1977
1975 – 1976
1974 – 1975
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