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  4How can I get involved?

You can tutor: one-to-one, small group, computer lab and/or conversation partner.  For more information click here or contact our Program Coordinator.

You can volunteer for any one of our outreach or fundraising events listed above.  For more information or to volunteer, contact the Development Director.

If these activities are not for you, you can support the work of our volunteers
through our Annual Fund Campaign.  If everyone contributes a little, we can
accomplish a lot!  To join the fight, please contact the Development Director.

When planning your estate, consider a gift to SCOLA that not only might lessen your tax burden, but also keep SCOLA's work going.  

For more information on planned giving, click here. 

For more information on SCOLA's planned giving program, The Blue Ribbon Society, click here.

 

  4How can my company get involved?

Corporate sponsorships and company ads are welcome. 
For additional information, please contact the Development Director. 
 

Events available for Sponsorship:

• Chocoholic Frolic

• End of Year Event

• Volunteer Recognition

• Literacy Awareness Week

• Scrabble Evening

          

 

 

                The Blue Ribbon Society

 

Introduction

The generous support of caring individuals has always been vital to the success of SCOLA.  Since 1979, thousands of adults living in Lackawanna County have benefited from the literacy skills they have acquired through SCOLA as a result of this generosity.

SCOLA's growth is the benchmark of the success and quality of its programs.  In recent years the need for literacy services has continued to increase.  We want to ensure that the ability to improve one's lot in life continues to be available.

In recent years several people have named SCOLA as a beneficiary in their estate plans.  People who make such planned gifts are insuring that the support they provided SCOLA during their lifetime will continue after they are gone.  Such gifts are invested and used for the long-term benefit of SCOLA in accordance with the wishes of the donor.

Purpose

The Blue Ribbon Society of SCOLA Volunteers for Literacy was established in 2001 for the purpose of emphasizing planned gifts as a means of building a strong financial basis to insure the future of SCOLA programs.  It enables those interested in SCOLA to consider alternative methods of giving and recognizes in a meaningful way those who qualify for membership.

Membership Qualification

To become a member of The Blue Ribbon Society of SCOLA, individuals or couples must qualify under one or more of the following criteria:

1. Provide for a charitable bequest in their will or living trust agreement.

2. Enter into a pooled fund agreement, charitable trust arrangement or other irrevocable life-income plan.

3. Name SCOLA as the full or partial beneficiary of a life insurance policy, pension plan or IRA, certificate of deposit, savings account or similar fund.

4. Make lifetime outright gifts of cash or property to SCOLA of $5,000 or more.

Benefits of Membership 

Membership in The Blue Ribbon Society is for life.  The tangible benefits include:

1. Listing in the Blue Ribbon Society Membership Registry (unless otherwise requested).

2. A framed certificate of appreciation.

3. Personal invitations to special SCOLA events.

4. The knowledge that you have helped to provide the wherewithal to change people's lives.

Membership is open to individuals and corporations.

For more information, contact SCOLA's Director of Development.

If you prefer, contact your own estate planner or lawyer.

Of course, as an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America, you have access to their staff of experts in planned giving.