From the Director: Dear Friends,   Things are getting busy this spring at PLC! In April we will be participating at three volunteer fairs: one hosted by the North Myrtle Beach Chamber Foundation on April 20 from 3:00 to 6:00 and two hosted by Horry Georgetown Technical College at the Conway and Myrtle Beach campuses. These events are […]

Want To Help Your Community? It only takes 2 hours each week. We provide free tutoring for children (1 hour/twice each week) and adults (typically 2 hours/1 day each week) in basic reading, writing, and/or math.   We provide the materials and training. Tutoring occurs at a library near you!    Join us for our next Volunteer

From the Director: Dear Friends,   We are excited to announce that PLC has a new office space to call home. We now have several rooms that can be used as work stations, areas to assemble binders for students, staging of donated items and board meetings. Thanks to all who helped move and unpack items on

From the Director’s Corner Dear Friends: February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of the achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of Negro History Week,the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent

From the Director’s Corner Dear Friends, As we move into 2022, Palmetto Literacy Council reflects upon our many successes in 2021. Despite the restrictions imposed by Covid, we have enacted our vision to improve the literacy of youth and adults in our community by providing free tutoring to those who struggle with basic reading, writing,

From the Director’s Corner Dear Friends, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and wish you a wonderful holiday season. We are all hoping that the new year brings positive changes in the struggle to combat Covid so we can again feel safe engaging with others in the community. I am hoping we can have

Help spread the word We’d like to thank WFXB Fox News for recently hosting us on their news station and providing us the opportunity to talk about our goal, to help spread literacy across the community. You can visit the article here: https://www.wfxb.com/2021/11/04/need-tutoring-meet-the-palmetto-literacy-council/

Have a happy Thanksgiving! From the Director’s Corner Dear Friends, November is upon us and with it comes two important holidays: Veteran’s Day celebrated on November 11 and Thanksgiving celebrated on November 25. These are both days that inspire appreciation. On Veteran’s Day (originally Armistice Day) we honor those who have served in the United

Have a happy Halloween! From the Director’s Corner October is the month when we take time to honor our educators. World Teachers’ Day is observed every October 5. This is a day that celebrates the incredible role that teachers all over the world play and their important contribution to society. World Teachers’ Day is a

Have a happy Labor Day! From the Director’s Corner Dear friends, Each September as the summer winds down, we recognize Labor Day, a holiday first celebrated in 1882. That year, on the fifth of September, the Knights of Labor held the first Labor Day parade in New York City. The Knights then passed a resolution