| SLU COMMITS TO LITERACY AS NATIONAL
PHILANTHROPY “Success through literacy and
uplifting our communities.”
www.sigmalambdaupsilon.org/literacy |
September 12, 2000
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Sigma Lambda Upsilon/ Seņoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc.
proudly identifies Literacy as its national philanthropy, and advocates it as a means of
ensuring the empowerment and success of our nation and of the people of its diverse
communities.
Sigma Lambda Upsilon strives to encourage literacy, not only as an activity, but also as
an asset that affords limitless possibilities; hence, promoting the acts of reading
and writing as enjoyable, exciting, and empowering.
As a national organization, Sigma Lambda Upsilon will promote literacy throughout the
United States via our chapters’ involvement in nationwide initiatives. Each year we
will target a particular population, defined by age, need, or location, around which all
of our philanthropy efforts will focus.
This year, our initiatives will emphasize the importance of literacy in the lives of
children and youth (up to 22 years of age). It is our intention to bring the richness and
power of literature to the minds of children.
Our goal is to collaboratively collect and distribute 1,000 books to schools,
organizations, or other related agencies that provide direct services to children and
youth, and dedicate 1,000 hours to literacy efforts across our chapters by August 15,
2001.
Our work will be based on the premise that literacy serves to uplift our communities by
fostering confidence within our young people, so that they may advance toward their
educational, personal, and professional goals. In turn, our children may begin working
toward establishing a foundation of success for our communities and our nation as whole.
Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Seņoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc., is a non-profit,
Greek-lettered organization established in 1987 to provide sisterhood, support,
promote academic achievement, service to the community and cultural enrichment across
college campuses and within communities across the country.
P.O. Box 4170 w Grand Central Station w New York, NY 10163 w212.252.2507
wFAX 209.927.5299
WWW.SIGMALAMBDAUPSILON.ORG |
