Events

Get involved with United for Literacy. Each year, we host special events to raise awareness of and funds for literacy.

United for Literacy's annual signature events include:

Scrabble for Literacy
Giller Light Bash
National Forum

You can also make a world of difference by planning your own event! Check out the Community Events Fundraising Toolkit for more information

Contact

Jennifer Chow

1-800-555-6523 ext: 3242 [email protected]

United for Literacy accepts donations of Air Miles. Please consider transferring your Air Miles to our account: 8903 392 6146.

October 5, 2023

National Forum

A free annual event to discuss the connection between literacy and current issues. This year's topic is The AI Revolution and Literacy: Threat or Opportunity?

Hosted by Martine St-Victor, General Manager, Montreal, at the communications firm Edelman.
Panelists include:

Matthew Johnson – Director of Education at MediaSmarts: Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy.
Valentine Goddard – Lawyer, certified mediator, and an inter-arts curator. She is a member of the Advisory Council on AI of Canada and a United Nations Expert on AI Policy and Governance.
Ocean Pottle-Shiwak – Community Literacy Worker from Rigolet, Nunatsiavut
Yuanda Zheng – Instructor Coordinator at United for Literacy

October 18th 2022

Host Your Own Event

United for Literacy welcomes you to host your own in-person or virtual community event to improve the lives of people in your area through literacy. If you are a business or an individual looking to give the gift of literacy, read on to find out how.

Host a Trivia Night!

Include United for Literacy at your trivia night. Your support will help people develop or improve literacy and numeracy skills to reach their goals and fulfill their dreams

Let us know you would like to support United for Literacy at your event. We will provide:

A logo for your promo material
A donation box and a prepaid envelope
Buttons for your host(s) and players
Instructions on how to include United for Literacy in your trivia night. We'll also send a list of trivia questions for a literacy-focused bonus round!

Did you know?

95% of educators reported that United for Literacy programs helped them to be more effective in their work with children and youth.