Released on = September 3, 2007, 7:13 am

Press Release Author = The Talking Page Literacy Organization

Industry = Media

Press Release Summary = Uncle Sam's Statement:

Today, I am joining the fight to end illiteracy in America.

Not since George Washington showed my image to Betsy Ross that gave her the idea of
the design of the American flag and my \"I WANT YOU\" recruiting posters from World
War I and World War II, have I felt a need to awaken this nation to band together to
solve the national illiteracy crises.


Press Release Body = Today, I am joining the fight to end illiteracy in America.

Not since George Washington showed my image to Betsy Ross that gave her the idea of
the design of the American flag and my \"I WANT YOU\" recruiting posters from World
War I and World War II have I felt a need to awaken this nation to band together to
solve the national illiteracy crises
.
Today, about 90 million Americans are functionally illiterate, that's an
individual\'s ability to read, write, and speak in English.

My fight is not about more discussion, reading more books to children or more
research; it's about implementation of the National Illiteracy Action ProjectT to
solve the illiteracy problem.

First, illiteracy is a community problem, not a school educational problem, and
needs to have a community literacy collaboration involved to help reach the families
in the illiterate population. These community literacy collaborations must be
comprised of the mayor's in each community, businesses, faith-based organizations,
and other community partners.

Secondly, the purpose of community literacy collaborations are to provide literacy
educational tutoring services to Title 1 K-12 students, to provide literacy
educational tutoring services adult workforce participants and to encourage the
creation of community collaborations to help increase the participation in a family
literacy tutoring program can best be implemented with the community as a hub.

Additionally, the current literacy programs used by organizations, funded by the
Workforce Investment Act and US Department of Ed. Adult Education must be changed
and new tutoring programs that work based on the scientific research must be
utilized.

Thirdly, the cost of illiteracy to businesses and taxpayers is estimated at $20
billion annually. The leaders in community literacy collaborations are motivated and
benefited by the economic and community achievement of functionally literate
students and adults.

Illiteracy starts at 4 years old, continues through grades K-12, and explodes with
adults 16 years old and above in the workforce.

We need to start now.

For details about the National Illiteracy Action ProjectT visit the Talking Page
Literacy Organization's website www.talkingpage.org and click in on my image.

If your city is not listed, contact your mayor's office and have them contact The
Talking Page Literacy Organization, the lead agency, to be included in the National
Illiteracy Action ProjectT or contact your local community charity's office and have
them contact The Talking Page Literacy Organization to help fund your city's
illiteracy project.

"I WANT YOU" to join me, your mayor, and community to end illiteracy in America.



Web Site = http://www.talkingpage.org

Contact Details = The Talking Page Literacy Organization
1738 Tradewinds Lane
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949 650 8101
Attn; Martin Chekel