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Region 4 West Central-Central Region
Regional Director: Melinda Grimm


Illinois Valley Officers

Reva Simpson, President
(309) 348-3915

Linda Phillips, President-Elect

Marie Alvarado, Vice President

Wendy Moore, Secretary

Jill Veskauf, Treasurer

Regetta Wharram, Membership


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Upcoming Events

January 29, 2009: Illinois Valley Reading Council will host a Make & Take It Literacy Centers at Advent Lutheran Church, 1211 S. Main Street, Morton, Illinois. Registration and light supper starts at 5:00 PM, meeting starts at 5:30 PM, and program at 6:00 PM. This event is free for Illinois Valley members and $10 for non-members.

February 21-25, 2009: International Reading Association will host its 54th Annual Convention Beyond the Horizon featuring Two Great Events in Two Great Cities. In February, IRA will host Multiple, Pathways to Literacy in Phoenix, Arizona. IRA will host Reading, Writing, and Conversations from May 3-7, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To find out more about these exciting conventions, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org.

March 5, 2009: Illinois Valley Reading Council will host "A Rule of Thumb: Reading in the Zone" with Donna Sheehan, Kim Pepperell, Lynda Hootman at Advent Lutheran Church, 1211 S. Main Street, Morton, Illinois. Registration and light supper starts at 5:00 PM, meeting starts at 5:30 PM, and program at 6:00 PM. This event is free for Illinois Valley members and $10 for non-members.

March 19-21, 2009: IRC Conference, Reading! Engage! Excite! Ignite!, in Springfield, Illinois.  Please take a moment to peruse the Preliminary Program highlighting the ENGAGING authors and EXCITING speakers awaiting you at the 2009 Conference that are sure to IGNITE your passion for reading!  The early Registration deadline is February 1, 2009. The Housing Form is due to the Springfield Convention Vistors Bureau (SCVB) by February 15, 2009.




Illinois Reading Council
an affiliate of the
International Reading Association

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