Community Literacy Awards
The 2008 Canada Post Community Literacy Awards are now closed. Please visit our Winners section to view the list of winners. We would like to thank you for your interest in this worthwhile program. See you next year!
Recognizing Achievement
Welcome to the official website of the 2008 Canada Post Community Literacy Awards!
The Canada Post Community Literacy Awards were established 15 years ago to discover and acknowledge the achievements of Canadians who have made a special effort or an important contribution to literacy. Today, the program continues to celebrate the achievements of both adult learners and those who have helped them learn to read and write.
Canada Post is proud to welcome this year, the CanWest Global Communications Corporation as Presenting Sponsor of the 2008 Canada Post Community Literacy Awards. Under the leadership of its President and CEO Leonard Asper, CanWest has demonstrated a strong and lasting commitment to literacy and learning through its broad range of programs. In addition to its support of the Community Literacy Awards, CanWest founded Raise-a-Reader, which has raised and distributed more than $7 million in literacy funding to communities from coast-to-coast. Canada Post and CanWest have further aligned their literacy goals with the presentation of the 2008 CanWest CanSpell National Spelling Bee, a program that celebrates the power of words.
Prizes and awards
Prizes and awards are presented at special ceremonies that take place across the country in the fall. Each winner is invited to attend the ceremony nearest to his or her home to receive their award.
Winners in the Individual Achievement award category will receive a cash award of $300 and a framed, personalized Certificate of Achievement. Educator category winners each receive a cash award of $500 and a framed, personalized Certificate of Achievement.
How to make a nomination
The rules for eligibility and nomination requirements for each award are outlined in the Award Categories section of this website. Or, you can download the Call for Nomination booklet for information on the entire program.
To learn more
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To get a Call for Nominations booklet by mail, write to us at:
2008 CANADA POST COMMUNITY LITERACY AWARDS
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