If you are interested in a fun evening of night golf while also supporting CAALC, join us for Light the Fairways for Literacy Night Golf Tournament! 

Light the Fairways for Literacy" Night Golf Tournament is a unique and exciting event for seasoned players and novices alike. Teams of two will play 9 holes for best ball on a customized course under the stars at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club. Glowing golf balls, light up flags, and illuminated tee boxes will help you through the moonlit course!

Registration includes heavy hours d'ouvres, a free t-shirt, and access to a cash bar in the clubhouse! Don't have your own clubs? Worry not! You may rent golf clubs from the Wynlakes Golf Shop for the evening, just give them a call at 334-273-8406. Golfing not your thing? Food-only tickets (with cash bar access included) will also be available! Registration will end Monday, Nov. 12! Click below for tickets and registration information.

AmazonSmile was created so donors can help fund your organization. When you shop, Amazon gives. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the proceeds of your purchases to the Capital Area Adult Literacy Council through Amazon Smile. There’s never been an easier way to give. Go to smile.amazon.com and pick the Capital Area Adult Literacy Council as your charity of choice. See below for more detailed instructions, and share with your friends and family! Every time you use smile.amazon.com, 0.5% of each eligible purchase goes directly to CAALC – no further action needed.

One of the goals of the Capital Area Adult Literacy Council is to help break the cycle of illiteracy. Almost one billion parents around the world are unable to read to their children. Wanda Stewart was one of these people, but now she has written a retelling of the classic tale of "Chicken Little" and called it "The Little Chicken Named Pong-Pong". This International Literacy Day, actor Idris Elba (recently in "The Dark Tower" and the upcoming film "The Mountain Between Us") has brought Wanda's story to life by contributing a forward to her book and filming a bedtime story reading.

Share Wanda's story by downloading a free copy of her book; for every book downloaded, the publishing company Pearson will donate $1 to adult literacy charities. Visit bit.ly/rewriting_lives to download "The Little Chicken Named Pong-Pong" and read more about #ProjectLiteracy and International Literacy Day 2017. A reading guide  for "The Little Chicken Named Pong-Pong" is also available for download there.

And you can watch Idris Elba read "The Little Chicken Named Pong-Pong" below. Share this story with all the mothers, fathers, and caregivers you know.

Here is Wanda's story. To read more about Wanda and other adult literacy students like her, visit http://www.projectliteracy.com/GiveYourWord and click on the student portraits.