July 28, 2004 -- Preston County Literacy Volunteers, Inc. is teaching unemployed and unemployable adults the art of quilting. Quilting teaches many reading and math skills. The quilts are then made available at http://Quilts-PCLV.ORG PCLV is a non-profit orginization serving Preston County West Virginia. There are 8,000 adults in Preston County without a high school diploma--a staggering 36% of teh adult population. PCLV is a member of the United Way family.
The quaint quilting project came up as an idea and way to serve those who are not brave enough to come forward and to improve their reading skills. Another goal of the class is to build friendships.
Classes are currently on Friday mornings from 9 to noon at the WVU Extension Offcie in Kingwood, WV located behind the court house. Bev Tasker is the volunteer instructor. Delisa Riley the AmeriCorps member is her assistant. PCLV Board member Karen Bright arranges the use of the room.
Enjoy your visit to our site and take your time to look around at some of the amazing quilts we have to offer. More quilts will be available soon. Come back often to see the updates of the quilts we will be offering. We hope that you book mark us. And again thank you for visiting.
FOr more information on the course please contact us at pclv@quilts-pclv.org.
For information about beginning quilting, visit
http://quiltinfosite.com/beginningquilting/
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