LEAP of WNY and the Powerful Literacy Center at Sheridan Parkside, N.Y

Shirley Roe
Sheridan Parkside, Buffalo, New York

Grand Opening "New Beginnings" Jan. 19-23, 2010.

LEAP (Literacy Empowerment Action Plan of WNY) will open the Powerful Literacy Center, at Sheridan Parkside Center, Tonawanda, NY, 14250 on Jan. 19th. The weeklong celebration includes, Storytellers, Literacy Star Awards, contests, activities, crafts, and a visit by children´s author, Dawn Beaumont Lane.

The public library at Sheridan Parkside lay silent and unused, out of reach by those that needed it so desperately. After months of negotiations, LEAP has now taken occupancy and will bring it back to life! The Powerful Literacy Center will be a full functioning, circulating children´s library. LEAP, a 501©(3) non-profit organization is an all-volunteer agency. Visit www.leapofwny.og to see how you can help or to learn more.

Author, Dawn Beaumont Lane was born in England. As a child she suffered from dyslexia, which years ago, was a largely misunderstood learning disability. The ignorance of teachers, parents and other students caused her to develop very low self- esteem. Although she loved to tell and write stories, she would never show them to anyone. Years later, living in the highlands of Scotland with her young daughter, Dawn wrote two stories. These stories would be the child´s only gift. Much cherished by her daughter, these tales remained hidden for years.

During a chance meeting in Florida, Dawn was introduced to Shirley A. Roe, managing editor of Allbooks Review. Shirley encouraged Dawn to give her the stories for evaluation. Pleasantly surprised, Ms. Roe convinced the author that, with a good edit, the stories were saleable. She introduced Dawn to Richard O´Brien of Realtime Publishing and Dawn´s life took a very unexpected turn. Thanks to Shirley Roe, who saw past the grammatical errors and the spelling mistakes and gave her the encouragement, and the professional edit she needed, Dawn is now the author of two children´s books, Fairy Glade and other Enchanting Tales and A Witch´s Tale. Dawn has overcome her shyness and lack of confidence and wants to speak to other adults and children on how to overcome dyslexia and other learning disabilities, to live their dream.


(Shirley A. Roe can be reached at Allbooks Review, www.allbookreviews.com and Richard O´Brien, Realtime Publishing/The Ebook Sale, at www.theebooksale.com. )

The public library at Sheridan Parkside lay silent and unused, out of reach by those that needed it so desperately. After months of negotiations, LEAP has now taken occupancy and will bring it back to life! The Powerful Literacy Center will be a full functioning, circulating children´s library. LEAP, a 501©(3) non-profit organization is an all-volunteer agency. Visit www.leapofwny.og to see how you can help or to learn more.

Powerful Literacy Center, Sheridan Parkside Community Center, 169 Sheridan Parkside Dr. Room 103, Tonawanda, NY 14150.
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Shirley Roe

Author and managing editor of Allbooks Reviews, Shirley Roe is also an award winning poet. Shirley's first novel, Dreams and Nightmares: The Martha Whittaker Story was released in 2004 and rereleased in 2011 followed by her second historical fiction, A Call to Faith and Freedom in 2005. The Whittaker Family Reunion was released in 2008. Return to Whittakerville in 2009 and Snow Eagle in 2010.Shirley has been guest speaker at several schools and literary groups and strives to encourage and support new authors. She spends time between her home in Canada and North Florida and travels extensively. Watch for 4 more historical fiction novels soon.

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