Open Door Event

The funds raised at the Open Door Event will be used to support the Racine Literacy Council's mission to provide literacy services and promote awareness to the community about the importance and impact of literacy in Racine County.

At the end of the online auction, the items will transition to the live event. Online bidders will be given the option to place a proxy bid to continue to bid.

“Literacy” is a broad term for just about any skill or knowledge a person needs to navigate in today’s world. Naturally, “literacy” encompasses reading and writing, probably the first ideas the word evokes. But it is so much more. Literacy includes the know-how needed to get a driver’s license, participate as a citizen in a community, speak and understand a language, use a computer or keep a budget. The Racine Literacy Council operates with this more expansive definition.

We approach our mission with a unique blend of paid staff and volunteers. Much of what the Council accomplishes is through the dedication of talented tutors and board members who give of their time to help others. We are very much a volunteer organization.

This spring we have 50 tutors teaching more than 100 students who are English language learners, studying for their high school equivalency diplomas, learning to read and write better, preparing for the US Citizenship test or a driver’s license exam.

Racine Literacy Council is also a 501(c)3 charitable organization, which makes us tax-exempt. We depend on the generosity of individual donors and funders to do this work, as well as a deep network of partners who work alongside of us.

Your participation in this auction supports our work.

Our Open Door Night is on Saturday, March 9, 2019, held at Memorial Hall in Racine. This event will benefit of The Racine Literacy Council and our numerous adult literacy tutoring programs. We will have a sit down dinner and acapella music featuring The MadHatters from Madison, WI. Our keynote speaker will be TMJ4's Brian Ninzansky.

At the end of the online auction, the items will transition to the live event. Online bidders will be given the option to place a proxy bid to continue to bid.