coleen salley :: bill morris :: literacy foundation

events and press

In August of 2004, Coleen Salley officially launched the Coleen Salley Bill Morris Literacy Foundation in New Orleans. The weekend started with Coleen doing a storytelling session for the children of Charles R. Drew Elementary School, a Title 1 school. Children from the Kindergarten through 2nd grades attended this author visit, which was an example of the type of events that the Foundation will promote.

The next night was the launch party, held at the LeMieux Gallery in the Warehouse District of New Orleans. Over 300 people attended this event where there was a silent auction made up of original artwork from such children's book illustrators as William Joyce, Ted Rand, Petra Mathers, Lisa Cohen and Nicole Rubel, to name a few. Children's book authors also made a contribution to the silent auction with signed books. Some of the authors contributing books were Freddi Evans, Kenny Harrison, Whitney Stewart and, naturally, Coleen Salley herself.

Visit the Photo Gallery to see pictures from this fun event.

Press Release
Coleen Salley launches literacy foundation
(August 2004)