ADVISORY/Hewitt to Host Child Literacy Program, Tutor Local Middle School Students; Firm is First Company to Introduce Time to Read Program in Central Florida

Business Wire, Dec 3, 2001

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Dec. 4)

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Who/What: Volunteers from Hewitt Associates will individually

tutor sixth grade students from Orlando's Union Park Middle

School using "Time to Read," a nationwide volunteer literacy

program. Hewitt is the first organization to introduce Time to

Read in Central Florida

When: Tuesday, December 4

5 - 6 p.m.

Where: Hewitt Associates

2300 Discovery Drive

Orlando, FL

407.471.4100

Located at the corner of Ingenuity and Discovery in the

Central Florida Research Park, near the University of

Central Florida

Why: As part of its effort to make a positive difference in local

communities, Hewitt Associates, a global management consulting

and outsourcing firm, encourages associates to participate in

its volunteer program. Focusing on human services and

education programs, Hewitt provides up to two paid days per

year for volunteer activities. In addition to Orlando, Hewitt

sponsors Time to Read activities in its Atlanta and

Lincolnshire, Ill. offices.

AOL/Time Warner's Time to Read program started in 1985 to

address the crisis of low levels of literacy among American

children and adults. With trained tutors, the program promotes

the improvement of literacy skills by making reading

interesting, enjoyable and relevant to the learner's life.