The Dollar General Literacy Foundation
recently awarded grants to support youth
literacy programs to Stillwater Elementary
School in Stillwater in the amount of $2,000.
Youth literacy grants from the Dollar General
Literacy Foundation are awarded at the beginning
of the academic year to help make a distinct
impact by supporting programs that improve
education and enhance literacy,”said Rick Dreiling,
Dollar General’s chairman and CEO.
This fall, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded more than $2.5 million in youth literacy grants to approximately 650 schools, non-profit organizations, libraries and community groups dedicated to the advancement of literacy.
Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $84.9 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 4.8 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education.