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Timeline For Iowa Stories 2000 - Year 3
Initiation Date Activity	* Firm dates, not to be adjusted
*2/4/02	Iowa Stories 2000 press release to announce communities may begin to sign up for Year 3.
*3/15/02	Deadline for libraries to sign-up for Year 3.
*4/1/02	Work session for public and school librarians
May-August 2002	Project planning for library leaders
September, 2002	Local kick-off/media event
September, 2002	Focus group session with community advisory panel
October, 2002	Community Literacy Forums
November, 2002	Project Selection
December, 2002-June 30, 2003	Project Implementation.
*August 1, 2003	Project Evaluation Due
State Fair, 2003	Award Literacy Communities with banner at State Fair

The communities participating in the third year of Stories 2000 are:
Burlington Lois J. Blythe-Project Coordinator Burlington Public Library, Phone: 319-753-1647, Email Mary Badami School Library Media Specialist Phone 319-753-5300
Burt/Fenton Burt Public Library-Marti Habeger Phone: 515-924-3680, Email Fenton Public Library-Sara Lauck Phone: 515-889-2333, Email Sentral School-Dee Hellmich Phone: 515-889-2261, Email
Holstein Bonnie Bachoma-Project Coordinator Stubbs Memorial Library Phone: 712-368-4463/Fax: 712-368-4483, Email Linda Mentzer-Galva-Holstein Community Schools Phone: 712-368-4853, Email
Le Grand Shelley Barron-Project Coordinator Pioneer Heritage Library Phone: 641-479-2122, Email Priscilla Cloxdale-East Marshall High School Phone: 641-479-2785, Email
Lynnville/Sully Lynnvill Public Library-Linda James Phone: 641-527-2590, Email Sully Community Library-Pam VanDyke Phone: 641-594-4148, Email Carol VerPloeg-School Media Specialist Phone: 641-594-2968, Email
Marshalltown Sally Wilson-Project Coordinator Marshall County RSVP Phone: 641-753-7437, Email Becky Mounsdon-School Media Specialist Phone: 641-752-4520
Newton Vila Harrison-Project Coordinator Newton Public Library Phone: 641-792-4108, Email Brenda Hodnett-Berg Middle School Phone: 641-792-7741, Email
Sac City Nancy Domino-Librarian Lana Pitstick-Media Specialist
Spencer Vicki Myron-Project Coordinator Spencer Public Library Phone: 712-580-7290, Email Macrina Tesch-District Media Office Phone: 712-262-0339, Email
Storm Lake Susan Stone-Project Coordinator Storm Lake Public Library Phone: 712-732-8026, Email Pat Armstrong-Storm Lake High School Phone: 712-732-8065
Van Horne Nancy Pickering-Project Coordinator Van Horne Public Library, Phone: 319-228-8744 Van Horne Middle/High School Tyler Maschino-Media Specialist, Phone: 319-228-8701

If you would like to make a donation to Christie Vilsack's literacy
initiative, please make checks payable to Iowa Stories 2000 and send to:

The Office of the First Lady
Terrace Hill
2300 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50312

Christie Vilsack's Statement of Intent

Guidelines for Community Participation

Stories 2000 Project Board of Directors

Communities participating in 2001 (the second year of Stories 2000)

Communities participating in 2002 (the third year of Stories 2000)

View the organizations that sponsor Stories 2000