Hammond Reads, Inc.
About the group
Organization:
Hammond Reads, Inc.
Hometown: Hammond, IN
Purpose: Promote literacy and reading to the residents of Hammond.
Contact
Email: Nancy Machnikowski
Tele: (219) 933-2400 x1061
Website: HammondReads.org
Groups: NWI Literacy Coalition
Essay Winners in this edition...
Hammond Reads was formed in 2001 to promote literacy and reading to the residents of Hammond, Indiana. Hammond Reads, Inc., was incorporated in Indiana in 2002 as a not-for-profit corporation and granted tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) organization by the I.R.S. in 2005. The founding members are the City of Hammond, School City of Hammond, Hammond Public Library, and Calumet Area Literacy Council.
Welcome to the World of Literacy
WINNERS OF HAMMOND READS “EIGHTH ANNUAL ESSAY CONTEST”
Front row: Cecilia Gaspar, Primary I winner
Second row: Jose Hernandez, Primary II winner; Nancy Machnikowski, Hammond Reads president; Alberto Arrelano, Intermediate winner
Back row: Nancy Nye, Linda Swisher and Gina Zambori, Hammond Reads board members; Da-jour McNeal, Middle School winner; Courtney Gora, High School winner; David Innes, previous contest winner; Cheryl Jones, curriculum coordinator at Lafayette Elementary School; Margaret Kowalski, Senior Adult winner; Bill Emerson, previous contest winner.
Not pictured is Janishia Fleming, Adult winner
