For people who are illiterate, learning to read opens up a whole new world of possibility. Accretive Solutions took the lead in bringing this opportunity to the Detroit community last September, when Michele Haroon directed the checkout/accounting functions for Washtenaw Literacy’s annual benefit auction, "World in a Basket."
World in a Basket is a live and silent auction gala to benefit Washtenaw Literacy, a 501(c) (3) non-profit agency that enables over 1,300 adults each year to get a job, read to their children, move out of homelessness, obtain their GED, and become U.S. citizens by providing free tutoring in reading, writing and English as a second language.
Borders Group, one of the Detroit office's long-standing clients, has been one of the major sponsors for this fundraising event. Kudos to Borders Group and Michele for extending the lamp of literacy to so many grateful new readers!