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Our History In 1993, the beginning of the vision for Fill My Cup! was given by God to Sheila Kirby. Since then, the vision became clearer in that the mission of Fill My Cup! is to help people learn to read - to gain access to God's promises in the Bible and reaching their God-given potential. In 2002, prayer, plans, and God's power started to manifest Fill My Cup!, our board of directors, volunteer staff, and our precious students. Fill My Cup! has been very blessed to obtain very early support and non-profit mentoring from numerous local and neighboring community organizations as well as support from the North Carolina Community College System, United Way, local community churches, and individuals. The North Carolina Community College System office in Raleigh and the North Carolina Literacy Association (NCLA) provided much needed guidance and on-going support to our young literacy effort in Charlotte. Sheila Kirby was contacted by Linda Moyer, the executive director of the Literacy Council of Union County. Moyer extended support and encouragement to Fill My Cup! in its grassroots literacy effort. We are also supported through assistance and information sharing from Linda Moyer's staff. Kelly Norton, a certified Laubach Way to Reading tutor trainer, (from the Literacy Council of Union County) provided our first tutor training in a loving effort to support our mission. Another wonderful supporter at the onset of our grassroots effort was Pat Heard, of The BRIDGE Jobs Program here in Charlotte, who very graciously allowed us to use space for our volunteer tutor training. Several collaborative opportunities have presented themselves locally and nationally that continue to catapult Fill My Cup! to the next plateau in our community's overall literacy effort. We know and feel assured that as we keep Christian principles as our guide, according to God's promise, "our light will rise in obscurity". To God Be The Glory!