WASHINGTON, The National Coalition for Literacy
released the following statement today in response to President Bush's State
of the Union address:

"The National Coalition for Literacy supports the President's decision to
make America more competitive through his American Competitiveness Initiative.

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'It's About How You LIVE' National Campaign Debuts

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The goal of the LIVE
campaign is to encourage people to think about and plan for the care they want
at the end of life. "Public
awareness of advance care planning, hospice and other end-of-life topics has
increased dramatically over the past months and people are eager to learn more
about how to ensure their wishes are honored.

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The National Coalition for Literacy Calls on the President to Include Literacy Education in his American Competitiveness Initiative

In 1949, President Truman signed a proclamation declaring June 14th of each year as National Flag Day.

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In order for America to be
globally competitive and nationally prosperous, the current workforce must
have access to continuing education and job training opportunities. These resources may compliment current outreach activities or can
serve to begin a new community dialogue.

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For more information or to
join the LIVE campaign, contact consumers@nhpco.

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Media Contact:
Jon Radulovic
Vice President of Communications
703/837-3139
jradulovic@nhpco.

Celebrated June 14, Flag Day is a day for citizens of the United States of America to honor their country's flag.

Flag Day was first observed in a Wisconsin school on June 14, 1885.

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This high school initiative emphasizes strengthening math and science courses
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More than 450 national, state, and community organizations in 50 states
have signed up to be campaign partners, all working to empower consumers to
make informed decisions about care before a crisis arises."
Funding for Caring Connections and the LIVE campaign is provided by the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ.

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Organizations may sign up to be
campaign partners at http:/ /www.org .

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, Peoples' need to think about how
they want to live their last months, weeks, and days of life is the focus of a
new, consumer engagement campaign, It's About How You LIVE.
"The campaign, which has been in the planning stages since late last year,
is even more important given the tremendous interest in end-of-life issues
this year," said J. Donald Schumacher, NHPCO president and CEO.

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We must seize the chance
afforded us by the President's American Competitiveness Initiative and use
this opportunity to make significant progress toward a more literate America."

The LIVE campaign encourages people to:
- Learn about options for care
- Implement plans to ensure wishes are honored
- Voice decisions to family, friends and providers
- Engage in efforts to improve end-of-life care

A national advisory board representing professionals from a number of
national consumer, professional, and community organizations was convened on
April 28, 2005 to support the work of Caring Connections and the LIVE
campaign.

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Free resources are available to people via the HelpLine, 1-888-658-8898,
or a new, consumer Web site - http://www.

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Literacy affects every American --
workers in every trade and profession, immigrants from across the globe, and
parents and caregivers raising our youngest citizens. The national
initiative was launched this month by Caring Connections, a program of the
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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The teacher who initiated the first Flag Day observance launched a national campaign , which spurred schools and cities around the nation to begin similar observances.

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We hope that the President and the Congress
will seriously consider adding an equally strong literacy component to this
critical campaign. Launched in late March,
the Web site has already been visited by more than 210,000 people looking for
information, brochures, or free state-specific advance directives.org

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caringinfo .org or 1-800-658-8898.

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"Currently, only 2 percent of the nation's retiring workforce is being
replaced by graduating high school students.
As part of the LIVE campaign, Caring Connections provides resources and
engagement tools for providers, coalitions, and professionals to use in their
community.

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"The National Coalition for Literacy is looking forward to making this
case as the debate proceeds in Congress.

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