Literacy:
Spanning North America
Literacy council
celebrates 30th anniversary
Claremore
Progress: 5.31.2015 by Rebecca Hattaway
The Rogers County Literacy Council is marking a
milestone — 30 years of service to the community.
The council was started
in 1985 after Kathy Wade, a Claremore Progress reporter, wrote a series of
articles on illiteracy in the county.
Her articles generated
so much response, a meeting was held at the Progress office to see what could
be done to address the problem.
The literacy council was
formed as a result of that meeting.
In celebration of the
anniversary, the council is hosting an open house from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday in the general purpose room of the Will Rogers Public Library.
“There will be
information on the history of the council, as well as displays of current
curriculum,” said Executive Director Edel Godwin. “The public is welcome to
come and learn more about the council. It’s an evolving mission, but adult
literacy issues in Rogers County continue to persist.” READ
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Racine Literacy Council
reaches milestones
Journal
Times: 5.30.2015 by Lee B Roberts
This is a year of
celebration for the Racine Literacy
Council.
As the volunteer-based
organization marks 50 years of providing literacy services to the Racine
Community, it will also bid a fond and grateful goodbye to its longtime
executive director, Kay Gregor.
Gregor will retire from
the RLC in June, after serving for 22 years. And as she walks out the door at
734 Lake Ave., the director has much to celebrate, according to those who have
worked with her.
In addition to being a
very strong advocate for literacy in Racine County, and for those served by the
council, Gregor has done an excellent job of attracting funds for RLC programs,
said Don Cress, RLC board president.
Some of the most
significant financial achievements during her tenure are the establishment of an
Endowment Fund in 1993 and the initiation of two new fundraisers for the
council — its annual Celtic Night for Literacy and The Buzz Adult Spelling Bee,
both of which have been running for at least 20 years. READ
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Literacy program proves
its worth
Lethbridge
Herald: 6.01.2015 by Garrett Simmons
Creating a vibrant
learning community was the topic of the County of Lethbridge Community Learning
Council’s (CLCLC) Community Dialogue session held May 20 in Coaldale at the Coaldale Public Library. The session
was an opportunity to identify strengths, needs, gaps and priorities related to
adult learning in communities.
CLCLC Literacy
Co-ordinator Melanie Patenaude welcomed the approximate 30 participants in
attendance, as she introduced one of the adult learners, Sara Giesbrecht, who
has learned to read, write and speak with the help of one of the CLCLC’s
tutors.
“I’m really glad to
have her. She’s a nice tutor,” said Giesbrecht, in regards to her tutor Eliah
Farrell. She has been an adult learner for the past four years.
Another adult learner,
Ester Froese, was also a guest speaker.
“The literacy program
has helped me a lot. I think it’s a very good program for people that come from
other countries and don’t have English as their first language. I spoke some
English when we came to Canada from Mexico in 2004 but when I started tutoring
through the literacy program, my writing and my speaking has improved a lot,”
said Froese, adding she is grateful there is such a great program for people
that need help in English. READ
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