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WBTV: 4.22.2021 by David Whisenant
The Cabarrus County Public
Library System is collaborating with
the Cabarrus
Literacy Council (CLC) to promote
reading and giving through the new Pages for Pantries challenge.
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The $2,500 total is a combination of
matching funds from the literacy council and donations made in memory of Mary
Anne Irvin.
Irvin was a local literacy advocate who
passed away in December 2020 after a lifetime dedicated to education and giving
back to her community. She passionately promoted a love of reading within her
students, first as a teacher and then through her work with CLC. Upon her
passing, family asked that memorial donations be made to the literacy council,
which sparked the Pages for Pantries partnership.
“I can think of no greater tribute to Mary
Irvin’s legacy of learning than sponsoring this program in her name,” said
Christy Wilhelm, CLC Board Member. “Pages for Pantries will carry out her work
of encouraging a love of reading to continue nourishing the minds of our
community, along with stocking our food banks to nourish their bodies. READ
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Daily Memphian: 4.22.2021 by Abigail Warren
Penny Aronson wants to expand the reach of
the Collierville
Literacy Council setting her sights on
more programs to help the community.
Aronson took over as executive director of
the non-profit in January and has her sights set on a larger reach and more
programs.
“I really saw the forest of the trees, and I
kind of saw what the city needed,” said Aronson who became executive director
in January after three years as the program coordinator. “This is all about
serving. Service over self.”
Third-grade retention law causes suburban
superintendents angst
The non-profit CLC with its three employees
previously focused on helping adults with reading and pursuing their GED. Since
2017, the program has concentrated more on helping people read and less on the
equivalency of a high school diploma.
“This new mission is our vision,” Aronson
said. “When we talk about literacy, it’s not just learning to read.” READ
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TMJ 4: 4.21.2021 by Julia Fello
A Russian couple moved to Cedarburg just
weeks after the start of the pandemic.
An adult literacy program in Ozaukee County
has remained open through it all to continue to help immigrants during this
pandemic.
Julie Soloveva and her husband had 48 hours
to move from Moscow to Wisconsin last March, “Because all the borders were
shutting down at this time.”
Her husband landed a coveted work visa in
the United States and she is ready to get to work in IT as well, “I need to
find a job here and it appeared that I don’t know how.”
That is where she met her tutor, Lisa at the
Adult
Literacy Center of Ozaukee County.
This free program has been running at Grace Lutheran Church in Grafton for more than 30 years.
They serve about 50 students per year, and
tutors like Lisa volunteer who says, “I really love this country.” WATCH
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Altadena Library: 4.22.2021
Funded in part by a grant from the California State Library, the Adult Literacy Services program, “Let’s Read Altadena,” of the Altadena Library District has been serving the residents of Altadena since 1988. Instruction is provided by volunteer tutors who have completed a self-paced, online tutor training course. WATCH 02:04
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