Holiday Issue 2010
2010 has been a busy year for LVA!
- Over 30 students have been helped by their tutors
- Over 45 inquiries from new volunteers
- Opened our first Community Literacy Lab at the Augusta Food Bank
- Opened an additional Community Literacy Lab at the Capitol Clubhouse
- Our first 5K fundraiser, See Spot Run!
- Our first Halloween Scrabble Tournament
- Our 3rd Spring Scrabble Tournament
- We welcomed 3 new board members
- We received a grant for new materials from the National Book Fund
Thanks to all of our wonderful LVA volunteers & supporters for making this year a wonderful success!
We could not have done it without YOU!
New volunteer opportunity!!
We are currently looking for volunteers who are interested in learning how to administer our formal assessment program to evaluate new students. This 2-3 hour workshop will be offered in January; exact date to be determined.
Please email the LVA office at info@lva-augusta.org or call 626-3440.
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Coming Events in 2011
February 22 Spring Tutor Training Begins- March 27 Spring Scrabble Tournament
- May 15 See Spot Run - 5K Event
Scrabble Fun
Our Fall Scrabble Tournament on October 24th at Hallowell City Hall was a great success. Thanks again to all who brought in pledges and everyone who came to play! Congratulation to all the winners:
Competitive Team Winners:
- 1st place: Cy & I – Cy & Gail Kendrick (image right)
- 2nd place: Blankety Blanks – Keith Hagel & Andrea Hatch
- 3rd place (tie): Motivators – Chris Hendricks & Marybeth Hayes
- 3rd place (tie): UU Quartet – Nancy Fritz, Jim Spicer, Maryann Simpson, Sefanie Barley
- 4th place: Smiling Spellers – Leslie Osgood, Marylou Titus, Donna Dachs
- 5th place: Readfield Radicals – Allyson Handley, Flo Drake, Bill Drake, Steve Hayes
Social Team Winners:
- 1st place: FuTiles – Peter & Sandy Iseberg
- 2nd place: Marlene & Jules – Marlene & Jules
- 3rd place: Weird Wordies – Ann Russell, Clair Parker, Sue Campbell, Brett Campbell
- 4th place: Scrabbled, Not Stirred – Caitlin Geishaker, Meaghan Tobias, Donna Whalen, Jeanne Lysobey
- 5th place: SHE-nanigans – Laura Soule, Kelly Bocchino, Luanne Hovey, Cindy Bouchard
- 6th place: Boo-Hooligans – Deb Bomaster, Deb Randall, Diann Bailey, Jan Foster
- 7th place: Spellbound – Jennifer Kam, Denise Hatch, Jennifer Gledhill, Shelly Moody
- 8th place: Venerable Fahys – Gregory, William, Deb & Connor Fahy
- 9th place: Whizbangs – Nancy Martin, Kim Spencer, Bonnie Harris
- 10th place: Paradis Pirates -
Some of the Raffle Winners
- Seadog Tickets – Jules Laurendeau
- Portland Pirates Tickets – Aaron Zayac
Congratulation to all!
Scrabble photos contributed by John Brandt visit his Flickr site for more images.
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Tutor Tips
Is your student making progress??
How can you tell??
A recent project in Canada explored learners' ideas regarding their progress in adult literacy programs. Research found that many learners especially valued the non-academic outcomes - the real life activities that they could do now because of their increased literacy skills.
Is your student:
- More self-confident or independent?
- Opening up to learning?
- Becoming a better listener?
- Taking more risks and/or more comfortable with challenges?
If you are noticing any of these qualities in your student, let them know!! They may not even realize that these kinds of differences are a sure sign of progress!
For more information on this study, see lincs.ed.gov (This site was formerly known as NIFL - the National Institute for Literacy)
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Literacy Volunteers of Greater Augusta wishes all of you, Students, Tutors, Board and Training Members and our wonderful Funders a most Joyous Holiday Season. Thank you, to each one of you, for your contributions toward increasing literacy skills in our little corner of the world.