SLC News

NEWS AND EVENTS

Nuts About Reading
Suffolk Literacy Council’s Tutor Appreciation Luncheon
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
12 Noon
Pruden Center
4169 Pruden Boulevard
Suffolk, VA 23434

OTHER NEWS AND EVENTS

The Suffolk Literacy Council has received grants from the Suffolk Foundation, the Community Action Coalition, and the Richard Bennett Trust. Local businesses that have contributed monetary gifts to support our efforts include Birdsong Peanuts and Wal-Mart on Main Street. Organizations that have made donations include the Pilot Club of Suffolk, the Rotary Club of Suffolk, the Suffolk Women’s Club, Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, and the Nansemond Isle of Wright Sunday School Union. The SLC has also benefited from donations from individuals. All funding for the SLC comes from grants, donations and fundraisers. Community support enables the SLC to continue to carry out its mission.

CONGRATULATIONS to Hope Dunlow.

The Suffolk Literacy Council’s Volunteer Tutor of the Year, Hope Dunlow, has been associated with the Council for a very long time. She participated in our first tutor training workshop in May of 1988. She represented the Virginia Employment Commission at a Literacy Symposium and was a member of our Board for several terms beginning in 1993. In 1994, she served as secretary. Hope recently retired after 28 years as Workforce Representative with the Virginia Employment Commission. She rejoined our Board and currently serves as Vice-President. This past September, Hope—who is a very busy retiree--took a tutor training workshop as a refresher, and told us that she would be ready to tutor again in January. We were ready for her! She was assigned a student in early January. They faithfully meet each week, and he is making good progress towards becoming a reader. Our tutors teach reading to adult non-readers and those with low reading skills. This requires dedication on the part of the tutor. It also requires a lot of patience. Some students progress at a steady rate, but many have a learning barrier and other challenges that make progress slow. Hope exemplifies the qualities that make a good tutor. She is dedicated and patient. We are pleased to recognize Hope Dunlow as our Volunteer Tutor of the Year.

WE EXTEND A BIG THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO OUR

20^TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

Click here for highlights from the event!

Carol Avenson

Brenda Boston

Aaron Joseph Bunn

Jennifer M. Bunn

Mary Dash

Willie Ann Gardner

Sara Heuburger

Ernestine Langston

Judy Liles

Bonnie Maki

Ann Firman March

Norman & Ann March

Dr. William C. March

Rebecca Mohler

Fan G. Panton

Kim Parr

Robin Rose

Blanche Rountree

Joan Sullivan

Gary Williams

A few supporters and volunteers that attended the event. Click the photo to see more.

SLC AWARDED SUFFOLK 60 CARE GRANT

The Suffolk Literacy Council has been awarded a grant for $2,400 from Suffolk 60 Care to expand our adult tutoring program. Suffolk 60 Care is made up of a group of motivated individuals who care about people living in Suffolk and assist organizations in need by volunteering and raising funds to donate to them. They award money raised to organizations whose needs align with one or more of their objectives of improving diversity, education, poverty intervention, family preservation, and health. The SLC is very pleased to have been selected to receive a grant from this group that acts as a catalyst for positive changes in our community.

OTHER RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED

Virginia Literacy Foundation ($5,000)

The Virginia Literacy Foundation provides funding to support private volunteer literacy organizations throughout Virginia. An emphasis is on K – 4^th grade level adult readers with one-on-one instruction and tutoring.

Pruden Foundation ($5,000)

The Pruden Foundation supports projects that benefit the Suffolk community.