Annual Fundraising Event
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Thank you for your support of our book fair earlier this month! We raised a little over $5,700 for our adult tutoring programs in Anne Arundel County. These funds will make it possible for us to help low-income adults pursue their goals in literacy, math, diploma studies, ESL learning, and more. A tremendous team effort and lots of community support made the event a success.
Read more about the Book Fair.
With Many Thanks,
“Reading tutor Jan Booth holds up one of the sheets handed out by the Literacy Council Dinner’s featured speaker Ray Williams who happens to be her student. The writing on the sheet depicts what words might look like to someone with a learning disability like Williams. They can appear out of order, backwards or like Chinese characters. Her other student, Brian Martin is just behind her.” Sharon Lee Tegler
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“I am a tutor for the AACLC and have experienced first hand the difference in individual lives when access to free tutoring and opportunities to learn to read and write are provided. One of my students, now 60, has returned to tutoring after having been aided by AACLC tutoring when he was in his 40s. Now, after raising his children and meeting his responsibilities, he is giving himself the gifts of reading to his grandchildren and writing personal notes to his infirm father.
My other student is a bright, hardworking man whose dyslexia now interferes with his career. He has been promoted to a managerial position and knows that improving his writing and reading skills is essential to retaining his position and moving forward with promotions.It is a privilege to work with these students and reminds me that literacy is a priceless gift, which we too often take for granted.”
– AACLC Literacy tutor Jan Booth
Food Assistance
Thanks to the many good people and local groups, there are a lot of new places to get food assistance and help with other household items.
Anne Arundel County has food pantries, senior pantries, and even pet pantries. Please visit this map to see food and necessities distribution locations and details.
Please also see FoodFinder for locations of local food pantries/banks searchable by zip code.
211 Maryland
For anyone facing difficulties, dialing 2-1-1 connects callers with highly trained health and human services personnel who provide guidance and help with a range of needs from utility assistance to legal guidance to mental health help.
211 help is available in more than 100 languages. Please see 211md.org to know all that the service offers. Calls are confidential, and there is a texting option as well.
Happy Adult Education and Family Literacy Week — celebrated from September 19 – 25. Our tutors and staff volunteer year-round to improve adult literacy and family outcomes in Anne Arundel County where the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy revealed in its 2020 survey that 15% of adults lack basic literacy skills. Support our work at icanread.org.
Don’t forget our upcoming Book Fair fundraiser and community event at Annapolis Mall!
Please plan to join us for the Book Fair on Saturday, October 16 from 11 am until 3 pm at Annapolis Mall in the Crate & Barrel Court. CLICK HERE for more information.
With Many Thanks,
Annual Fundraising Event
Saturday, October 16, 11 am until 3 pm at Annapolis Mall near Discoveries Library
Please join us just outside Discoveries Library at Annapolis Mall in the Crate & Barrel Court on Saturday, October 16 from 11 am until 3 pm for AACLC’s fundraiser Book Fair.
We’ll sell gently used books to raise funds for our free adult tutoring programs. Bestsellers, fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, cookbooks, self-help, historical fiction, memoir, and much more will be featured. Hardbacks will be $2, and paperbacks will be $1. Paypal, credit cards, cash, and checks will be accepted.
The fair will also feature raffles for themed baskets, a children’s activity, and more.
Tutors, students, and their families and friends are encouraged to attend!
We welcome sponsors for this event! Contact Jane for more information about supporting our Book Fair.
Stay tuned to our social channels and Literacy Council emails for updates and developing plans.
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Thanks to all of our reading enthusiasts for their donations from all over Anne Arundel County (and beyond)!
We welcome sponsors!
Please email Jane at director@aaclc.org for more information or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities for this community event.
Thanks for the donations!
Thanks to all of our reading enthusiasts for their donations from all over Anne Arundel County (and beyond), including the marvelous must-visit Park Books and Literacy Lab in Severna Park, where hundreds of books were dropped off by customers and boxed and saved for us. Book Fair Family Night Fun Time Raffle Basket donated by tutor Sandy Deeds.
Your Support & Our Work
Proceeds from the book fair will support our free adult tutoring programs in Anne Arundel County.
The AACLC transforms lives by providing free, convenient, individualized reading, writing, GED, ESL, and math instruction for all interested low-income adults and out-of-school youth who want to improve their skills.
Last year, we recorded more than 10,000 volunteer hours in service to almost 200 out-of-school learners. By serving these students, AACLC is also impacting children, families, workplaces, and the community. Educating vulnerable and underserved low-income adults provides better opportunities for the students and their families. Students are empowered to participate in their children’s education and in our communities, improving equality fates for the next generation and helping to break the cycle of poverty.
Find out more about us.
All Marylanders & AA County residents 12 and over are eligible for vaccination.
Walk-ups now accepted at state & county vaccine clinics.
Visit Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccination information site at https://coronavirus.maryland.
Anne Arundel County’s Department of Health is also running local clinics and there is a Mass Vaccination site at the USNA Stadium. Find more here: https://www.aacounty.org/
County Transportation to COVID Vaccine Clinic Appointments is Available
To coordinate transportation, call 410-222-3663 (TTY 7-1-1), Monday – Friday from 8 am to 6 pm. Read more about this program here.
As summer comes to an end and fall approaches, we are looking forward to working with new students, as well as those who are returning to their studies, and our students who have been meeting with their tutors through these very hot weeks.
We’re also hosting a very special fundraiser and community event at Annapolis Mall…
Please plan to join us for our Book Fair fundraiser on Saturday, October 16 from 11 am until 3 pm at Annapolis Mall in the Crate & Barrel Court. Please see more information below and stay tuned for upcoming details.
Important Reminders and Resources:
- Click HERE for COVID Vaccine information in our area. For more information, visit aacounty.org/coronavirus.
- Anne Arundel County has a Community Warmline available 24/7 at 410-768-5522 to help anyone experiencing stress, depression or anxiety. Access mental health, substance misuse, and grief counseling. Get referrals and support.
- 211 Maryland — Help is a cal or text away. Dialing 2-1-1 connects callers with trained health and human services personnel who provide guidance and help with a range of needs from utility assistance to legal guidance to mental health help. 211 help is available in more than 100 languages. Please see 211md.org to know all that the service offers. Calls are confidential, and there is a texting option as well.
With Many Thanks,
August 17 update: our fall tutor training session is now full.
Please email Jane at director@aaclc.org to sign up for our spring 2022 training workshop.
Please spread the word or join us for a Volunteer Tutor Training Session on Saturday, September 25 from 9 am until 3 pm at Woods Church in Severna Park.
We will provide training for literacy, ESL, math, and high school diploma prep tutoring.
Anyone interested in becoming a tutor should email Jane at director@aaclc.org to sign up.
Current tutors are welcome to join us for a refresher. Space is limited, so please be sure to RSVP.
