We are delighted to have Forrest Turetsky from the University of Maryland, College Park as our 2013 Maryland Nonprofit Leadership Intern. The Walter Sondheim Jr. Maryland Nonprofit Leadership Program was created to introduce high-achieving college students from across Maryland to career choices within the nonprofit sector. This year 20 students will be working within Nonprofits across the state on challenging, substantive projects.
Please welcome Forrest!
Jesse not only holds down a cleaning job to support her two young children, she meets with me EVERY DAY because she is so motivated to learn to read. She’s looking forward to be able to help her kindergartner and first grader with their homework, to read to them at night,and to eventually attend community college so she can train as a pharmacy technician. Jesse is an amazing woman: kind, generous, alert, smart, poised … but she has not had the opportunity to learn to read. We are a great team and both of our lives are better from having been brought together.
“The difference between where you are and where you want to be is your commitment to getting there.” ~ Michael Clapier
April was filled with exciting events and awards for AACLC. We have good news! We have achieved the 2013 Top Rated Great Nonprofit Award for our 40 five-star reviews. These reviews can be seen at greatnonprofits.org. AACLC has also received the Community & Employment Program Partners Award from The Abilities Network, and has been awarded a 2013 Walter Sondheim Leadership Intern for this summer.
Please be our champion on May 15th and 16th. AACLC will receive 100% of every contribution given to us during the Great Give and Bob Caspar, our Board President, has pledged to match every dollar donated to AACLC up to $3000.00!
You can see our story and donate during the Great Give at: http://greatgiveaac.razoo.com/
Click here to see my April 2013 progress report to the AACLC Board.
Warmest regards,
Lisa Vernon
programdirector@aaclc.org
401-798-0408
| Tutor Appreciation Dinner | Tutor Training |
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May 23rd, 6:00-8:30 PM
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Woods Memorial Presbyterian
Church, 611 Baltimore Annapolis
Blvd, Severna Park, MD |
June 22, 9:00-3:00 PM
New Tutor Training
Woods Memorial Presbyterian
Church, 611 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Severna Park, MD |
Our new 2013 tutors graduated on March 23rd! A big thank you goes to our tutor trainers Dixie Catlett, Charlie Catlett, Phil Tawes, and Maggy Cullman for providing this well organized training, and to Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church for graciously allowing us to use their Fellowship Hall.
You don’t want to miss a single Tweet from AACLC! We are following over 200 Literacy Councils and leading thinkers in educational reform and innovation from around the world. We then Tweet interesting and thought-provoking links to articles on reading, writing, ESL, and technology, which we hope will challenge and inspire you along your tutoring journey. Here is a sample from our 240 Tweets so far:
Connect with us on TWITTER!
Board members bore (oops – board!), leaders lead, tutors “tut”, grant experts write. I think it is time for a new group of volunteers to take on tasks that need doing but require a different set of skills and interests. We’re looking for people to:
Frankly, I think it could be a lot of fun, a fantastic learning experience, and, most importantly, a great opportunity to promote literacy. Getting involved this way would also be a perfect opportunity for HS students to fulfill their community service obligations.
Hope we can make this happen. If interested, please contact me at:
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County has organized The Great Give, a 24-hour fundraising event to rally community support of local nonprofits.
Contributions to AACLC during the Great Give 24-hour period will help us continue to change lives for students like Nichol, Lan, and Jessica with our free, individualized, one-on-one literacy and ESL instruction for adults and out-of-school youth in Anne Arundel County. See our story by clicking HERE.
We could win $1,500 if we have the highest number of contributors on May 16, from 12pm – 1pm. As little as $5.00 counts!
Thanks to the support of the GREAT GIVE 2013 sponsors, AACLC will receive 100% of every contribution given to us during the Great Give, and Bob Caspar, our Board President, has pledged to match every dollar donated to AACLC up to $3000.00! Bob’s generous pledge will essentially double your donation.
Please help. Be our champion and forward this email to your family and friends, along with a personal note as to why you believe in our work, and why they should donate to AACLC during the Great Give on May 15-16, 2013, from 7pm on the 15th to 7pm on the 16th.
Veronica Jagoe has joined our Board and Chair our Governance committee. Veronica brings with her a wealth of experience and wisdom to AACLC. She is the Legislative Aide for the Anne Arundel County Council, manages and administers the daily functions of the Displaced Homemakers Program, and is the Special Project Manager for the LEVER/DIP Programs (Substance Abuse Program).
Veronica has previously served as a Program Manager for the YWCA Counseling and Career Services, was a Career Consultant/Special Project Coordinator for the Business & Workforce Development Center, has been an Adjunct Faculty ESOL instructor for Anne Arundel Community College, and was an Adult Education Instructor for the Adult Learning Center in Buffalo, New York. She received her M.S. degree in Adult Education from Syracuse University, New York.
Thursday, May 23rd from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for the AACLC Annual Volunteer and Student Social.
Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church
611 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd
Severna Park, MD 21146
Watch for more details on our Facebook Page and in your email.
All volunteers, students, and their families are invited to come and join the fun!
Bertha Garcia is an energetic forty year old woman referred to us by the Anne Arundel Community College. She moved to the United States over twenty years ago from Mexico with her husband and two children. Bertha’s son is about to graduate from college and her thirteen year old daughter is doing well in the Anne Arundel County Public School System. Through the years, Bertha and her husband always stressed the importance of education with their children.
Bertha’s husband died unexpectedly nearly a year ago. Since that time, she has been working two jobs to support her family. One of her jobs is in the bakery department of a supermarket, where she recently turned down a supervisory position because she felt she did not have the speaking and writing skills necessary to do the job.
Bertha is an absolute joy to work with and is every teacher’s dream of the ideal student. She is always cheerful, reliable, and hard-working. She is progressing rapidly and hopes to be able to take a supervisory position the next time she has the opportunity. Another goal of hers is to prepare for her GED.
“No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” -Unknown
