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Literacy Center Volunteer Orientation
Information sessions are being
held for individuals interested
in becoming a volunteer with the Literacy Center.
Would you make a great
volunteer tutor? Do you have questions about Literacy Center programs
and the time commitment involved to volunteer? To answer these
questions and more, the Literacy Center now offers orientation sessions
that provide you with all the information you need to make an informed
decision about becoming a Literacy Center volunteer.
During
the one hour sessions, potential volunteers learn about our volunteer
opportunities, how students become enrolled in our programs, the
volunteer training process, the role of our tutors and other
volunteers, and our expectations for both our students and volunteers.
Orientations are designed
to ensure that you better understand the mission of the Literacy Center
and the important role that our volunteers play.
All
sessions are held at the Literacy Center office at 1823 Harney
Street, Suite 204. To reserve a spot at an upcoming Literacy Center
Orientation, please call 402-342-7323 today!
Listed
below are the upcoming Literacy Center Orientations. Future
dates will be added, please
check back to the website to find a date and time that works into your
schedule.
- Monday,
February 6th, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
- Tuesday,
February 7th, 12 – 1 p.m.
- Wednesday,
February 8th, 2 -3 p.m.
- Thursday,
February 9th, 10 – 11 a.m
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Check back for our Literacy 101 schedule
Literacy 101 will provide you
with an inside look at the Literacy Center, how we are working to build
a more literate community and how you can be involved.
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2011 Adult Spelling Bee Great Sucess
A
frolic through the
dictionary gave the community a
fun way to get involved in helping adults learn to read. The third
annual Adult
Spelling Bee, held October 14 at the Scott Conference Center, raised
more than
$20,000 for the Literacy Center.
Enthusiasm
for words and spelling comes from the
knowledge that words make life better,
which is the motto of the Literacy Center, says Executive Director
Kirsten
Case.
“The
Center helps hardworking people acquire the
practical skills to make them more active and contributing members of
our
community,” Case says. “From reading a food label, to writing a check,
to
reading their mail, the Center does more than help people learn to read
books.
We help people lead better lives.”
Ten community
and
corporate teams of three adults each, tested their word-knowledge and
spell-ability. While the competition was friendly, it was also fierce
as the logophiles vied
for
trophies including:
Best
of Hive – Omaha Public Library
Runner-up
Best of Hive – Omaha World Herald
Best
Costume – Volunteers from the Literacy Center
Best
Team Spirit – Shamrock Development
The
audience of
130 included closet bibliophiles and philomaths, who took
part in an
audience spelling quiz.
Expert
speller
Jenny Solheim, a semi finalist in the 2011 Scripps National
Spelling Bee,
was on hand to offer expert advice to the contestants.
Listening
to
every vowel and consonant was the panel of judges: Lyn Wallin
Ziegenbein, Del
Weber and Emma Johanningsmeier. They
were
joined by celebrity emcee Mary Maxwell.
Honorary
chairs for the Spelling Bee were Terry and Jackie Kroeger.
Event Chairs were Leilani and Dan Harbeck.
last updated 01-31-2012
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