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Weekly Minute - Friday, October 17, 2014




The Backside Learning Center would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of 17 year-old apprentice jockey, Juan Saez. Juan attended English classes at the BLC several times and was a rising star in the horseracing industry. Originally from Panama, Juan came to the United States to follow in the footsteps of his brother, Luis Saez, who is a well-known jockey.
During races on Tuesday at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino, Juan was thrown from his horse and sustained fatal head trauma from the fall.





Family Education Program




The Family Program is still going strong and we're serving nearly 20 children and their parents. 

The Family Program is sponsored in part by the Blackie Huffman Educational Fund. Thanks so much to the members of the Board for support backside families!

We're still looking for volunteer tutors. If you or anyone you know is interested in providing educational assistance to children of backside workers, please contact us. The program takes place every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 - 7 pm. Volunteers can work one or both evenings.





End of the Year

- The last ESL class will take place on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving week (Tuesday, November 18th). The BLC will continue to be open year-round so tutors are free to continue working with their students as long as they're here.

- We'll have an end of year celebration/Thanksgiving dinner towards the end of November. The date is to be determined but all volunteers are invited to attend. Details will be provided in our next Weekly Minute. 

- Sherry will be contacting current volunteers to set up meetings in order to get end-of-year feedback and ideas on how to improve our volunteers' experience.




Financial Counselor

Financial counseling will be offered on Wednesday evenings, starting Wednesday, October 22nd through Wednesday Nov. 19th, from 5:30 - 7 pm. Please refer any students who could benefit from this service. The financial counselor can help students obtain ITIN numbers, establish credit, etc. 




Last Language Exchange of 2014

Our last language exchange will take place next Wednesday, October 22nd from 6:30 - 8 pm. We'll speak in Spanish for half the time and English for half the time. All volunteers are welcome to attend. Bring any friends or family members who would have an interest in practicing Spanish while helping someone else learn English. Please let us know if you plan on attending as we'll have food at the event.







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