Celebrating Our Tutors

On June 7^th, we celebrated a great year end with a tutor picnic.  We crossed our fingers for good weather, and were thrilled to have a lovely afternoon to share with many of our volunteer tutors. We raffled off a few thank you gifts, socialized, shared delicious food, and had a chance to connect with fellow members of the Whatcom Literacy Council community. Thank you to all the tutors who attended – we look forward to seeing all of you again, and more, in the fall!

 

Summer is here! If you are a 1-to-1 tutor, now is a good time to check in with your learner about summer meetings. Will you need to take time off? Will you need to meet in a new location? Will the learner have childcare needs? Let your coordinator know if you need help.

The Whatcom Literacy Council staff hours are reduced from mid-June until late August, so please call or email before stopping by the office to ensure that someone will be there to greet you! The office main line is: 360-752-8678.

This is also a great time of year to look though the books and other loaned materials from the Whatcom Literacy Council library and return what is not being used. You can drop materials in the drop box outside of our office if it is closed.

Thank you and enjoy your summer!

Wrapping Up at Curt Mayberry Farms

In mid-June our class at Curt Maberry Farm wrapped up for the year.  It was a great experience to collaborate with Curt Mayberry Farms to offer English classes to their employees.  Our last half of class focused on phrases and vocabulary that would be useful to employees during the busy harvest season, and students were appreciative for the opportunity to learn new skills.  On the last day of class, they surprised the teacher with two buckets of strawberries that several students had picked that morning before class!  Thank you to all our students, and to Curt Maberry Farms for providing this opportunity for their employees.