November Boomerang

“Tutors at LVGH stick with you. They make you feel good about yourself, and I needed to feel good about myself.”

It wasn’t your typical birthday. Almost ten years ago, instead of cake and gifts, Lorraine spent her birthday at LVGH enrolling in our Basic Literacy program. “When I started at LVGH, I barely knew my ABCs. I felt embarrassed.” Originally from Jamaica, her family didn’t have the money to send her to school. As she started to make progress in her Basic Literacy classes, she decided to join our Career Pathways program for help with finding a job. After developing a resume and learning how to apply for jobs, she was hired by a local hotel. “For a long time, I struggled to find a steady job, which made it hard to support my son. Getting this job has meant so much to me and my family.” Thinking about that day almost ten years ago, she said: “I guess it turned out to be a pretty good birthday. LVGH has changed my life.”

Click here to donate and help more students like Lorraine.

Save the Date
Saturday, April 4th, 2020 at The Farmington Club

Our Annual Read.Learn.Grow. Gala will take place on Saturday, April 4th, 2020 at The Farmington Club. Join us for an evening of eating, drinking, dancing, and inspiration. Hear from two student speakers about how literacy has helped to change their lives. Sponsorships and silent auction items are now being accepted. Please contact Erin Dotson-Kelly at erin.dotsonkelly@lvgh.org for more information.

#GivingTuesday
Consider LVGH on Giving Tuesday

Born in 2012 as a response to shop-centric holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday was created as a reminder to give back during the holiday season. This year, #GivingTuesday falls on December 3rd, and as always, Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford would be honored to be a recipient of your cheerful charity. Click here to donate and help us get a head start on reaching this year's goal of $500.

We're on a Podcast!
"[Literacy]'s not just a barrier to success for the individual or their families…it’s a barrier to success of our whole population, of our whole community."

Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford was honored to be featured on Hartford Foundation for Public Giving's new podcast called Disinvested: Building a Stronger Community From the Ground Up. Episode 3- Careers, Not Jobs focuses on workforce development strategies in Greater Hartford and included interviews from our very own Executive Director, CJ Hauss as well as a long-time ESOL student, Sandra. Click here to listen.

Shop for the Holidays, Help LVGH!

LVGH is teaming up with Barnes & Noble on Saturday, December 14^th for a gift wrapping and fundraising event! We would like to invite all volunteers past and present to come table with us as we wrap gifts, raise money, and share what makes LVGH great. If you are interested in signing up for a 1 or 2 hour shift, please call the office at (860) 233-3853.

If you're not available, stay tuned for other ways to help us that day by shopping in store or online where a portion of proceeds will benefit LVGH.
Thank you and we hope to see you there!

Join us at Barnes & Noble