September 2020 Newsletter 📚

Introducing our inaugural newsletter! Please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already so that we can keep you up to date on all of our activities!

We are excited to be up and running again and are busy preparing to launch our fall programming. We are COVID-ready and taking all necessary precautions to keep everyone safe.

In spite of all the challenges facing each of us, we are encouraged by your support – whether as Director on our Board, a member of the Society, a program volunteer or learner, or a participant in our events – together we are making a difference in our community!

Thanks to all of our donors and supporters so far this year! You know who you are! ***

To see us get through the year, there is still an opportunity to help out via the Raise a Reader campaign, which will see any local donations “topped up” if the donation is made by October 7th . Please consider giving during this campaign as it’s a great opportunity to see your donation go further.

We would really like to rally some support for our youth who may be struggling socially and academically by offering some tutoring support. Our funding for this program was not realized this year. We are looking for a teacher and volunteers for this initiative.

From us to you, we wish you the very best the fall season has to offer!

Wendy Aasen, Executive Director & our Awesome Staff

There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all!

The Raise-a-Reader campaign exists to empower today’s children and families with tools to improve their reading skills. These skills are the foundation for lifelong learning that significantly affects the quality of life and the health and social economic well-being of individuals, families and communities.

Literacy Society of the North Okanagan is proud to support the 2020 Raise-a-Reader campaign.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

As you may know, most of our programming to date has taken place in our schools and library and has focused on individual one on one support. This year we are tasked with finding new ways and new spaces to offer this programming and our staff is rising to the challenge. Our delivery will change to small-group, and will blend the best of what we do with Reading Together and Skills Boost. We are adding math support, too, in fun new ways!

NEW! SKILLS BOOST LITERACY & NUMERACY PROGRAM CLICK HERE

NEW! READING TOGETHER PARENT WORKSHOP CLICK HERE

NEW! PLAYING WITH NUMBERS FAMILY GAME WORKSHOP CLICK HERE

TEACHERS NEEDED FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS - PAID AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. If you have some time to give, please send your resume by email to programs@literacysociety.ca

COMPUTER LITERACY WORKSHOPS

iPad/iPhone, Samsung tablet/smartphone, COVID "must have" apps plus zoom, basic Microsoft emailing and photos….

FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS

Budgeting, savings, credit & debt, planning for the future….

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 5PM VIA ZOOM. We welcome new members!

CLICK HERE to download Membership form

CLICK HERE to download Annual General Meeting Flyer

*** We also would like to thank the Vernon Morning Star/Black Press for hosting the Post Media Raise a Reader Campaign; give a shout out to BC Hydro for supporting our new math programming; to the Vernon Fraternal Order of Eagles #3557 for supporting our Reading Together program; and to all the Spelling Bee teams and individuals who decided to donate even though we couldn’t hold our event! A huge thanks to our sponsor Kal Tire and Robert Foord, Valley First, RBC Foundation and RBC Ron Harper, Okanagan College, City of Vernon, and First West Foundation (Valley First Credit Union).

We also acknowledge the support of the Province of British Columbia and Decoda Literacy Solutions (made possible through funding from the Ministry of Education); the Emergency Community Support Fund from the United Way Southern Interior BC, funded by the Government of Canada and the Emergency Community Support Fund from Community Foundations Canada, funded by the Government of Canada.

LITERACY MATTERS MORE THAN EVER!

PROGRAM UPDATE