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"Lithia Park" Courtesy of Nancy
Calcagno,
Photo Fanatics 4-H Club
NOTES FROM THE CHAIR
Dear Volunteers and Friends,
The Literacy Council is planning a few In-Service
meetings for its tutors during the next few months. These
meetings are aimed at providing tutors with a few teaching tips and
advice on training materials. These one-hour sessions should
be fun and insightful.
We also plan to promote our GED preparation
assistance. Even though there are several courses out there,
few, if any, offer free one-on-one tutoring. Anyone 18 years
or older may apply.
"Rogue Learning and Resource Center" and "Jackson
County Library Services," are still conducting free computer
literacy classes at many library branches. This program is
into its fourth year. If you want to learn to use a computer,
including Windows 8, call your local library to sign up.
We also invite you to attend Jackson County Library
Services’ second Literacy Fair, “Learn-a-Palooza” on Saturday,
October 19, 2013, presented throughout the Medford Branch Library
from 12 noon – 4 p.m. This event will offer special programs,
activities, tours, and informational tables for local groups and
agencies which support literacy in Jackson County.
The Literacy Council is now promoting its annual
fund-raising drive. Please read the information in this
newsletter. Your contributions are most welcome.
Bob Burger
Chairman
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COUNCIL INFORMATION
LITERACY COUNCIL OF JACKSON
COUNTY
BOARD MEMBERS
Chair
--------------------------------------------- Bob Burger
Placement ---------------------------------------
Liz Koester
Treasurer
---------------------------------- Nancy Calcagno
Newsletter Editor ------------------------Nancy Calcagno
2013 RAFFLE
FUNDRAISER
The Literacy Council of Jackson County, a
non-profit organization, is holding its 2013 fundraising raffle
drawing. Tickets are currently on sale for the September 16th
drawing.
1 for
$1
6 for
$5
15 for $10
We are so thankful for the generous donations from
the businesses in our community, so please join them to help support
literacy and a path to a better life for those individuals in need.
Please contact us to purchase
tickets!
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TUTORING
We offer individualized tutoring for
Basic Reading, GED, ESL, Workforce Development Classes, and
Citizenship.
Our Workforce Development class offers
training in Microsoft Office and Résumé Building.
This past year I had the privilege of
tutoring a young man for his GED and résumé. He was unemployed and
had flunked his test on four other occasions. After we finished his
sessions, he passed his GED test and found a job within two days. It
is success stories like these that make our program an important
service in the county.
Donations are greatly appreciated to help
sustain our program, as we are a 501(c) non-profit organization.
We're always looking for volunteers from
all communities of Jackson County, so if you are interested please
call us for an application or visit our website.
If you know of anyone that might benefit
from our program, please let them know about our servicers. The
Literacy Council serves all of Jackson County.
Nancy Calcagno
Editor
RESIGNATION
Marilyn Wilber, our Librarian, resigned
from her position at the Literacy Council this past spring. She will
be missed by all of us, as she contributed a great deal of her time
and skills to reorganize our library and was a valuable member of
our Board.
If you are interested in volunteering to
fill her position, please call us at the number below.
Literacy Council of Jackson
County
P.O. Box 615
Medford, OR 97501
(541) 531-0166
Website: http://roguelrc.org/litjack
E-mail: literacy@juno.com
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