Upcoming Events
4th Annual Adult Literacy Week in Washington - October 19-25, 2008 Better Skills. Better Jobs. Better Lives.This is the fourth year the governor of Washington State has set aside the third week of October as Adult Literacy Week. Efforts to raise understanding and support for adult basic education among thought leaders and social influencers, a goal of the long-term plan for ABE, have grown more effective each year. This has resulted in broader support for adult basic education than we have ever experienced. Support Literacy during Adult Literacy Week! |
Recap of Recent Events
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Citizenship Day On September 17, students, staff, volunteers and board members celebrated Citizenship Day at Literacy Source. September 17 , 2008 |
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Annual Picnic On August 14th, students, staff, volunteers and board members celebrated at our annual summer picnic at Gasworks Park. Everyone enjoyed great food, water balloons, bubble stuff and delightful company. August 14, 2008 |
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Community Fruit Tree Harvest Gail Savina from Solid Ground came and spoke about the Community Fruit Tree Harvest. This program organizes volunteers to harvest fruit from local, privately owned trees to be donated to Seattle residents in need of and limited in the capacity to buy fresh fruit. We also discussed P-Patches and their history in Seattle. We hiked over to the local Fremont P-Patch on 40th St and Woodland Park to experience the phenomenon first-hand. July 29, 2008
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Community Engagement Workshop - Using the Pharmacy Three University of Washingotn School of Pharmacy students presented information on what pharmacists do, how to read a prescription label, and the differences among over the counter, behind the counter, and prescription drugs. There was a slide presentation and an opportunity for people to walk around to different “stations” and learn from the presenters. At the end, participants were given prescription bottles with mock prescription labels which were used to practice finding different elements such as patient name, discard date, and directions for use. June 2, 2008 |
Seattle's Favorite Librarian: Nancy Pearl Nancy delivered the keynote at the 2008 Breakfast |
2008 Breakfast Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to everyone who made the 2008 Breakfast the best Literacy Source breakfast ever! A festive and inspiring May Day breakfast with the theme “Join the Great Conversation” brought in more than $40,000 -- $5,000 above our goal! Bravo to everyone! May 1, 2008 |
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Volunteer Appreciation Week Literacy Source celebrated the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, who provide more than 12,000 hours of instruction to adult learners each year. Students presented volunteer Tutors, Instructors, Conversation Partners, Talk Time Facilitators, Evening Office Managers, and Library volunteers with a carnation and a note of appreciation. Literacy Source thanks all of our volunteers for making a difference every day! April 14-18, 2008 |
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Community Engagement Workshop - Are You Greenwise Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin came to talk about recycling practices and how Seattle is coping with related environmental issues. Participants learned about what the city has to offer and ways they can get involved in making Seattle more environmentally sustainable. February 25, 2008 |
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Literacy Source Open House Funders, partners, and community members attended our Open House to learn about Literacy Source and share information about their agencies. Visitors had the chance to see programs in action and speak with students, volunteers, and staff members about our programs. January 24, 2008 |
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Volunteer End Of Year Party Literacy Source AmeriCorps members organized an end-of-year party for all the wonderful and essential Literacy Source Volunteers. Activities included: book swaps, Literacy Source trivia, quote-matching game, and exciting raffle prizes. Overheard at the party: "This is the best party I've been to where I didn't know anyone else" (Volunteer Patty).December 13th, 2007
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Summer Potluck Literacy Source AmeriCorps members welcomed students, staff, and volunteers to the annual summer picnic. This multicultural celebration at Gasworks Park celebrated the diversity of our learning center and focused on the great achievements made over the last academic year, with a full plate of international food! August 16, 2007 |
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Fremont Fair On June 16th and 17th, Literacy Source participated in the annual Fremont Fair. 31 dedicated Literacy Source staff, volunteers, and students manned a booth on 34th Street and spread the word to members of the community about who we are and what we do. June 16 &17, 2007 |
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CJST Graduation After completing 10 weeks of rigorous Customer Service Job Skills Training, students celebrate their accomplishments at a graduation ceremony. Students in the Customer Service Job Skills Training program gain skills in resume writing, job readiness, vocational ESL, online job searches, and the basics of working in customer service.
May 11, 2007 |
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Community Engagement Workshop - Olympic Sculpture Park On May 11th, Literacy Source staff, students, and volunteers took a trip downtown to the new Olympic Sculpture Park to enjoy a day of perfect weather, good conversation, and great art.
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Theo Chocolate Tour Ashley at Theo Chocolates provided a behind-the-scenes peek into the production of the only organic and fair trade chocolate in North America - located right here in Fremont! Literacy Source students from the ABE and ESL programs joined in the fun. Students were shown every step of the chocolate-making process, from bean-sampling to packaging. Chocolate flavors range from the bitterness of pure chocolate from Ghana, Madagascar and Venezuela to the zestiness of the coconut curry bar. Several students and staff reported a lack a sleep later on that evening. April 24, 2007 |
