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Message From the Director
Greetings!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
On behalf of the AACLC, we want to thank you for your contribution of time, talent and funds to the Literacy Council this year. When adults increase their functional literacy levels their job prospects, health outcomes, civic participation and attitude towards their children's education all tend to increase. Your support has a huge impact on families, Anne Arundel County, and society.
Blessings to you and to your family,
Lisa Vernon
programdirector@aaclc.org
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Giving Tuesday!
Giving Tuesday is a new national day of giving added to the calendar on November 27, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Anne Arundel Cares will give five - $500 prizes to nonprofits receiving donations via the AACares.org website between 12:01 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on Tuesday, December 3rd.
In addition, Bob Caspar, our Board President, has pledged to match every dollar donated to AACLC up to $3000 on December 3rd! Bob's generous pledge will essentially double your donation to AACLC on December 3rd. With your help, the AACLC connects adults who are low-level readers with trained tutors who can set them on the path to achieving long-deferred career and personal goals.
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Why We Do What We Do
Angelica &
Cindy
I walked into the Head Start Building in Shady Side one day last August and met my new student for the first time. Angelica, a young wife and mother of two preschool children, has set herself an ambitious goal: She wants to become a medical assistant. Improving her reading and writing skills and eventually obtaining her GED are steps she has to master along the way and she's eager to work with me. We've just completed Laubach 3, and Angelica was really excited to receive her certificate. She is such a pleasure to teach, and is not afraid of asking questions, which makes my job easy.
I wanted to volunteer for the Anne Arundel County Literacy Council to make a positive difference in another person's life. This experience has made it clear that there is no limit to what a motivated person can accomplish. I am very fortunate to be able to help Angelica, and am inspired by her enthusiasm for learning.
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Charles & Susan
I was "matched" with Charles last May and he's been a bright spot in my life ever since. I'm a former Anne Arundel County English teacher who retired in 2007, and I'd been looking for ways to become more involved in the community. Tutoring through the Anne Arundel County Literacy Council seemed like a perfect way to accomplish that goal.
Charles attends the Arundel Lodge, which offers support services for people with mental health and behavioral challenges, on Monday through Thursday. He enjoys taking English classes at the Lodge and decided to inquire about working with a tutor to sharpen his reading and writing skills. That's when he was put in touch with the AACLC.
Charles is very eager to learn. He shows up on time for our sessions and always has his homework completed. He is an extremely motivated student and is a delight to work with. When he recently earned his certificate after completing a reading level, he was thrilled. Charles wants to keep improving his reading and writing skills and then see where that takes him. I'm fortunate to be a part of his journey.
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Event Committee 
Many of you who have expressed interest in becoming a part of the newly-formed Event Committee. Some of you have already contributed your time and talents at various events.
I would like to know if any of you might want to assist with one or more of the following:
- Look for events that might be useful and potentially productive for us to participate in, get contact information, find out about any costs and other stipulations, and inform AACLC as early as possible.
- Assist in writing grant proposals - this is a biggie! If you have been involved in doing grants in the past and are willing to take on such a task , we need you! Also, if you even HEAR about grant or other funding opportunities, please make them known.
- We need a PR person! Someone who can ideally take a few pictures at events and write up a blurb for the local media. Even if this is not your area of expertise, you may know of someone - maybe even a student - who would relish the opportunity to show their talent.
- Take charge of setting up booths and staffing events. We are planning to put together an "event kit" and develop a list of folks willing to attend such events, so it would be primarily a matter of coordinating things.
Please contact me by January to let me know if you are willing to take any part in any of these outreach efforts - Please? It need not be a major time commitment in your busy lives.
Thank you so much for your involvement with the Literacy Council.
Jill York
Event Coordinator
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October 26, 2013 Tutor Workshop 
A big "Thank you" goes out to our tutor trainers Phil Tawes, Dixie Catlett, and Charlie Catlett for their excellent Tutor Workshop, held at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church on October 26th and attended by over 30 tutors.
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2013 Top Rated Great Nonprofit
Award
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Contact
Anne ArundelCounty Literacy Council, Inc.
410-269-4419 / programdirector@aaclc.org
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P.S. it's not to late to respond to our annual appeal
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