JULY 2015
eNewsletter
Intensive English Class A Huge Success!
Our building, located at 200 E Yavapai Rd, has provided a unique opportunity to pilot this new class that focuses intensively on speaking and pronunciation. Photo by Lana Tupponce
Anyone who has attempted to learn another language as an adult knows how difficult it can be. The success of a new, five-week intensive English class offered this summer at Literacy Connects shows that our adult students are up for the challenge!
 
Literacy Connects Welcomes
New Director of Development 
Literacy Connects is pleased to welcome our new Director of Development, Amber Mazzei. Amber comes to us from the American Lung Association with extensive experience in fundraising, community outreach, public relations, strategic planning, and communications. Meet Amber.

Thank you for joining us in welcoming Amber to the team!
Watch Our Students Transform
A collaboration between our arts-integration and adult literacy programs, Stories that Transform! unites
students from diverse backgrounds to
write, analyze and perform original stories for an audience of family
and friends. F
ull of humanity, humor and hope, these stories are taken directly from the experiences and imaginations of our adult English language learners.

Stories that Transform! reminds us what happens when we come together as a community to celebrate literacy's powerful ability to connect us. Join us in celebrating our students' successes as we premiere these stories of transformation on September 11, 2015! Literacy Connects' doors open at 5:30 PM, showcase begins at 6:00 PM.

The class schedule for August is available on the Calendar of Events. Students who wish to participate in this class can register at (520) 882-8006. Space is limited.
Why Stories that Soar?
STS group shot
Stories that Soar! is looking forward to another exciting year of bringing the imagination of children to life. Check out why this program of Literacy Connects is more popular than ever in this new infographic.

Recently, the ensemble was nominated for a 2015 Macaroni Kid Tucson Gold Daisy Award! Click the link to learn more about this amazing honor and to cast your vote by August 9th
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar of Events

Check out what's happening on our August calendar.



Call For Volunteers!

We need dedicated volunteers to lend their time and talents helping struggling learners at the Infusion Project's new site, Summit View Elementary (1900 E Summit St), and other locations. Learn how to help.

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Reading Seed Teacher Survey Results

The 2014-2015 survey has been analyzed and we are very pleased with the results! We had 165 partner teachers complete the survey and provide data for 620 students who received Reading Seed services this past school year. 

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Literacy Connects
200 E Yavapai Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 882-8006