Hello to all students (and their tutors)

There is a new Learner's Clubhouse conference on the Internet that has been created so learners can talk daily and learn to type and write better each day.

Spelling mistakes are OK because we're all learning. Please put any jokes, problems, thoughts and job contacts.

The Learner's Clubhouse is located on the Alphacom website: http://alphacom.gbrownc.on.ca. Member-ship is free. However, you must have access to a computer with an Internet connection.

I know each student out there can do anything they want to. At one time, I hid from everyone to cover up my problem of reading and writing. NOW, I have met beautiful people out there who help me. People like you. It has made a whole different life for me and I can feel like I am a person who counts now.

Arnie Stewart, in beautiful Niagara Falls
LLC Student Representative

P.S. If you have any questions on how to join Alphacom and the Learner's Clubhouse, please call:
Alphacom (416) 415-4640 or Maia Shapley at
Laubach Literacy Ontario (519) 743-3309

From Edmonton, Alberta a P.A.L.S. student writes...

Education means a lot. If you don't have very much education people look down at you and like to take advantage of you. They make you feel stupid too.

Without enough education it is very hard to get a job that you are interested in and is a good paying job. Your employer likes you to have your grade 12.

With education you can do anything you put your mind to. With education you can get a good paying job. With education you don't have to rely on any-body - you can help yourself.

It is not too late to learn. If you really think about it you are learning everyday.

The Spotlight is On...Arnold Stewart

Arnold Stewart is on the Board of Directors of Laubach Literacy Ontario (LLO), the Ontario Literacy Coalition and Laubach Literacy of Canada.

He has served on the Board of Directors at two local councils: Literacy Council of Niagara Region in St. Catharines and the Niagara Falls Literacy Council.

Originally from Cobalt, Ontario, Arnie lives in Niagara Falls with his wife, Barb, two children, Nicole and Alan and a dog named Coby (short for Cobalt).

Arnie is learning how to type, use the computer and the Internet. He is an active board member in the LLO electronic online meetings and is a co-moderator of a literacy discussion group called "The Learners' Clubhouse". The Clubhouse can be found on the Alphacom website at the following Internet address: http://alphacom.gbrownc.on.ca

Students and tutors are welcome to join Alphacom, a web conferencing system out of Toronto but available nation-wide.

Arnie loves to receive letters, so if any tutors or students would like to write him, his address is 5183 Second Ave., Niagara Falls, ON L2E 4J8. You can email him at: astewart@niagara.com