To celebrate the International Year of Volunteers, Laubach Literacy New Brunswick launched a new initiative to honour its volunteers, past and present, who have contributed significantly to the growth and development of Laubach Literacy New Brunswick (LLNB) and/or its member councils. The "LLNB Volunteer Hall of Fame" was unveiled at the Annual General Meeting of Laubach Literacy New Brunswick on October 13, 2001, with many of the inaugural inductees in attendance. Each of Laubach's twenty-two councils along with the Executive Committee were invited to submit nominations for the Volunteer Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame inductees met one or more of the following criteria:

1. exhibited the vision and commitment to establish a Laubach Literacy Each-One-Teach-One program/council in their community;

2. displayed exceptional dedication to the Each-One-Teach-One program in one of the following areas: tutoring, training, fundraising, public relations, committee work, administration, leadership and/or governance;

3. demonstrated initiative in student advancement and leadership opportunities.

The following is a list of inaugural inductees to the LLNB Volunteer Hall of Fame:

Joyce Astle
nominated by Literacy Council of Fredericton

Barb Ayer
nominated by Petitcodiac Literacy Council

Pam Iype
nominated by READ Saint John

Julie Kean Marks
nominated by Petitcodiac Literacy Council

Dermot Kingston
nominated by LLNB Executive Committee

Thelma Kolding
nominated by Literacy Council of Fredericton

Linda Levesque
nominated by Greater Moncton Literacy Council

Erma MacAulay
nominated by Read Sussex

Harry McCleave
nominated by READ Saint John

Paul McMackin
nominated by Read Sussex

Yvonne Westall
nominated by LLNB Executive Committee

Congratulations and Thank You

Dermot Kingston's "Walk for Literacy" From left to right: Juanita Fowler, Tabitha Scott, Bill Snowdon, Lori Scott, Yvonne Westall, Paul Hunt, Diane Hunt, Elizabeth Earl, Heather Harris, Gloria Jackman, Heather Bird