Staff

Carolyn McWhinnie, Executive Director
Linda Oman, Administrative Assistant
Brian O'Rooney, Computer Technician
Nicole Liptak, Book Store Supervisor

Literacy Nanaimo had a busy year last year holding two special events. These events would not have been a success without the help of many volunteers and in particular the committees' chair, Gerry Prouten. Now that we have these events under our belt, we will be holding them again this year.

Laugh for Literacy

Literacy Central VI hosted author Will Ferguson at our first author "reading" event. The event was held August 11^th at the Nanaimo Yacht Club. We provided wine and hors d'oeuvres, had a number of silent auction items and were entertained by a jazz quartet from Woodlands High School. Laura Acton, host of The Good Life on The New VI acted as our MC. It was a beautiful summer evening, the location worked extremely well, and a good time was had by all. Will has a very engaging personality and was very entertaining.
We netted about $4,000.00 and are looking forward to our next event.

Scrabble

Literacy Central VI will be holding its second Scrabble tournament March 6^th.

Last year's Scrabble event was very popular and really well organized. We had 43 participants and netted over $3,000.00.

To participate in this year's event you need to raise a minimum of $50.00 in pledges and bring yourself to Beban Park before 9:00 am, Saturday, March 6^th. If you have a Scrabble game, please bring that along. We have merchandise prizes and gift certificates. You will play three games. For the first game you will be randomly matched, but the second and third game matches will be based on the score you earned in the first game. We will provide a continental breakfast and lunch. Come out and have some fun for a good cause!

Membership

It is time to renew your membership. As a charity it is important for us to demonstrate that the community cares about what we do. The way we do that is by the number of members we have.
For only $10.00 annually you will:

• help to support literacy programs in your community;
• receive newsletters;
• be notified of any special events;
• receive a membership card, entitling you to a 25% discount in our bookstore.

We have enclosed a membership form that you can mail or fax back to us.