Co-operators Learner's Award
The Co-operators Learner Achievement Award is presented to an outstanding learner in a literacy program in New Brunswick, as part of the annual Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament activities. General criteria for the Learner Award are :
- The student is an adult
- The student has attended some type of literacy program for at least six months, but preferably one year.
- The student has an excellent attendance record.
- The student has been recommended by a teacher or a tutor.
- The student has shown considerable or exceptional progress.
- The student submits an application, but the teacher or tutor may assist him/her to do so.
The Co-operators Insurance sponsors the Learner Achievement Award, founded to reward and encourage individuals who distinguish themselves by their superior performance in a literacy program. Recipients of the award will receive a framed certificate, an engraved pen and a cash gift of $100. The application deadline is June 30th. Application forms are available from the Literacy Coalition and can be found on line at www.nb.literacy.ca. The award will be presented at a special event on August 24th at the Capitol Theatre in Moncton.
A winner—a poem by Rosemary Bolton
I am a winner,
What I touch will turn to my future,
I am worth what I do.
Blind am I to my own successes
Reach out my hand to a future unknown
Compassion is my beacon to a sinking light
I am but one, a winner.
With a heavy heart I discover
“
Needs” is a want,
While "wants" should be a gift
Then, life is my need
The Earth my gift
A voice of one, a winner.
Winning feels good!
Apply for the Cooperators Learner Achievement Award by June 30th.
Rosemary has moved from Salisbury to Nova Scotia. She will attend a literacy
program in her new community. We wish her lots of success..