Literary Tuesdays in July

Don’t forget our 4th Annual Literary Tuesdays in July at St. James Church Hall in Eganville. Erika Ritter reads July 4, followed by Maggie Wheeler July 11, Frances Itani July 18, and Jenifer McVaugh July 25.

A series pass is $50 for all four nights; a single reading is $15. Advance tickets are available at Serendipity on the River in Eganville, 628-9559. The Hummdinger will have the authors’ books for sale—get them autographed that evening.

Come at 7:30 p.m. for coffee and desserts, generously provided by The Granary, Magelly’s, Frisco’s and Stephano’s Bakery. Readings are at 8:00 p.m.

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Swing for Literacy

Tuesday, September 5, is the date for this year’s Swing for Literacy. The 18-hole, best ball golf tournament will be held at Oaks of Cobden. Registration is at 11:15 a.m., with a shotgun start at 12:00 p.m.

The fee for the tournament plus a great turkey dinner is $60. Charitable receipts will be issued for the $15 donation portion of this fee. There will be draws for prizes, and Air Canada/The National Post will sponsor a special hole-in-one prize of a trip for two anywhere in North America that Air Canada flies—including Hawaii.

We’re looking for golfers! We’d like to field the maximum of 110 this year. If you are a golfer, or know golfers, please plan to participate and plug this event with your friends. For more information and to register, contact Gilles Doth (613-628-1812), Phil Butler (613-628-2730), Dave Fisher (613-628-6862) or Rosemary Cammaert cammaert@nrtco.net.

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Statistics for 2005/2006

At the end of each funding year we step back and take a look at the students we have served and the services we have provided over the year.

  • In 2005/2006, Literacy Plus delivered 6,943 hours of service to 199 people.
  • Three quarters of our students were women. Seventy-eight percent were in their working years, age 25 to 65. Sixty-seven percent gave employment as their goal for learning.
  • In our volunteer program, 36 students worked one-to-one with 33 volunteer tutors for a total of nearly 1,000 hours. Another 8 students spent 221 hours in two volunteer-led classes, one in Barry’s Bay and one in Killaloe.
  • Sixty-five students took part in 8 computer classes, 7 in Eganville and one in Renfrew, in partnership with Employment Networks. Overall, they spent 2,984 hours in class.
  • Eight students completed the 10-lesson Workready Online course, spending 210 hours researching topics on the Internet, reflecting, and e-mailing written responses to Diane.
  • In March we offered Hire Value, a new 5-week, 90-hour course to help those who need skills for work in the hospitality and tourism sector. Three students completed the full set of course modules, while another 8 participated in the half-day Smart Serve and WHIMS workshops. Overall these students got 417 hours of training.
  • Two student volunteers spent 546 hours gaining new skills while assisting in a variety of office activities through work-and-learning placements.
  • Thirteen people spent 93 hours participating in 5 craft workshops, four of which were taught by a student volunteer.