The Humber Literacy Council recently won the Canada Post Flight for Freedom Award for leadership in literacy in Newfoundland and Labrador. Bessie Merrigan, President of the Humber Literacy Council accepted the award at the Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament held at St. John's on Monday, September 28, 1998. Lynn Palmer, Canada Post, recognized the significant
contribution the Humber Literacy Council has made in its thirteen years of
commitment to literacy in Newfoundland and Labrador. It has developed a large
group of volunteers dedicated to improving literacy in the Corner Brook, Bay of
Islands area. It has been involved in the Laubach Summer Reading for Fun
programs for the past nine summers. She further stated that the Books for
Along with a framed certificate of recognition, the Humber Literacy Council received an IBM APTIVA computer and colour printer. They would like to thank Canada Post and the Literacy Development Council for their support. Society's Future? Laubach Literacy of Canada has been helping young people by working with schools, community learning centres, band councils, youth correctional centres, etc. since 1990. A Laubach Literacy of Canada Peer Youth Tutor Club offers young people between the ages of 15 and 25 the opportunity to learn reading, writing and numeracy skills on a one-on-one tutoring basis. Here's how a Peer Youth Tutor Club works . . . A Club is entirely based on volunteerism among its members. A Laubach qualified volunteer trainer trains a group of volunteer youth in a 12-hour Laubach training workshop. Following the training, the new tutors are "paired" with their peers in need of assistance with reading, writing and/or numeracy skills. The whole group operates as a Club - tutors and students participating in activities together.
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Babies
program initiated by the Humber Literacy Council in 1994 was an innovative
program deserving of recognition. The Humber Literacy Council received the
Leadership award for the introduction of and the continuation of the program
since 1994. In accepting the award, Bessie recognized Canada Post as a
significant promoter and supporter of literacy across Canada. The corporate
sponsors of this award were also recognized for their support. She explained
that the Books for Babies program provides packages to newborns and their
families free of charge. Volunteers visit the hospitals to deliver these
packages and to ask parents and caregivers to read to their children 15 minutes
a day every day from the time they are born. Parents who register their child
with the program also receive a free book each year for the next four years.
This program, under the leadership of Art Brown - Provincial Coordinator, has
expanded to all areas of Western Newfoundland, the Northern Peninsula, and to
areas in eastern Newfoundland. The Humber Literacy Council's goal is to ensure
that every newborn in Newfoundland and Labrador receives a Books for Babies
package. Continuous support of corporations such as Canada Post, along with
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