Victoria READ Society
Helping Students Learn

720 Linden Avenue
Victoria BC V8V 4G7
Phone 250.388-7225
Fax 250.386-8330
info@readsociety.bc.ca
www.readsociety.bc.ca

Literacy Facts

Twenty two percent of Canadian adults can use reading materials to carry out simple reading tasks only in familiar contexts with clearly laid out formats. They do not have the skills to cope with unfamiliar and more complex reading materials. The reading skills of 16% of Canadian adults are too limited to allow them to deal with the majority of written materials encountered in everyday life.

ABC CANADA
Literacy Facts
www.abc-canada.org

 

READ’s Mission

To help students of all ages in the Greater Victoria area
learn basic academic skills through small classes,
individualized help and a supportive, caring environment.

Board of Directors

Myrna Hall, Chair
Krysia Strawczynski, Secretary		 Darlene Bailey, Vice Chair
JoAnn Zelen, Treasurer
Directors: Wendy Graham, Susan Link, Patti Stockton,
Christine Stoneman, Barbara Walman

Administrative Staff

Executive Director Julie Holder
Financial Officer Linda McConnan
Administrative Assistant Diane Carson
Bursary Manager Vicky Austin
Accounts Receivable Yvonne Blair

Program Coordinators

English Language Services for Adults Cindy Vaartnou
Adult Basic Skills and
Basic Academic Skills for Employment		 Helen Thomas
KEY Program Janie Harrison

 

Thank You Notes

We thank the following ‘Friends of READ’ for their donations as well as those who chose to remain anonymous.

Dorothea Carr Janet Morris
Diane Erickson Elinor Rhynas
Betsy Gray Caroline Startin
Sheila Gregg Krysia Strawczynski
Myrna Hall Cindy Vaartnou
Ron Lambert Planet Organic Market
Oak Bay United Church Fellowship Club

International Literacy Day Sponsors and Donors
Times Colonist, WCG International Consultants Inc., Tanner’s Books and Beacon Books

Garth Homer Society ~ Our thanks to the hardworking volunteers who helped with our Between the Lines mailing in September: Tawnya Jones, Betty Tse, Terri Carelius and George Tse.

Helping Students Learn

A READ Bursary provides ten months of one-to-one instruction in basic reading, writing, math and study skills for a child in financial need who is struggling to learn. Thirty students have received READ bursaries this year. However, there are still 40 children waiting for funding. For some, the wait has already been a year long!

Please consider donating to the READ Bursary Fund this Christmas. Your gift of $40 will provide one hour of one -to-one instruction for a student receiving bursary assistance. A gift of $320 will provide one month of individualized instruction . You can help a child get a head start on learning! Thank you.

You can donate on-line: Visit www.readsociety.bc.ca. and click on the Donate Now button or download a donation form and send it to us at 720 Linden Avenue, Victoria BC V8V 4G7

You can also donate over the phone: Call us at 388-7225.

Registered Federal Charity # 119285179RR0001   -   Your donation is tax deductible.