We are grateful to the RBC Foundation for demonstrating its commitment to literacy with a $3,000 grant to the READ Bursary Fund.
Thank you to Literacy BC for the $500 grant from the Paul Gallagher Community Access Fund to assist adult students with emergency needs. Volunteer Appreciation We have the best of the best at READ!
Our thanks to the Ministry of Advanced Education for a grant of $600 for a Learner event. READ's adult literacy students are hosting the book launch for Art Boudreau's novel, Elephant Mountain, as their special event in 2005!
Volunteer Appreciation
We have the best of the best at READ!
Our volunteers truly make a difference.
Teacher assistants ~
Adult Basic Skills (ABS) and
Basic Academic Skills for Employment (BASE)
Mike Brodsky
Linda DiFelice
Danda Humphrey
Dave Kesson
Julius Maslovat
Elinor Rhynas
English Language Services for Adults (ELSA)
Jane Patterson
Back to Basics: Bridging Barriers to Learning
Patti Kallio
Computer Guru ~ John Picken
Board of Directors ~ check out our hard-working volunteer Directors on page 6.
We are grateful for the wonderful volunteers from the Garth Homer Society. Keith McPhail, Tawnya Jones, Terri Carelius, Betty Tse, Dolores Wilkinson, George Tse, Sharon Sinclair and Margaret McCarthy helped with our huge mail-out of information packages for READ's summer camps and classes.
Staff and board members helped with collection and sale days for the Times Colonist Book Sale ~ Vicky Austin, Yvonne Blair, Lisa Cartwright, Wendy Graham, Janie Harrison, Julie Holder, Susan Link, Elinor Rhynas, Patti Stockton, Jenn Strachota, Krysia Strawczynski, Helen Thomas, JoAnn Zelen , Peter Zelen and Evan Cikaluk.
Darlene Bailey is Vice-Chair of READ's Board of Directors. Last November, Darlene hosted an Evening to Make a Difference in memory of her sister-in-law, Laurent Bailey. All proceeds (over $10,000!) were donated to the READ Bursary Fund.
Darlene joins us in thanking friends and colleagues for their generous in kind donations to the live and silent auctions.
Angela Bailey
Myrna Hall
Magaila Bailey
Judith Huntley
Darlene Bailey
Ann Huculak
Nigel Bailey
Brenda Parkinson
Dr. Roger Bailey
Myfanwy Pavelic
Tracey Clark
Marion Polston
Barb Clement
Barb Shaw
Cathy Denny
Krysia Strawczynski
Foxglove Flowers
JoAnn Zelen
Wendy Graham
Prince of Whales
Willow King Spa
YM/YWCA of Greater Victoria
Special guests for the evening ~ Ellen Szita and Wendy Morton.
Thank you Darlene and Nigel Bailey for hosting this extraordinary event in support of helping students learn at the Victoria READ Society.
Trapeze Communications Inc.
Trapeze Communications is an award-winning, full-service Branding and Marketing Communications firm. Trapeze has developed and produced the new brochures and print ads promoting READ's programs. Trapeze recently donated their services and expertise to create new materials for READ's display board for public awareness and special events.
Sincere thanks to Kim Wams for helping us out by carrying out READ's duties at the Langford Drop-In Bingo in April.
Thanks to Tracey Burnett and Louise Neve for volunteering on READ's behalf at the Education Fair held at Hillside Mall in February. Our thanks also goes out to Diane Roche and Yvonne Blair for helping out at Family Fest 2004.
Elinor Rhynas, Vicky and Keith Austin were volunteers at the regional CanSpell Spelling Bee in March. Melanie Austin, READ's former Executive Director (and no relation to Vicky or Keith!), was senior judge on the judging panel.
