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 Darlene Bailey, Vice Chair
JoAnn Zelen, Treasurer
Directors: Wendy Graham, Susan Link, Patti Stockton,
Barbara Walman, JoAnn Zelen

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 Literacy Programs Helen Thomas
Children and Youth Programs Janie Harrison

 

Thank You Donors

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We thank the following as well as those who chose to remain anonymous.

Darlene Bailey Barb Shaw
Julie Holder Audrey M Thomas
Dr. Brenda Derjanecz Michael Torontow
Sydney Freize Joan de Tuberville
Mary Gordon In Memoriam Gillian P Wallace
Stuart Knittelfelder Barbara Walman
Tony & Isabel Lloyd JoAnn Zelen
Elizabeth Riehm  

Foresters
Lisson & Riopka Counselling & Consulting
(Bailey John Educational Bursary)
Orca Book Publishers Ltd.
Planet Organic Health Corp
TPC Financial Group Ltd.
Victoria Elks Lodge # 2
Vancouver Foundation
Victoria Foundation
West Coast Editorial Associates
Zonta Club of Victoria

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. Forty six students have received READ bursaries this year. However, we still have a lengthy waitlist. Some of the children have been waiting for a year!

Please consider donating to the READ Bursary Fund. Your gift of $40 will buy 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.

Three ways to donate:

  • Visit www.readsociety.bc.ca. and click on the Donate Now button to donate on-line.
  • Download a donation form and send it to us at 720 Linden Avenue, Victoria BC V8V 4G7.
  • Call 388-7225 and make a donation over the phone. (We take VISA and MasterCard.)

egistered Federal Charity # 119285179RR0001
Your donation is tax deductible.