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Saint John Family Literacy Committe
Activities

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| 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |

World Literacy Canada Training. February 2002. Introduction to the "Kama Cookbook", and date and venue set for September Event.
Friend of Family Literacy Awards "Our Passion is Literacy" February 14, 2002. Saint John Free Public Library. Guest speaker, The Honourable Marilyn Trenholme Counsell. Awards presentation to NB Museum, Benjamin's Books, and Bayview Credit Union.
"Go Wild for Reading" author festival. September 22 hosted Children's Illustrator Brenda Clark at the NB Museum Theatre. Franklin the Turtle in Market Square.
September 2002. Beginning of Co-op Student Project. Harry Potter Reading Club & Puppet Shows.
October, 2002. Received NLS funds for Project. Hiring of Project Coordinator for Family Literacy Promotional Visuals.
Fundraising: T-shirt campaign raised $377.09

For the Friend of Family Literacy Awards we held an event at the Bibliotheque le Cormoran (Centre Samuel de Champlain): Her Honour read to preschool children and talked to parents.
The Friend of Family Literacy Awards were held at the Saint John Free Public Library. Awards were presented to Shirley McAlary & Millidgeville Market, Guest Speaker: The Honourable Marilyn Trenholme Counsell.
Hired two Early Childhood and Family Literacy Summer Students through TED- project hosted by Literacy NB Inc. Projects: Committee Flyer Draft, Storytents, Storysacks, Local Stories, Puppet Shows, Nursery Rhymes. This project was very successful.
We held a Proposal Brainstorming Session and submitted a proposal to the National Literacy Secretariat for funding.
Hosted the Canada Post Literacy Awards at the Family Literacy Festival on September 8, 2001. Held at the North End Centre (Saint John Learning Exchange /NBCC).
Fundraising - we received a $100.00 donation from John Herron. And, we started the T-shirt fundraiser in December, 2001