National Adult Literacy Database

May 22, 2000

This story was written by Emil Beaudoin, from Whitehorse, Yukon. Emil was born in Edmonton, Alberta and was raised in Whitehorse, Yukon. He has lived there most of his life. Emil has worked for over 25 years in retail food stores.

My Award

by Emil Beaudoin

My name is Emil Beaudoin. I was born in Edmonton, Alberta on October 25, 1955 and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon. I lived in Whitehorse all my life. Whitehorse is my hometown.

The award is a plaque made out of metal and wood. Ken Chin from the Grocery People in Edmonton gave the plaque to me on March 18, 1999 at Super-A-Foods store. Why? Because I earned it for 25 years in retail foods.

I worked at Super-A-Foods for 3 years. The different places I’ve worked at are: Howards Econo-Mart in 1965 for 1 year, Hardware for 5 years, 25 years at Riverside Groceries, and 1 year at Super-Value.

I completed a Produce Management and Operations certificate course on February 16, 1998. I’m doing my English and Math for my GED at Yukon Learn.

What I want to do next is to take some more Business Math courses through Cornell University and through correspondence from Ithaca, New York.

[This story was taken with permission, from Learner to Learner, published by Yukon Learn, October 1999 edition.]