National Adult Literacy Database

September 10, 2012

This week, we have a story by Kevin G., from Hamilton, Ontario. Kevin is enrolled at the Hamilton Literacy Council, which provides one-on-one training in reading, writing, and math to English-speaking adults. Kevin wrote the note below after he had attended the Laubach Literacy Ontario (LLO) conference in June 2011 in Waterloo, Ontario.

Story

by Kevin G.

My name is Kevin and I am a student at the Hamilton Literacy Council.

I went to the LLO Conference in June and had a great time. On the last day there was a draw for prizes and I couldn’t believe it when my name was called to win the laptop computer. I was looking around for “Kevin G.” then realized it was me! I was renting a computer at home and it is so nice to be able to own one now. I volunteer at the Hamilton Literacy Council as computer tech support so this was the perfect prize. I help students and teachers by maintaining the class computers. I keep virus scans up to date and clean up the data base as needed. It is so nice to have a brand new, working laptop at home, thanks to the LLO conference.

I can’t wait until next year.

[This story was taken with permission from the Hamilton Reads newsletter, Fall 2011, published by the Hamilton Literacy Council.]