2010 TLE Newsletter Winter Edition

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Disney Park? The Learn-ing Exchange is proud tobe a part of this won-derful program! As aparticipating organiza-tion we encourage you to

register asa volunteer becausethere's no better timeto make a dream cometrue for others and afew come true for you!

W I N T E R E D I T I O N 2 0 1 0

News and Views

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Inside this issue:

Presidents Message 2

From the ED Desk 2

Karens Office News 2

Adult Learners Week 2

ACE Community Project 3

Family LiteracyVolunteers Wanted

3

Tutor Training 3

Contact Us 4

LVQ News 4

Dates to Remember 4

Excellence in Literacy

REGISTER FOR GIVE A DAY. GET A DAY.

via: www.govolunteer.ca

Give a Day. Get a Disney Day!D. Brown

For Family Literacy Day,Literacy in Action is host-

ing a contest on thetheme, "Singing for Lit-eracy". Submit a rap/songon the subject of a fa-vourite book or why youlove reading. There aretwo contest categories:

#1 WRITE A RAP:Write a rap about a bookyou love OR why you lovereading. Email it to

[email protected] mail to 257 Queen St.Sherbrooke, QC. J1M 1K7

#2 SING:Sing a passage from a

favourite book/magazineor sing your own originalrap. Dial 1-866-415-2955(toll free) to record yourrap. Raps/songs cannotexceed 4 to 5 minutes.

Prizes include Chapters,Archambault, and Centen-nial Theatre gift certifi-cates (Jet 7 cards).Deadline for entries is

January 22nd, 2010. Win-ners announced January27th Family Literacy Day!

Can you Write a Rap or Sing?Literacy in Action

FAMILY LITERACYDAY

January 27, 2010

Make reading a part

of your family life!

WINTER EDITION 2010

Have you heard aboutDisneys Give a Day.

Get a Day. program

that celebrates thespirit of giving back,with a free ticket to a
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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The AnnualGeneral Meet-ing was a won-derful and

s u c c e s s f u lmeeting! Con-gratulations,

to all Board Members of TheLearning Exchange!!! I wouldfirst like to thank Susan Jacobfor all of the years spent onthe board as a Director. Thank

you Susan! I am excited to now

welcome new and returningmembers to their positions onTLEs BOD. Welcome and

thank you! I look forward to

working with each and every-one of you! Together we willaccomplish a great deal and Ilook forward to the successthat this new decade will bringus.

Sincerely,Your newly elected, madamechairman! ~ Mona Arsenault

HAPPY NEW

YEAR EVE-RYONE!

Volunteers please rememberto hand in your hours! Tutorsif you change your time or dayfor tutoring please let meknow ahead of time. Thanks!

Message from the President

Karens Office News

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Id like to welcome

our new volunteersto The LearningExchange! Con-gratulations toNayla, Enza, Marie

-Pierre, Lisa andLorraine for com-

pleting Basic Tutor Training! Ilook forward to working with

you and hope you are enjoying your experience here with us!*If you would like to be a partof our next group of volun-

teers for training, call Karenfor dates and times!

From the Executive Directors

Desk

TLE Literacy Supporters

CANADA POST

CDC LAURIER - VIMONT

DOMINOSPIZZA - VIMONT

LAVAL ROTARYCLUB

LIBRARIERAFFIN

MERCKFROSSTEMPLOYEES

CHARITYTRUSTFUND

SCHOLASTICBOOKSCANADA

ADULT LEARNERS WEEK

Celebrating adult learners and their achievements

March 20th to 26th

Watch for special events and workshops in your community!

2009/2010

President: Mona Arsenault

Vice-President: Lazar Jevremovic

Secretary: Christiane Dabbagh

Treasurer: Valerie Sauriol

Director: Enza Campaniella

TLE Board of Directors


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WINTER EDITION 2010 Page 3

February is Black History Month!

Check out this web site:

http://blackhistorycanada.ca

Tel: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126

WINTER Edition 2010 Call Karen for more information

Volunteer today to change

someones life tomorrow!

Tutor training starts in February!!We are looking for general volunteers for TLE and volunteer tutors to work

one-on-one or in small groups with adult learners.

ACE Community Project M. Legault

opportunity to elevate TLEs visi-

bility within the community of Vi-mont and its surrounding areas, aswell as create lasting partnershipsthrough special events and work-shops. Do you have a creative ideafor an event? Have you identifieda need within the community?Would you like to become a part-ner? Lets work together, please

contact me at:

[email protected]

My name is Margo Legault, as anew year begins for TLE, I wouldlike to take this opportunity tointroduce myself as the new ACEProject Community Consultant,thanks to a grant from CanadianHeritage. I have just recentlyreturned from Ireland where Iwas working with a minority groupbenefiting from the work of or-ganisations similar to TLE to im-prove their literacy skills. Natu-rally, I am very excited about the

this team were holding our first

meeting soon!Last year wereached over1200 families

through ourfamily liter-acy initia-tives!!!! CallKaren today!

Do youlove chil-d r e n s

stor ies?M a y b e

you wouldlike to join ourCat in theHat and

our 2010 Family Literacy Team?Its both fun and rewarding! We

meet to organize visits to elemen-tary schools for readings andevents. Were organizing our ac-

tivities now and need volunteersto read, assist in schools, pur-chase books & supplies, fundraise,and plan our family literacy visits.If you are interested in joining

Family Literacy Volunteers Wanted D. Brown
http://blackhistorycanada.ca/http://blackhistorycanada.ca/http://blackhistorycanada.ca/


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READING CIRCLE Book Club Meetings @Raffin bookstore, Centrepolis Laval, 1820Pierre Pladeau

Jan. 6: Three Cups of Teaby GregMortenson & David Oliver Relin

Feb. 3: Still Aliceby Lisa Gonova

Mar. 3:The Book of Negroesby

Lawrence Hill

Apr. 7: Silas Marnerby George

Eliot

May 4: Hanna's DaughtersbyMarianne Fredriksson

Jan. 15: QELA Meeting 8:30 A.MNovotel Hotel

Jan. 19: TLE BOD Meeting 4:30 P.M.Conference Room

Jan. 19-20: LVQ Meetings MaritimePlaza Hotel

Jan. 27:

International Family Liter-acy Day

Free used books give-awayat Vimont ~ All day

Feb. 27 to March 7: School closedfor Spring Break

March 20 to March 26: AdultLearners Week

April 2 to 5: School closed forEaster Break

April 18 to 24: Volunteer Apprecia-tion Week

May13: SWL Graduation Ceremo-nies

Call Karen at:

450-688-2933 ext. 3126

or see our website for more details:

www. TLE l i t e r a c y . c o m

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Dates to Remember

Go to TLE online underEVENTSto view our

Google calendar for details of all dates/events

All our dreams can come true, if we

have the courage to pursue them.~ Walt Disney

How to Contact Us

2100 Blvd. des LaurentidesVimont, Laval, Quebec.

Phone: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126Skype: TLETLE1Fax: 450-663-1290Email: [email protected]

TLE RESOURCE CENTER

WEBMASTER

Errol Pinto

Excellence

inLiteracy

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April 18th to 24th. Take thetime to say thank you. Send

us a note about your tutor or avolunteer for TLE. Tell uswhat makes him/her a special vol-unteer. Well in-

clude your mes-sage online and

in our next News& Views!

LVQ is challenging all studentsto send in a text on a differ-ent topic each month. If yousubmit something, your namewill be automatically entered ina draw to win a $25 gift cer-tificate at Chapters. Go towww.literacyvolunteersqc.cafor information about each

monthly challenge. VolunteerAppreciation Week takes place

Student News and Info. D. Brown

THE LEARNING EXCHANGE STAFF

Darlene BrownExecutive Director

Karen MocklerAdministrative Assistant

Jacklyn Freedman-SpectorCommunications Director

Kate StricklandLibrary Consultant

Margo LegaultACE Communications Consultant
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