ROADWAYS Yamaska Literacy Council Volume 31, Issue 2
Helping people get the skills they need for life 505, rue du Sud, suite 203 Cowansville, QC J2K 2X9 450-‐263-‐7503 866-‐337-‐7503 [email protected] www.yamaskaliteracy.ca
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YLC Volunteers celebrated On April 16th, YLC celebrated our volunteers during Volunteer Appreciation Week; we also celebrated Adult Learner’s Week. Owners of the quilting shop, Fil Amis located in East Farnham, were invited to show us a new skill. Eleven brave souls learned how to sew by hand and everyone went home with a lovely wallet. Thank you to all our volunteers, … just for BEE–ing you!
We need you! Would you like to volunteer at:
• La plage en fête, Cowansville Beach Party, June 20th ? • Exposition Brome Fair Beer tent, September 4th ? • Townshippers’ Day, September 12th, (Brome Fairgrounds)?
If you would like to work a shift, please call or email the office. Board of directors for YLC Would you like to join the Board of Directors? (Nominations are to be submitted by Thursday, September 10, 2015.) Call YLC for more details about serving on the Board.
A Director is expected to: • attend 6 meetings during the year; • participate on committees; and • govern YLC activities.
Term: 2 years (renewable for 2 terms in same position)
PGI for Literacy, Quebec & Silent Auction, October 18th As in previous years, YLC is holding a silent auction during the gala dinner held on the final evening of the Knowlton Literary Festival. If you or someone you know would like to donate an item to the auction, YLC would be grateful. Tax receipts are available for the value of the donated item. PGI details to follow.
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You are invited… Join the Yamaska Literacy Council for an evening of fun. Avante Women’s Centre is hosting a fundraiser Theatre in the Barn, a play reading as in the days of old-‐time radio. • YLC will pay for tickets for YLC members.
If you would like to bring a friend, tickets are $10.
• Refreshments will be available on site. • Transportation can be organized upon
request. WHERE? Baker Barn, 85 Ross Road Stanbridge East
[email protected] (450) 263-‐7503 or (866) 337-‐7503
La Plage en Fête, le rendez-‐vous des générations Party at the Beach, the meeting place of the generations WHEN? 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20th
WHERE? Centre de la nature 225 Chemin de la Plage, Cowansville
Come and discover social and community organizations and local sport groups. After a free picnic lunch, complete the day with your family listening to stories and participating in cultural and sports activities. The Yamaska Literacy Council will have a kiosque. Drop by and say hello. Kiosques are open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and we are looking for volunteers; so if you are available for a shift, please contact the office.
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YLC Successes in 2014-‐2015 Financial Literacy Workshops YLC held three series of workshops in 2014. Over 30 members of the community participated. • The senior’s series focused on topics including fraud, making your money last,
and tax credits. • The series for youth focused on saving, being a smart consumer, understanding
credit and legalities. • A series for young women held in collaboration with the Avante Women’s Centre.
Family Literacy Day, January 27th On a very snowy afternoon at Heroes’ Memorial School, YLC welcomed both parents and children to a book give-‐away. It was a very pleasant afternoon, with volunteers reading to children, participants choosing books to take home and literacy snacks enjoyed by all. Peer Youth Workshop YLC provided training for the Peer Youth Tutoring Club at Massey-‐Vanier High School this year. Seven students were trained as tutors.
On April 23rd, World Book Day, Pettes Memorial Library, Knowlton Lions Club and YLC launched a new ‘‘literacies’’ collection. The literacies collection was developed recognizing that there are multiple literacies (print, visual, digital, etc.) and that we all have different literacy challenges. The collection emphasizes Canadian content, including the Good Reads Series of controlled reading level books, including Louise Penny’s Hangman featuring Inspector Gamache of Three Pines. You can also find some plain language information on how to take and email pictures with your iPad. The collection is open to all. Drop by the library and have a look.
Launch of ‘‘Literacies’’ Collection
Hans Konow, President of Pettes Memorial Library and Joan Treacy, President of Knowlton Lions Club
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Tutors Please submit your tutoring hours record sheet for March to June 2015. If you have not submitted record sheets for other time periods for 2014-‐2015, please do so. The form is available on our website under the members page. If you do not have the password, please contact the office. YLC summer closure YLC will be closed this summer from July 3rd and reopen on August 17th.
Have a happy, healthy summer!
Health Literacy Maux à mots Project Le Sac à mots and the Yamaska Literacy Council have hired Gabriele Laliberté Auger for the position of
Project Agent for Maux à mots. Welcome, Gabriele! The Yamaska Literacy Council is partnering with Le Sac à mots to create and deliver bilingual tools and training to health care workers to help them recognize and communicate with people who have difficulty reading. The purpose of this project is to create tools and tips for people using the healthcare system, including those with limited literacy skills.
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The Canadian Public Health Association defines health literacy as “the skills to enable access, understanding and use of information for health”. This includes: navigating the healthcare system, from:
• walking through hospital corridors; • filling out questionnaires and insurance forms; to • communicating with a health care practitioner.
Spring Cleaning? Do you have an old computer desk looking for a home? A YLC student is looking for one. Please contact the office if you can help.
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