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Summer Snapshot #2: 7 Years on Lake Street
October 26, 2016Editor's note: Blog contributor Henry Hietala volunteered as a community outreach intern with the Minnesota Literacy Council in the summer of 2016. As part of his internship, we asked...
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Meet Mary Drew, November's Literacy Leader
November 14, 2016At Franklin Learning Center in Minneapolis, Thursday afternoons are brightened by the enthusiasm of Mary Drew. Her genuine interest in the students she’s tutored over the past year and...
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Meet Andrew Lauwagie, December's Literacy Leader
December 21, 2016This month’s Literacy Leader is Andrew Lauwagie, a volunteer at Cedar Riverside Adult Education Collaborative (CRAEC). Since May 2016, Andrew has been volunteering each Tuesday morning...
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Meet Pat Teskey, January's Literacy Leader
January 12, 2017This month’s Literacy Leader, Pat Teskey, believes that helping newcomers is part of her civic duty as a Minnesotan. “I think it is the responsibility of our community to help...
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Meet Anoop Mathur, February's Literacy Leader
February 14, 2017At Goodwill’s FATHER (Fostering Actions To Help Earnings and Responsibility) Project, Wednesday morning math lessons are filled with fun thanks to this month’s Literacy Leader, Anoop...
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Meet Kristy Nielsen, March's Literacy Leader
March 9, 2017A great teacher learns from their students. This month’s Literacy Leader, Kristy Nielsen, says she values her students because she is able to learn from them as much as they learn from...
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Meet Grant Stabenow, April's Literacy Leader
April 12, 2017“I enjoy life.” That’s the philosophy of this month’s Literacy Leader, Grant Stabenow. Grant has been a literacy volunteer for 15 years, spending much of that time between Lao Family...
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Meet Kris, May's Literacy Leader!
May 8, 2017Kris Trelles has been volunteering at Centro Guadalupano in Minneapolis since she retired from her job teaching ESL in Minneapolis Public Schools. She started at Centro four years ago to...
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Meet June's Literacy Leader - Dr. William Snyder!
June 12, 2017Dr. William Snyder is an English professor at Concordia College who has contributed his teaching skills and expertise to adult literacy students by volunteering in the Moorhead Adult Basic...
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Bridging the Gap: Reaching Prospective, Non-English Speaking Students
June 21, 2017My name is Kehinde Winful, and I am a Community Outreach Intern with the Minnesota Literacy Council this summer.Last week I went to an outreach event at a local elementary school to share...
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Meet Jane, July's Literacy Leader!
July 10, 2017Jane Dorn is an English as a Second Language classroom volunteer in Saint Michael. She’s been volunteering for nearly six years and has worked in beginning through advanced levels. She...
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On Walking and Flying: Why Summit Academy OIC Matters
July 25, 2017By Kehinde Winful, Community Outreach Intern“The best social service program in the world is a job,” a packed room of about fifty people, including myself, echoed back to President and...
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Meet Bob - August's Literacy Leader!
August 7, 2017Bob Adams has been volunteering at WEST Adult Basic Education - Monticello as a one-on-one English as a Second Language tutor for four years. He heard about the program through his wife,...
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Meet Karen - September's Literacy Leader!
September 18, 2017When Karen Verburg worked for a family collaboration in six elementary schools in Mankato Area Public Schools, she served as a support between home and school and often knew adult ESL...
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December 7, 2017Lincoln ABE – Mankato volunteer Jo Johnson has been volunteering in English language classes (ESL) for 17 years. She knew there was a need for adult literacy volunteers, and she was...
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Share Your Voice: Kelly
December 22, 2017What is your name? Kelly RyndaWhere do you volunteer? Hmong American PartnershipWhat is your volunteer role? Volunteer teacherWhat is your favorite thing about volunteering? I love...
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Share Your Voice: Christian
December 22, 2017What is your name? Christian McClearyWhere do you volunteer? YouthBuildWhat is your volunteer role? Digital literacy volunteerWhat is your favorite thing about volunteering? As a black...
View ArticleIntroducing Share Your Voice!
December 22, 2017New year, new blog features! After many successful years of our Literacy Leader feature, we've decided to introduce a new feature for 2018 called Share Your Voice so we can hear...
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Share Your Voice: Sophie
January 22, 2018What is your name? Sophie LiautaudWhere do you volunteer? Open Door Learning Center - NortheastWhat is your volunteer role? One-on-one tutorWhat is your favorite thing about...
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Share Your Voice: Chueka
February 19, 2018What is your name? Chueka YangWhere do you volunteer? Minnesota Literacy CouncilWhat is your volunteer role? Community Outreach InternWhat is your favorite thing about volunteering? My...
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Share Your Voice: Evan
April 5, 2018What is your name? Evan BrewerWhere do you volunteer? Cedar Valley Learning Center in Apple ValleyWhat is your volunteer role? Teacher AssistantWhat is your favorite thing about...
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Share Your Voice: Annie
July 30, 2018What is your name? Annie SchoonoverWhere do you volunteer? The Minnesota Literacy Council main office and the Beginning ESL class at the Harmony Learning Center in Maplewood.What is your...
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Share Your Voice: Audrey
August 20, 2018What is your name? Audrey DombroWhere do you volunteer? I work as a community outreach intern [at the Minnesota Literacy Council] and I volunteer at Cedar Riverside Adult Education...
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Share Your Voice: Ree
November 8, 2018What is your name? Ree FordWhere do you volunteer? I volunteer both with the Minnesota Literacy Council as well as with Hmong American Partnership.What is your volunteer role? Community...
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Share Your Voice: Abby
December 6, 2018What is your name? Abby YatesWhere do you volunteer? Cedar Riverside Adult Education Collaborative (CRAEC) and the Minnesota Literacy Council main officeWhat is your volunteer role?...
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