The Literacy Council’s Scrabble® Mania Online Auction for Literacy opens for bidding on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 through 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 14! Our auction opens the day of our Scrabble Mania for Literacy in person event on May 3rd at Steinhard’s Brewing Company! The proceeds from this auction will support all of our...
The Literacy Council is celebrating Volunteer Appreciation Week April 16-22 by paying tribute to our 150+ wonderful long-time and new volunteers! As we celebrate our 60th Year Anniversary we know we couldn’t have made it to this monumental milestone without our volunteers. For the past sixty years our volunteers have been dedicated to providing literacy support to...
Tutors, students, Board Members and members of our community met in person for the first time in two years March 6 to celebrate the publication of the Literacy Council of Frederick County’s fifth edition of its literary magazine, Reflections: Voices of English Learners. Geordie Wilson, Board President, gave opening remarks celebrating the creative work of...
Welcome to our Monthly Learner Spotlight! We invite you to meet Vanessa, our featured student this month in our “Learner Spotlight.” Featured adult learners represent the Literacy Council’s Tutoring, Community Classes, Parent and Workplace Literacy Programs, as well as authors from our literary magazine, Reflections: Voices of English Learners. Vanessa was among the first group...
As the Literacy Council celebrates our 60th anniversary of providing the Frederick County community with essential adult literacy programs, our volunteers have been the driving force behind six decades of impact. Brent Gross is one of those passionate volunteers who we are honoring in this month’s Volunteer Spotlight, contributing over 180 volunteer hours. As part...
The Literacy Council offers sincere condolences to the families and friends of our special students. We are greatly saddened by the tragic death of one of our students, Ekoue Fabrice Gbadoe, on February 15, 2023. Ekoue recently began learning with the Literacy Council during Workplace English classes at Bimbo Bakeries USA. His coworkers shared this...
Welcome to our monthly Learner Spotlight! We invite you to meet Helon, our featured student this month in our “Learner Spotlight”. Featured adult learners represent the Literacy Council’s literacy programs, including authors from Reflections: Voices of English Learners, the Literacy Council’s literary magazine, as well as adult learners in other programs. Helon contributed her story...
As the Literacy Council celebrates our 60th anniversary of providing the Frederick County community with essential adult literacy programs, our volunteers have been the driving force behind six decades of impact. Thousands of passionate individuals have selected the Literacy Council’s mission and services as the place to dedicate their time. George Conly is one of those...
The Literacy Council of Frederick County, Maryland (LCFC) celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2023! Since its founding in October 1963, its volunteer tutors have instructed some 9,250 Frederick County residents in reading, speaking English, and everyday life skills. Their contribution has had a profound impact on Frederick County. A new vision, Literacy Lifts Lives, guides...
When the Literacy Council was founded in 1963 by volunteers from Church Women United, they were inspired to teach seasonal migrant workers to read. This month’s Volunteer Spotlight features the amazing volunteers of today, sixty years later, who are similarly dedicated to providing Frederick County adults with pathways to essential literacy skills. The Literacy Council...
