Category: <span>News</span>

2024 Unity Campaign
February 17, 2024February 17, 2024
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2024 Unity Campaign

The Literacy Council is again honored to be one of 36 nonprofit organizations participating in the Unity Campaign for Frederick County, hosted by United Way of Frederick County. The Unity Campaign supports the over one in three households in Frederick County that struggle to afford basic human necessities! The campaign is focused on funding programs directly supporting the...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Erin
February 17, 2024February 20, 2024
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Erin

When Erin Runkles was looking for another way to make good use of her skills as an English teacher in 2021, she came across the website for the Literacy Council of Frederick County. “I knew nothing about it, but I gave it a try,” and three years later, Erin continues as a volunteer with the...

Learner Spotlight: Winter ESL Book Club Explores “Songbirds”
February 17, 2024February 17, 2024
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Learner Spotlight: Winter ESL Book Club Explores “Songbirds”

The Winter English as a Second Language (ESL) Book Club  at the Literacy Council met for three sessions and enjoyed the poetic words and moving story of Christy Lefteri in Songbirds. It was an edge of your seat read that had elements of literary fiction as well as mystery and suspense. Lefteri, a child of...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Cyndi – Sharing the Legacy of Literacy
January 30, 2024January 31, 2024
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Cyndi – Sharing the Legacy of Literacy

We are so grateful for each of our volunteers. If it were not for their tireless work, we could not successfully do the work that we do.  One of those volunteers is Cyndi McNamara. Cyndi recently joined as a volunteer tutor in memory of her father, Gene Beall, a long-time tutor. Her own commitment to community service...

Learner Spotlight: It’s Working!  Literacy Council Expands Workplace Program
January 29, 2024January 30, 2024
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Learner Spotlight: It’s Working! Literacy Council Expands Workplace Program

Sometimes the best-laid plans do succeed.  This certainly is the case for the Literacy Council of Frederick County. Plans to expand its Workplace Literacy Program were given the green light last year in the form of a multi-year grant from the Maryland Department of Commerce, Office of Tourism. The Council finds itself now ready to...

Learner Spotlight: Meet Ana
December 29, 2023December 29, 2023
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Learner Spotlight: Meet Ana

The following Impact Story is being shared from The Community Foundation of Frederick County’s 2023 Annual Report to the Community Fourteen years ago Ana A. moved to the U.S. from Mexico with her husband and son. Since moving to Frederick her family has grown to include two daughters, now ten and 8 years old. There...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sharon – 2023 Wertheimer Fellow
December 29, 2023December 29, 2023
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sharon – 2023 Wertheimer Fellow

When Sharon Jacko was recruited in 2019 as a member of the Literacy Council Board of Directors, she shared a memory of her mother: “{She} taught me the importance of reading at a very early age. I know how many doors were open for me because I could read. With my involvement in the community,...

Learner Spotlight: 2023 Celebration of Achievements Spotlights Learners, Volunteers and Community
November 30, 2023November 30, 2023
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Learner Spotlight: 2023 Celebration of Achievements Spotlights Learners, Volunteers and Community

The Literacy Council held its 9th Celebration of Achievements event on November 2nd at the Delaplaine Arts Center, a joyful occasion recognizing our adult learners who completed classes and accomplished milestone achievements this past year.  Hosted by the Board of Directors, the evening was enjoyed by students and their families, volunteer tutors and class instructors, and...

Volunteer Spotlight: 2023 Elizabeth H. Seligmann Award Presented to Volunteers
November 27, 2023November 27, 2023
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Volunteer Spotlight: 2023 Elizabeth H. Seligmann Award Presented to Volunteers

Literacy Council volunteer tutors George Conly and Martin Cole were the recipients of the prestigious Elizabeth H. Seligmann Award presented at the Annual Celebration of Achievements ceremony on Nov. 2. They were honored for accomplishments that have helped to further the Literacy Council’s literacy goals and aspirations. When retired systems analyst George Conly became a...

Learner Spotlight: Meet Joselyne
October 28, 2023October 28, 2023
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Learner Spotlight: Meet Joselyne

We invite you to meet Joselyne, our featured student this month in our “Learner Spotlight”.  Featured adult learners  represent the Literacy Council’s programs, including authors from Reflections: Voices of English Learners, the Literacy Council’s literary magazine, as well as adult learners in other programs. Joselyne contributed her story to the fifth edition. My name is...