Category: <span>News</span>

Learner Spotlight: Meet Flor
July 12, 2023July 12, 2023
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Learner Spotlight: Meet Flor

We invite you to meet Flor, 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. Flor contributed her story to the fifth edition, and shared...

Volunteer Spotlight: Welcome New 2023-2024 Board Members & Officers
July 11, 2023July 12, 2023
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Volunteer Spotlight: Welcome New 2023-2024 Board Members & Officers

The Literacy Council of Frederick County’s Board of Directors at its June Board Meeting approved its slate of new officers for the coming year fiscal year which begins this month.  We are also excited to welcome and introduce our two new members! New officers (from left to right) include President Sharon Jacko, Lt. Col. USMC (Ret.);...

Student Spotlight: Meet Our Waverley Parent Classes
June 2, 2023June 14, 2023
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Student Spotlight: Meet Our Waverley Parent Classes

Welcome to our monthly Learner Spotlight! We invite you to meet students from two of our Parent Literacy Program classes who are featured this month in our “Learner Spotlight”.  Featured adult learners  represent the Literacy Council’s literacy programs, which also include our Tutoring, Community Class and Workplace Literacy Programs. Congratulations to all the mothers who...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Samantha
June 2, 2023June 2, 2023
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Samantha

As the Literacy Council celebrates our 60th anniversary of providing the Frederick County community with essential adult literacy programs, our volunteers are the driving force behind six decades of impact. Samantha Purvis is one of those passionate volunteers who we are honoring in this month’s Volunteer Spotlight as a tutor and class instructor. Samantha joined...

Touching Lives Awards Honor Kim Brown and Victoria dos Santos
May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
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Touching Lives Awards Honor Kim Brown and Victoria dos Santos

We are proud to announce that Kim Brown and Victoria dos Santos are being recognized as 2023 Touching Lives honorees for their work as Workplace Literacy and Program Coordinators at the Literacy  Council! The Touching Lives in Frederick County Award offers a moment of public recognition for non-management staff members who have demonstrated outstanding involvement...

Learner Spotlight: Meet Fatemah
May 16, 2023June 2, 2023
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Learner Spotlight: Meet Fatemah

Welcome to our monthly Learner Spotlight! We invite you to meet Fatemah, 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. Fatemah contributed her story...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Carolyn
May 16, 2023June 2, 2023
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Carolyn

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. Carolyn Crunkleton is one of those passionate volunteers who we are honoring in this month’s Volunteer Spotlight. Carolyn joined the Literacy Council after completing...

2023 Scrabble® Mania Online Auction: May 3 – May 14
April 27, 2023April 29, 2023
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2023 Scrabble® Mania Online Auction: May 3 – May 14

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...

Volunteer Spotlight: A Tribute to Literacy Council Volunteers
April 10, 2023June 2, 2023
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Volunteer Spotlight: A Tribute to Literacy Council Volunteers

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...