Written by Catherine Coundjeris, Book Club Facilitator and Writing Classes Instructor This summer’s Book Club at the Literacy Council met for three sessions and enjoyed reading stories from an anthology, Coming of Age Around the World, edited by Adiele Faith and Mary Frosch. It was a grand journey around the world as we read pieces...
Welcome to our monthly Learner Spotlight! This month’s “Learner Spotlight” is dedicated to congratulating the employees who recently completed our spring session of Workplace English classes from our partner businesses. We hope you enjoy these photos of some of the employees and classes receiving their certificates of completion. Employees attend class weekly while at their...
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 four newest members! New officers (from left to right) include Geordie Wilson, President; Sharon Jacko, Lt....
This month’s Volunteer Spotlight recognizes Richard Haney who has volunteered with the Literacy Council since 2014. Dr. Richard (Rich) Haney, EdD, has dedicated his entire career to education, and over 45+ years to the Frederick County community. After retiring from Frederick Community College and also from the FCC Foundation, he chose the Literacy Council where...
Welcome to our monthly Learner Spotlight! This month’s “Learner Spotlight” is dedicated to congratulating the parents from Waverley Elementary School who recently completed a new Parent Conversation Class. As part of the Literacy Council’s Parent Literacy Program, the Literacy Council and the Judy Center partnered together to provide weekly English classes for parents at Butterfly...
“Volunteering for the Literacy Council fills my soul” This month’s Volunteer Spotlight recognizes Shira who has volunteered with the Literacy Council since 2020. The Literacy Council is blessed to have volunteers who bring a multitude of talents and passion for helping others. Shira is one of the organization’s treasures, contributing her Events Planning professional expertise...
“There are so many things I love about working in this field. Ultimately, we are equipping adults to better their lives, make decisions, build confidence, and choose the path for their own life. We get to be a part of that.” We are proud to announce Jennifer Szabo as one of the 2022 Touching Lives honorees for...
Welcome to our monthly Learner Spotlight! We invite you to meet Sungheui, 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. Sungheui contributed stories to...
The Literacy Council of Frederick County is seeking a candidate who is interested in joining a growing team of nonprofit professional staff and volunteers who are dedicated to supporting adult basic education and literacy programs for a diverse community of adult learners and their families in Frederick County. The focus of this full-time Program Manager...
The Literacy Council’s Scrabble® Mania Online Auction for Literacy opens for bidding at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 through 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 8! Our auction opens the day of our Scrabble Mania for Literacy in person event on April 27 at Olde Mother Brewing Company! The proceeds from this auction will support all...
