Reflecting on last year's growth while looking ahead
Reflecting on last year's growth while looking ahead

What a Year!
LVCA staff, Steven Reid, Catherine McCall, Rebecca Thomas, Maureen Overstreet, Heather Tebbenhoff, and Ellen M. Osborne at our 40th birthday party; Executive Director Ellen M. Osborne receiving state commendation House Resolution 465 from Delegate Sally Osborn at the student achievement ceremony; Wordplay Winners!
2023 was quite a year! We are so grateful to everyone for making our 40th year so memorable!
A few highlights:
  • Wordplay continued to be the best trivia fundraiser in town (in our very biased, but true, opinion). Congratulations to Maxient, the 2023 winner!
  • Our mini-conference in June was a huge success with over 60 participants and representation from community organizations such as Cville Tulips, IRC, Sin Barreras, and TJACE. 
  • We celebrated with 10 current and former students at the July 4th Monticello citizenship oath ceremony. 
  • Nancy Cohen was awarded the United Way of Greater Charlottesville’s 2023 United Way Caring for Community Volunteer of the Year Award.
  • Our Student Achievement Ceremony returned, and we honored 76 students. Additionally, Delegate Sally Hudson presented Executive Director Ellen M. Osborne House Resolution 465, commending LVCA for our service to the community.
  • We threw ourselves a 40th birthday party, complete with cake (donated by Albemarle Baking Company), games, and prizes!
Most importantly, we served 370 students with 250 volunteer tutors! To learn more about Fiscal Year 23, please read our impact report linked below. 
Read Our FY23 Impact Report

New Year, New Citizenship Handbook!
Citizenship Coordinator Catherine McCall packaging new handbooks and textbooks for students.
The brand new English for the Interview Handbook!
Our winter citizenship classes start this month, and Citizenship Coordinator Catherine McCall has been hard at work behind the scenes. She recently revamped the English for the Interview handbook, making it more student and tutor-friendly. 
If you are a tutor who works with a citizenship student, please stop by the office and pick up your copy. 
Be sure to check out the news section to read Catherine's latest article about making citizenship classes more accessible!
Learn More About Citizenship Classes

Save the Date for Wordplay!
Save the date for Wordplay 2024 on Thursday, April 25!

If you're new to LVCA, Wordplay is our annual fundraiser event featuring an engaging night of trivia competition at The Paramount Theater. It's a great cause and a great deal of fun!

If you're interested in joining the fun, please consider sponsoring a team or buying tickets. Please get in touch with Heather for more information. 
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Volunteer Training Opportunities 
We can always use more volunteer tutors! 
Start the new year by committing to literacy! If you are interested in learning more about being a volunteer tutor or know someone who is, please sign up and spread the word about our January information session!
Thursday, January 11
10:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.
Click here to register. 
Our next training date is: 
Saturday, January 20
9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. 
Jefferson School City Center
Click here to register.
Visit literacyforall.org/tutors for more information. 

LVCA in the Community
December allowed us to continue to promote the important work of Literacy Volunteers. 
We ended the year with another NBC29 Community Conversation. Marketing and Communications Coordinator Rebecca Thomas discussed our new classes for 2024!
Citizenship Coordiantor, Catherine McCall, published "How Can We Make Citizenship Preparation More Accessible?" in the December 2023 edition of PROGRESS, Virginia Adult Learning Center. 
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