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Literacy Volunteers thanks each and every one of our supporters for helping us have a successful end-of-year fundraising campaign. Thank you for helping us continue to support our amazing students!
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The new year brings about a time for reflection and a time for resolutions. While we face 2025 with many uncertainties, we know that our mission to continue serving folks in their literacy and educational journeys will not change. We are resolved as ever to keep supporting some of our community's most vulnerable people. Thank you for helping to support LVCA's mission. Through your generosity, as a donor, volunteer, or subscriber, you are helping keep our vital services in the Commonwealth.
I especially want to thank each and every donor who gave to our matching gift challenge, and I am proud to announce that we exceeded our challenge! We asked, you gave, and together, we received the $25,000 matching gifts! Thank you! However, we are still working to meet our budgetary goal for individual giving for the fiscal year ending in June. Any extra help will offset potential budgetary shortfalls from local, state, and federal grants.
We are grateful that we get to serve our community. Here's to continuing our mission in 2025!
Yours in literacy,
Ellen M. Osborne, Executive Director
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Citizenship Classes–Starting January 7
Registration is now open for all Intermediate and Basic citizenship classes.Classes are open to people in our community, who have a Green Card, and who will be ready to apply for citizenship in 1 to 2 years. Classes are free, but we ask that new students pay for class materials if they are able ($10-$30). Registration is required.
Intermediate Citizenship Classes–Starting the week of January 7
Registration is now open for intermediate-level citizenship classes. We offer both in-person and Zoom classes in English for the Interview and Civics.
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Basic Citizenship Class–Starting January 16
Basic English Citizenship class works on building basic reading, writing, and vocabulary skills you need to prepare for citizenship.
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Writing Class–Starting February 3
Our Writing Skills Class with Caren returns this February! This class will be best for Intermediate and Advanced English language learners. All classes are free.
The class is designed for intermediate and advanced English learners who wish to further their formal education, advance in their job, prepare for the TOEFL exam, or just love to write. We will build on your knowledge of sentences and paragraphs by expanding vocabulary, responding to readings, and writing a variety of essay types. Each week we will practice writing skills and cover specific aspects of writing (sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, active vs. passive voice, punctuation, conjunctions, articles).
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| Shop and support LVCA. Link your Kroger card today!
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Now when you pick up some eggs, you can also support LVCA! Literacy Volunteers has recently registered with Kroger as a rewards recipient.
You simply need to link your Kroger card to LVCA, and Kroger will give a portion of your purchase back to LVCA! Here's how to register:
- Create a digital account for your Kroger rewards card (if you use the Kroger app, you have already done this).
- Sign in to your digital account.
- Click on rewards.
- Search for your organization (Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle) or enter SG664.
- Select our organization and hit save.
If you have the Kroger app, you can register by simply clicking on the three lines on the top righthand side of the page and scrolling down to rewards.
For a list of linked instructions, including logging in to Kroger, just click the button below. Thank you for your support!
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| Change a life with literacy!
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As a Literacy Volunteer supporter, we know that you understand the impact that literacy has on someone's life. Our tutors are changing their students' lives daily, and their own lives are changing as they get to form a meaningful relationship with their student.
If you are interested in making a difference in an adult immigrant's life, consider signing up for new tutor training. We currently have over 35 students on our waitlist. Change a life today!
Upcoming Training:
Saturday, January 11
Lunch provided by Feast!
9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Jefferson School City Center
Click here to register.
Virtual Training Session: Tuesday, February 11 & 18 (attendance for both days is required)
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
On Zoom (link will be sent at a later date)
Click here to register.
Visit literacyforall.org/tutors for more information. If you know of a business who might be willing to donate lunch for training, please reach out to Ellen.
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With the new year, brings a countdown to Wordplay 2025! On Thursday, April 24, join LVCA at the Paramount Theater for our annual team-based trivia fundraiser. There's still time to get an early bird registration! Sign your team up by January 31 for $600; after that, team registration starts at $750.
Want to join in on the fun, but don't want a team? Audience tickets will soon be available for $20.
Wordplay is LVCA's only fundraising event of the year, and we can't do it without community support. A few key current needs are:
- Raffle items. Do you own or work for a business who might donate something for our raffle? Are you interested in soliciting items? Please reach out to Rebecca.
- Photographer. We are actively looking for volunteer photographers to capture the event. If you, or someone you know, might be interested in donating their services, please reach out to Rebecca.
- Sponsorship. Is your organization or company interested in sponsoring a team at Wordplay? Team sponsorship can be an excellent way to support a great cause, network, and create team building. If you are interested in sponsoring a team or have any ideas for sponsorship leads, please reach out to Ellen.
We cannot wait for Wordplay 2025! We hope to see you there!
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