Writer's Challenge

LVQ is issuing a challenge to all students: Each month a student submission will be picked at random from those submitted and the writer will win a $25 Chapters gift certificate. The winning submission will be posted on the LVQ website. www.literacyvolunteersqc.ca

April – How do you know it's spring?
May – Mother's Day
June – Father's Day

Criteria: between 100 and 400 words

Deadline: the last day of each month

Send submissions to Joani by email info@literacyvolunteers.qc.ca or by fax: 1(450) 243-6812.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Canada Post Community Literacy Awards. Visit the Canada Post Literacy Website to find out how to make a nomination.
http://www.canadapost.ca/AboutUs/Community/Literacy/Awards/

There are 2 award categories, both representing a broad range of literacy accomplishments:

• Individual Achievement Awards: Celebrate the achievements of adult learners who overcame social or economic barriers by improving their literacy or English as a Second Language/French as a Second Language (ESL/FSL) skills. Winners in this category receive a cash award of $300 and a framed, personalized Certificate of Achievement.
  
  
• Educator Awards: Honour English- and French-speaking educators, tutors, and advocates who have demonstrated a commitment to adult literacy or adult ESL/FSL training. Winners in this category receive a cash award of $500 and a framed, personalized Certificate of Achievement.

Help Canada Post celebrate literacy in our community
– make a nomination to the 2009 Canada Post Community Literacy Awards!

2009 RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR ADULT LITERACY

If you know of someone you would like to nominate for the 2009 RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR ADULT LITERACY contact the office or check out the information on the LVQ website. http://literacyvolunteersqc.ca/adult_literacy_recognition_awards.php

There are four awards to be won of $125 each, plus a framed certificate.

The student awards are to recognize the courage of adults who know it's never too late to learn to read and write or to improve their reading and writing. Whether they see this as their only goal or the first step in a longer journey of lifelong learning, these individuals are models for many.

The teacher/tutor awards recognize teachers and tutors who work with adult literacy students, often outside the mainstream in unexpected places. These awards give them a public face and acknowledge their role in helping learners make it through that critical first stage.