Annual Report Available Online - Literacy Volunteers of Bangor

Literacy
MATTERS
LV-Bangor
Board of Directors
Susan Bennett-Armistead
Meredith Eaton, President
Brian Folster
Virginia Gifford
Janelle MacDermott
Sue Medley
Janet Moran
Jen Montgomery-Rice
Alice Openshaw
Tim Smith
Charles Veeder
News
A challenging financial environment continued into the 2010-11
program year. Thanks to careful stewardship, conservative spending,
and generous support, LV-Bangor completed the year in the black.
An unexpected $10,000 gift from the estate of Peter J. Mozden, MD
was also a welcome surprise in late spring. LV-Bangor remains a
good philanthropic value with the cost of serving an adult student
at only $308 per year!
We gratefully acknowledge
the generous financial
support from these and other
corporate sponsors, and to
all of our many individual
supporters, we say thank you!
In FY11, LV-Bangor helped 238 adults improve their literacy.
53% are learning English as another language while 47% are
improving their reading and writing skills. Other interesting statistics
about our student population include:
• 59% of our student population are women
Contributing Writer
• 64% of all students have a high school diploma, GED, or less education
Anita Kurth
• 55% of our students are ages 25-44 years; 26% are ages 45-59
Frances Hollis Brain Foundation
• 277 volunteers donated more than 16,000 hours of service at a
community value of $265,000!
Gaetani Eye Care
Newsletter Staff
Managing Editor Anita Kurth
Copy Editor
Irene Lang
Graphic Design Tim Smith
Mission Oversight Mary Lyon
Annual Report Available Online
You can download a copy of this year’s Literacy Volunteers of Bangor
Annual Report by visiting our web site at www.lvbangor.org.
Chou Enterprises
Peter J. Mozden, M.D. Charitable
Gift Fund
Rispoli, Erhardt & Wlodarski–
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Simmons Foundation, Inc.
Smith & Powers Communications
Zonta Club of Bangor
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Literacy
MATTERS
Advancing Literacy in the Bangor Area Community Fall 2011
Meet Some of the LV-Bangor Stars
Stars
PEOPLE ARE THE
STRENGTH OF
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS
OF BANGOR.
Adult students come to LV-Bangor
motivated to learn. Volunteer tutors
are dedicated to honoring their
students’ dream of improving their
reading and English skills. And
private supporters make the
work at LV-Bangor possible.
At our Annual Recognition Night on
June 7th, 130 students, volunteers,
staff, and guests celebrated the
standouts among the many who
engage the transformative power
of literacy.
This issue focuses on those stars.
While they sparkle brightly, many
more labor quietly to help themselves
and others.
With no government funding,
LV-Bangor relies on private
investments from our community.
Imagine: you can change lives,
like the ones on these pages,
by supporting literacy today. In
doing so, you’ll help more
stars shine.
We could tell hundreds of stories about our students and tutors. Together, they accomplish small
miracles of courage and dedication every day. We thought you’d like to meet a few who represent
the best of what LV-Bangor is all about.
Could you tackle a technical
vocabulary in a second language?
Lee Chapman
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What if you were also 61 and had just been
laid off from the job you’d held for 20 years?
Korean-born Lee Chapman has worked with
LV-Bangor tutors since 1999, including Carol
Arnold, Ann McKay, and Mary Sweeney.
When her company closed last year, Lee enrolled
in a certified nursing assistant program. People
said her English wasn’t good enough for medical
vocabulary. She proved them wrong; just ask
tutor Joan Brissette, a retired nurse who became
Lee’s most recent tutor.
Lee Chapman (center) celebrates her English language student award with past tutors,
Carol Arnold, Ann McKay, Mary Sweeney, and most recent tutor, Joan Brissette.
Nominated as the English Language Learning Star
this year, Lee, in turn, nominated Joan. What better way to celebrate this new kind of literacy?
Nick Soucy
The Tutor: Remembering Nick Sucy
Tutor Nick Sucy of Old Town was a witty 31-year-old who
enjoyed helping people. He passed away in January 2011
of complications from multiple sclerosis. When Nick’s family
suggested donations instead of flowers, more than $1,200
flowed into LV-Bangor.
At the Annual Recognition Night,
Gamini Nadukankanamge, a
University of Maine student from
Sri Lanka, remembered how
Nick helped him perfect his
English conversation skills,
improve his writing, and
understand American culture.
Mary Marin Lyon
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SAVE THE DATE
BASIC LITERACY
Tutor Training
Daytime Classes:
January 11, 18, 25
February 1, 8, 15
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Evening Classes:
March 28
April 4, 11, 25
May 2, 9
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Tutor Training
Winter Session:
January 18, 23, 25, 30,
February 1, 6, 8
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Spring Session:
April 5, 10, 12, 24, 26,
May 1, 3
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
All classes held at the
United Technology Center
Hoang Lam
The Keynote Speaker: Hoang Lam
2005: Hoang Lam came to the LV-Bangor office with his
uncle. Nineteen and nervous, he asked for a tutor. His
uncle translated.
2011: Hoang, now an American citizen, graduated from the
University of Maine in Electrical Engineering Technology and
went to work as an engineer at TRC Solutions in Augusta.
That’s a lot of achievement, and a great deal of hard work,
in just six years. That’s why he was this year’s guest speaker at
the Annual Recognition Night. Hoang typifies the drive of those
who recognize the power of literacy and make it their own.
Basic Literacy Student Star: Misty Young and Sue Davis, Tutor
Misty Young would tackle just about anything. She works several jobs and is raising her four-year-old
grandson, Hunter. She wanted to read to him, so she came to LV-Bangor to improve her skills. When
she began working with tutor Sue Davis, her only condition was that she not be asked to write, because
she couldn’t spell.
Just one year later, Misty reads at work when she can. She reads nightly to Hunter, and he “reads” to
her. She is even working on an illustrated journal for him.
And—you guessed it—she took on the biggest challenge of all. She shares her writing and lets Sue
help her with spelling. She and Sue are the 2011 Basic Literacy Student – Tutor Stars!
The Youngest Stars: Area School Children Accept the Challenge
Tutor Phil Locke (center)
received the 2 Those Who
Care Volunteer Award
(John W. Coombs Award
Winner) on Thursday,
October 6, 2011 from
WLBZ 2. Pictured with Phil
are anchors Chris Facchini
and Audry Amann. During
his seven years of service to
LV-Bangor, Phil has worked
one-on-one with more than
20 adults and has donated
more than 2,200 hours of
service!
Literacy
MATTERS
100 minutes of reading = $100. That was the
equation that mattered last winter for one third
grade class at Brewer’s Washington Street
School. Cherrie MacInness’ students accepted
her challenge to read for 100 minutes each to
earn a $100 donation from MacInness Optical
to LV-Bangor.
Cherrie MacInness’ students
At Bangor’s Fourteenth Street School, Joe Bennett’s
5th grade class logged another 100 minutes
each. David Black donated $100 in honor of
literacy tutor Taylor Maynard.
Everyone wins with classroom challenges.
Students have fun. Teachers love the way they
encourage reading. Sponsors know that they’ve
done some good in the world by making a
very efficient investment in learning.
Joe Bennett’s 5th grade class
If you or your business would like to sponsor
a classroom challenge, or you know a teacher
who would take one on, just call LV-Bangor
at 947-8451.
Visit us on the web at www.lvbangor.org
Donors
PARTNERS
Cole Family Foundation
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(JULY 1, 2010 TO JUNE 30, 2011)
Sarah M. Clark
Jane Clayton & Nancy Harrison
Beth & Brad Coffey
MAJOR DONORS
Kenneth & Gemma Colpritt
Anonymous
Alan & Christine Comeau
Bangor Lions Club
James & Karen Conlon
Chou Enterprises
Christopher Damboise & Amy Gumprecht Patricia Counihan
Cross Insurance
~in memory of Nicholas Sucy
Lee L. Cummings
Jacqueline Danforth
Dr. Allan & Linda Currie
~in honor of Tim Smith and Maggie
Donald Curtis
Edward David
Bernie Dahl
Francis Hollis Brain Foundation
Christine A. Davis
Gaetani Eye Care Associates
Col. & Mrs. K. L. Deal
Ehab & Lamees Hanna
Ron dePaolo
Leonard & Renee Minsky
Peter J. Mozden, M.D. Charitable Gift Fund Chris Desmond
Dana & Mary Ann Devoe
Old Town Rotary Club
Norm Dinerman, M.D. & Sandy Spiller
Rispoli, Erhardt, and Wlodarski Cathy Downey-Rispoli
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Meredith & Jason Eaton
Simmons Foundation
David & Susan Edson
Smith & Powers Communications
George & Mary Eyerer
United Way of Eastern Maine
Gary & Barbara Falls
Fred & Terri Wlodarski
Fritz & Cheryl Fasse
Zonta Club of Bangor
Charles “Dusty” & Eleanor Fisher
DONORS
Roger B. Frey
Anonymous
G.M. Allen & Son, Inc.
Acadia OB-GYN Associates
Nancy Gause
Marjorie Adams
Virginia Gifford
All Souls Congregational Church
Gladjean Consulting, Inc.
Bob & Marybeth Allen
Eric Goodale
Alpha Capital Advisors
Sam Gramiccioni & Patricia Bonness
William Anderson
Grandview Building & Remodeling
Peter A. Anderson
Pauline Gray
Kathleen Armstrong
Griffin & Jordan, LLC
Roy Atkinson & Anne Bailey
Maxine & Edward Harrow
Margaret M. Baillie
L.S. Harris
Lou & W. Murray Bain
Dr. Eric & Janet Hartz
Patricia & Loren Baldus
Ambie Hayes-Crosby
Bangor Breakfast Kiwanis
Fred C. Hirsch
Bangor Breakfast Rotary
Kristen Holland
Margaret Barragato
Jean & Fred Holland
David & Shellie Batuski
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Holmberg, Jr.
Bob & Jenny Bayer
Alma D. Homola
William & Donna Beck
Janet Hooke
The Bedworks of Maine
Kathleen Hughes
Rick & Heather Hallsey Bernstein
Cheryl Huskins
Janet Bertucci
Mary Huskins
John & Carrie Beyeler
Paul & Debra Jacques
Wayne Bialy & Linda Gilbert
Nancy Witherly Jensen
BORDERS
Craig & Stephanie Jesiolowski
John & Marjorie Bradford
Karen Keim
Jane & Frank Bragg
Key Bank National Association
Yellow Light Breen
Eloise Kleban
Brogue Insurance & Financial Services Janet C. Klitch
Charles & Jane Burger
John & Carla Lafayette
Shane & Tessa Burpee
Rodney & Mary Lake
Robert Busch
Hoang N. Lam
Paul & Polly Camp
Peter Lambert & Margie Harris
Jean Camuso
Kathleen & Mark Lena
Iris Chapman
Ralph & Anita Leonard
Roger & Greta Choquet
Roger & Shelley Lewis
Citizens of Maine
Anna Libby
Charles A. Civiello, Jr., O.D.
Links Website Design & Online Marketing
Margaret Clancey
Littlefield - Speyer
Bob & Tricia Clark
Lilian Lo
Joan Logue
Leo Loiselle, CPA
Darryl & Mary Marin Lyon
Jodi MacGregor
MacInnes Optical
Maine State Association of Emblem Clubs
Noel C. March
Avril Marin
Paul Marin
Peter Marin
Edgar Markey
Leland Martin & Dawn Pelletier
Andrea Martin
Roger & Bernice Martin
George Maxsimic
James & Martha McCarthy
Claire & John McDonough
Jean Leighton Mileham
Bernard & Gloria Miller
Jen & Bob Montgomery-Rice
Janet & George Moran
Michael & Eileen Morrison
MSAD #22
William Munsey
Barbara Murphy
Amy Murphy
Barbara Nichols
Bruce & Sharon Nickerson
Walid & Rosemary Nuri
Richard & Susan Nutter
Nyree & Timothy O’Donald
Caroline & Fredrick Oldenburg
Kathryn Olmstead
Alice & Thomas Openshaw
Terry Marin Ouellette
Marvin M. Overlock
Eric Peterson & Kristin Langellier
PATAWA Club
Tom & Pam Coffey Paine
Claire Hudson Payne
Bryan & Deta Pearce
PEO Chapter A
Louis Pepin & Doris Pelletier
Thomas & Constance Perry
Patricia Plant
Charles & Angela Platt
Linda Pletka
Kevin & Elaine Prosser
Kewal & Rajesh Puri
Quirk Autopark - Drive for Literacy
Sarah Quirk
Deborah Rand
Dr. Craig Rand - Rand Dentistry, LLC
Charles & Esther Rauch
Realty of Maine
Thelma Robie
Pauline Rock
Judy Rudman
Drs. Colette & Iyad Sabbagh
St. Paul the Apostle Parish
Sam’s Club Store # 6333
Steve & Lizabeth Schley
Elizabeth & John Sherblom
Ben Smith
James & Diane Smith
Cody Snow
Ingrid Solomon
Robin Spencer-Laurie
Emmy Speranza
Susan Stephenson
Winfred A. Stevens
Patricia Stowell & Peter Ver Lee
Bob & Kristan Strong
Sutherland Weston Marketing
Communications
Mary & Arthur Taylor
George & Donna Thomas
Cindy Todd
James & Mary Turner
Robert L. Vadas, Sr.
James K. VanKirk
Chuck & Jane Veeder
Virginia Villa
Larry & Deanna Wade
Wayne & Michelle Walker
Peg Walker
John & Mary Jane Wedin
Michael & Elizabeth Weirs
S. Dale Wilkes
James Nichols & Susan Wishkoski
William & Victoria Wood
John & Beverly Woodcock
Jay Ye & Bingbing Li
IN HONOR/MEMORY
In Memory of Norman Albee:
Lucille & Dennis Kelley
Margot & Ernest Kohorn
Timothy & Jean Taylor
Anna G. Thurston
In Memory of Rachel Heath:
Elizabeth DeJulio
Alison Gooding
Kathleen Gooding
Darryl & Mary Marin Lyon
Lovern Stockwell
Kathleen Stork
James & Janet Timmins
In Honor of Alice Openshaw
Caroline Openshaw “Happy Mother’s
Day”
Laura Openshaw
Maria Openshaw “My Mother’s work”
In Memory of Nicholas Ian Sucy
Francis & Brenda Avery
Michael & June Baldacci
Gary & Catherine DeGrasse
Joseph & Jennifer Ferraro
Brian Folster
Kathleen Harkins & Leyton Sewell
Housing Authority - City of Old Town
Catherine & Walter Leavitt
Darryl & Mary Marin Lyon
Jeanne & Robert Marquis
William Osborne
Barbara & Stephen Payne
Mr. & Mrs. Linwood Randell
Phil & Sharon Soucie
Don & Jane Sturgeon
Doris B. Sucy
Michael Sucy
Peter & Sandra Sucy
Visit us on the web at www.lvbangor.org
Bill & Sally Arata ~in memory
of Mike Wlodarski
David R. Black ~in honor of
Taylor Maynard’s contributions
Lynne Carlisle ~in honor of all tutors
Mark & Sharon Cuneo ~in honor of Ginny Ross
Cynthia L. Ellis ~in honor of Jin Kyung Kang
Bob & Joan Holmberg ~in memory of Tom Palmer, MD
KEV-LAN KORNER ~in memory of Judson “Bud” Grant
George & Kristin Maxsimic ~in memory of Nelli Gould
Steven & June McDonough ~in memory of Elaine McDonough
Richard & Theresa Morrow ~in memory of Rosalie Rovach
Sisters of Mercy ~in memory of
Sister Mary Benigna Viens
Donald & Katherine Smith ~in memory of Mathew Arthur Smith
Rose-Marie Sparacio-Walcutt ~in memory of Gerald Walcutt
Debbie Tara ~in memory of Geraldine Tara
Clifford L. Vaux ~in memory of Eva Vaux
Virginia G. Villa & Michael D. Hansen ~in honor of Christine Chou
Mark & Bridget Woodward ~in honor of Eliane Woodward
Shawn & Rita Yardley ~in memory of Mary LaRochelle, Nathaniel Diamond
& Eleanor Diamond
IN KIND DONORS
Bangor Public Library
Joe Bennett’s 5th Grade Class
from Thirteenth Street School
BORDERS
Christine Dirmier
DaVinci Signs
Girl Scout Troop #732
Hannaford
Healthcare Charities
Maine Humanities Council
Cherrie MacInnes’s 3rd Grade Class
from Washington Street School
George & Janet Moran
Smith & Powers Communications
The Bedworks of Maine
United Technologies Center
Fred & Terri Wlodarski
Note: LV-Bangor has made its best
effort to ensure accuracy with donations.
Please accept our sincere apologies for
any inaccuracies and notify us of any
oversights so that we may correct them.
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