Athens-Clarke Literacy Council http://www.athensliteracy.org connecting adults to literacy and learning Mon, 14 May 2012 18:59:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 SPIRITED SPELLING SPECTACULAR!! http://www.athensliteracy.org/2012/05/spirited-spelling-spectacular/ http://www.athensliteracy.org/2012/05/spirited-spelling-spectacular/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 02:32:36 +0000 admin http://www.athensliteracy.org/?p=176 Continue reading →]]> It is ALMOST time…

 

 

Team registration is OPEN TO PREVIOUS TEAMS!! Open to public on June 1!!

 

Click on Buzz on the BEE!!  to get details…

 

Sponsors needed!!

 

Please check out details…

 

See you there!!

]]> http://www.athensliteracy.org/2012/05/spirited-spelling-spectacular/feed/ 0 SCRABBLE Tournament!! http://www.athensliteracy.org/2012/03/scrabble-tournament/ http://www.athensliteracy.org/2012/03/scrabble-tournament/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:35:08 +0000 admin http://www.athensliteracy.org/?p=173 Congratulations to our winners….HOWARD AND DORIE SOKOL!!

 

Our runner up was Amitabh Verma!!

 

A great time was had by all…thank you to all who participated!!

 

]]> http://www.athensliteracy.org/2012/03/scrabble-tournament/feed/ 0 Successful Lunches for Literacy http://www.athensliteracy.org/2012/03/successful-lunches-for-literacy/ http://www.athensliteracy.org/2012/03/successful-lunches-for-literacy/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:00:20 +0000 admin http://www.athensliteracy.org/?p=167 Continue reading →]]> Thanks to Loran and Myrna Smith for sharing their lastest book…Let the Big Dawgs Eat…Again!  with us at our Lunches for Literacy on Febuary 29th!! 

 

 

A HUGE thank you to Georgia Power for sponsoring this great event!

Stay tuned for our next event…

 

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ACLC Board of Directors receiving the check from Jackson EMC Foundation, Mr. Johnny Fowler.  The money received will provide comprehensive training for those wishing to work with adult literacy both basic education and ESL.  The next workshop will be January 21 and 28, 2012, and will focus on training ESL volunteers.

]]> http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/11/aclc-receives-jackson-emc-grant/feed/ 0 CONGRATS to the HOT SPELLS! http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/08/congrats-to-the-hot-spells/ http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/08/congrats-to-the-hot-spells/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:48:47 +0000 admin http://athensliteracy.org/?p=135 Our winning team for this year!!

 

Great spelling from all teams, but the Hot Spells pulled ahead on the last word!!

 

Team members:  Cecile Moore, Charlotte Marshall and Tricia Ruppersburg!!

 

]]> http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/08/congrats-to-the-hot-spells/feed/ 0 THANK YOU!! http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/08/thank-you/ http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/08/thank-you/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:47:21 +0000 admin http://athensliteracy.org/?p=134 to all who attended our 2011 Spirited Spelling Spectacular!! It was a GREAT event and we raised lots of money to help ACLC support and promote adult literacy in Athens!! THANK YOU for your support!!

]]> http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/08/thank-you/feed/ 0 Post-secondary Education Scholarship Awarded http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/06/post-secondary-education-scholarship-awarded/ http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/06/post-secondary-education-scholarship-awarded/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:49:46 +0000 mseigler http://athensliteracy.org/?p=114 Continue reading →]]> On June 9, 2011 at the GED Graduation Celebration at The Classic Center, ACLC awarded to Mr. William Doss a $500 scholarship to help with his post-secondary education at Athens Tech in Electronic Fundamentals.

This scholarship was sponsored by the Athens Employer Committee.

ACLC Board members, Executive Director and William Doss, scholarship recipient

 

Mr. Doss never completed high school and worked as an over the road truck driver.  When his wife passed away six years ago in an automobile accident, he was left with three girls under the age of five, he knew he needed to get another job and better education.  He obtained his GED in December 2010 and enrolled at Athens Tech.

To quote from his application, Mr. Doss said, “My goals are to raise my children and to support myself, all while enjoying what I do for a living.  Completing a post-secondary education is extremely important in helping me to accomplish these goals.  Also, it sets a great example for my children.  Changing careers can be challenging under normal circumstances, but with the climate of today’s job market, it is all but impossible to do without a formal education.

William and his three girls

 

Every day I try to instill in the young people I attend college with some of the real life knowledge that I have collected over the years.  It is easy for them to think that they “should” stay in school and then for whatever reason not follow through, but as these young college students hear about my experience, I hope it will inspire them to continue their education and not give up.”

Congratulations to Mr. William Doss and best wishes in your future endeavors!!

]]> http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/06/post-secondary-education-scholarship-awarded/feed/ 0 Seeking Teams… http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/05/seeking-teams/ http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/05/seeking-teams/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 00:32:56 +0000 mseigler http://athensliteracy.org/?p=101 Continue reading →]]> Our sixth annual Spirited Spelling Spectacular will be August 21, 2011 at the Rialto Club at Hotel Indigo–Athens.  We are so excited…

If you are interested in registering our team, please go to BEE section and download registration form and show Athens that you and your friends or  co-workers can spell!

Sponsors are also needed and silent auction items!  Help us promote and support literacy!

]]> http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/05/seeking-teams/feed/ 0 Next Community Provider Meeting http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/05/next-community-provider-meeting/ http://www.athensliteracy.org/2011/05/next-community-provider-meeting/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 14:44:48 +0000 mseigler http://athensliteracy.org/?p=95 Continue reading →]]> Our next Community Literacy Provider Meeting will be held on Friday, May 13 from 2:00-3:00 PM at the HT Edwards Complex, Building 3 in the Community Room on the lower level.  All providers are invited to network with other providers and learn about the upcoming changes to GED Testing.  Hope to see you there!

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