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38 Students Graduate From Literacy Program
July 19, 2018 – Thirty-eight residents of Oakland County graduated from Oakland Literacy Council’s free tutoring program this month and are already enjoying opportunities because of their stronger reading, writing, and conversation skills.
Margie and Yeon
One graduate, Yeon, a soft-spoken mother of two from South Korea, passed the six-hour national licensure exam for registered nurses on the first try. She credits her volunteer tutor, Margie, for building her vocabulary and comprehension skills during their weekly one-on-one sessions. “My tutor gave me the confidence to pass the test,” Yeon said.
Like Yeon, another graduate, Norma, a native of Mexico, has begun using her improved English skills to give back to the community. She enthusiastically volunteers in an x-ray lab at Beaumont Hospital-Troy, serving the public and hospital staff. “I want to be a part of society and help others if I can,” Norma says, adding that her tutor, John, “was the right person for me at the right time. All the stars were aligned.”
To graduate from the program, students must pass an assessment demonstrating mastery of real-life competencies, such as understanding job postings, legal notices, safety manuals, and medical instructions.
“It is so much fun to celebrate the gains students have made with their tutors,” said Lisa Machesky, the council’s executive director, after a graduation ceremony for the students, their tutors, and the council’s board of directors. “These relationships change lives: our students are able to navigate the world much better with stronger English language skills, they are able to talk and email their children’s teacher, they are able to communicate with their doctor, and they are able to take on more responsibility in the workplace because of these new skills.”
Special performance of Clybourne Park benefits OLC
Help the Altrusa Club of Greater Birmingham support the Oakland Literacy Council! A portion of each ticket sale of this special performance of Clybourne Park will benefit OLC.
Sunday March 11, 2018
1:00 p.m. for reception
2:00 p.m. curtain
St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook
400 Lone Pine Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Tickets: $25 per person
Seating is assigned as checks are received.
For reservations mail a check payable to Altrusa to:
Maxine Smiley, 31945 Carlelder, Beverly Hills, MI 48025
248-647-5888
Tickets will be held at the door.
About Clybourne Park:
A razor-sharp satire about the politics of race.
Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp satire about the politics of race. Act One takes place in 1959, as white community leaders anxiously try to stop the sale of a home to a black family. Act Two is set in the same house in the present day, as the now predominantly African-American neighborhood battles to hold its ground in the face of gentrification.
Motor City Wine and Food Festival Invites You to Frolic and Play Bocce
Proceeds will benefit adult literacy in the Metro Detroit area.
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here .
Job Workshop for Tutors and Students
Romance Book Festival Supports Oakland Literacy
Come meet local romance authors and support the Oakland Literacy Council. A percentage of all proceeds from book sales will go to the OLC if you use this voucher. You can also buy online at www.bn.com/bookfair , just use code 12306254.
The OLC is moving. Come see the new office at our open house.
February 12 from 3-6 pm. 43700 Woodward Ave., Suite 20, Bloomfield Hills
CELEBRATE NATIONAL BOOK MONTH AT LEON & LULU WITH ITS AWARD-WINNING EVENT, BOOKS & AUTHORS
Meet the Authors Behind the Books at Event Celebrating Michigan Writers October 22
CLAWSON, MI (September 27, 2017) – Book it to Leon & Lulu from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 22 for a fresh edition of the retailer’s award-winning Books & Authors event. October is National Book Month, an entire month dedicated to the pleasure of reading and enjoyment of books. Leon & Lulu celebrates this occasion with its tenth Books & Authors event at Leon & Lulu. The event – now held in April and October – is a juried book fair featuring mostly Michigan writers. Guests will have the opportunity to mix and mingle with up to 60 authors who will sell and sign books.
“We love this event, which gives authors the chance to leave their ivory towers and meet their adoring fans,” says Mary Liz Curtin, co-owner of Leon & Lulu. “We’re again working with the Oakland Literacy Council, a very important organization that will benefit from the event,” she explains.
Shake the ink-stained hands of local authors and celebrate reading, writing, and really good hot dogs at Leon & Lulu’s Books & Authors event October 22. For a full list of expected authors, please visit www.leonandlulu.com/meet-the-authors.
Admission is free and the event is open to the public. For more information, visit www.leonandlulu.com. Find Leon & Lulu on Facebook at www.facebook.com/leonandlulu. To learn more about Three Cats Café – the new café inside The Show at Leon & Lulu – go to www.threecatscafe.com. Daily lunch offerings are published here www.facebook.com/threecatscafe.
About Leon & Lulu
Leon & Lulu is a destination lifestyle store featuring an eclectic mix of upscale furniture, unforgettable gifts, and accessories in an environment unlike any other. Located in the historic Ambassador Roller Rink in Clawson, Michigan, Leon & Lulu offers 15,000-square feet of fabulous shopping, with a new 7,800-square feet expansion called The Show and Three Cats
Café, which recently opened in the neighboring Clawson Theatre. Locally owned and family run, Leon & Lulu prides itself in providing a fun, welcoming atmosphere, serving hot coffee, cookies and popcorn – often via roller skates – to visiting patrons. For more information, or to shop online, please visit www.leonandlulu.com.
Annual Ex-Libris Dinner Set for November 9th
Join us for Oakland Literacy’s Annual Fundraising Dinner Ex-Libris!
Thursday November 9, 2017
6:30 – 10:00 pm
Village Club, Bloomfield Hills
6:30 – 10:00 pm
Village Club, Bloomfield Hills
Featured Speaker: Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller began writing her first novel at the age of ten, and has spent the last two decades working in libraries and bookstores. She is the author of two previous historical novels, Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller, and The Lost Crown. Her nonfiction debut, The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century, was hailed by the New York Times as “a historical version of Law & Order.” She lives in Michigan.
Featured Tutor George Zak and Student Jose Arenas
Tickets: Patron Ticket is $125; Benefactor Ticket is $175.
For reservations, please call 248-253-1617.
Bookstock is Coming Soon
Mark your calendars for the biggest book and media sale to hit Michigan!
Come buy books or volunteer!
The Oakland Literacy Council benefits from this event and coordinates volunteers for Friday evening and Saturday. We need your help to sell more books on April 29th. To sign-up, please visit: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0A4DA5AB2DA7FF2-bookstock1
To find out more, please visit: www.bookstockmi.org
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