We’re counting down to the Literacy Run/Walk 5K on Sunday, May 6th, but there’s still plenty of time to sign on as a volunteer. We need course marshals — people to stand along the route and make sure the runners are safe. Course marshals make sure that race participants don’t come into contact with any possible traffic that might try to pass on cross streets, and their cheers and words of support are great for the morale of runners and walkers. If you’d like to be a course marshal or to volunteer in any capacity, please call Barb Wyman at 274-8526. If you’d like to run or walk, registrations will be accepted right up until the morning of the event.

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Literacy Volunteers Receives Award

by lvorc on April 16, 2012

Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County was honored at the Champions of Character Award Banquet, sponsored by the ACADEMY of CHARACTER EDUCATION at the Sage Colleges, on April 3, 2012.  Tom Hulihan, Director of Planning and Program Development, Troy Housing Authority presented the Community Organization Award to Barbara Wyman, Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County for the organization’s committment to helping people improve their reading, math, English language and writing skills. Each of our volunteers and staff should feel proud: they made this award happen.

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You’re Invited to Dinner and a Fashion Show

March 7, 2012

Join us on April 16th at 6:00 p.m., when we launch a brand new theme for this year’s Student and Volunteer Dinner: Food, Friends, and Fashion. We have the assistance of students from Sara Schuman’s “Women Changing the World” class at Sage College, who are helping to plan the evening. We’ll be celebrating styles, so [...]

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Ready, Set, Go! Literacy Run/Walk 2012

February 21, 2012

Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome to our biggest fundraising event of the year: the Literacy Run/Walk! The Literacy Run/Walk makes it possible for us to continue our programs for adult learners and their families in Rensselaer County. Please join us in thanking our sponsors: CAP COM Federal Credit Union, E. Stewart Jones, [...]

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The Reader – Winter 2012

February 13, 2012
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Click to download and read our latest newsletter.

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Literacy Volunteers Congratulates New Citizens

February 10, 2012
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Troy, N.Y.: Literacy Volunteers congratulates Elshekh Saad and Mariama Massaquoi, two English Language Learners who have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Sworn in on January 20 and 27, respectively, Mr. Saad and Ms. Massaquoi took the Oath of Allegiance at the United States District Court in Albany. The hour-long ceremonies began with welcoming remarks from the [...]

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New Volunteer Title!

July 6, 2011

For the 40+ years that Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County has been in existence, we have called our volunteers who work with students “TUTORS”. It is time for an update! Effective immediately, our tutors will now be called, know as, designated—- “Volunteer Adult Literacy Educators.” This title paints a truer picture of the role our [...]

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Freedom!

July 6, 2011

On July 4, I couldn’t help but think about FREEDOM—how thankful I am for freedom! Many of the students served by Literacy Volunteers have fled countries where numerous freedoms were denied. We are free to read anything we want. We take it for-granted that we can read and that our children will be taught to [...]

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The BEST trainers!

July 6, 2011

Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County has 5 volunteer Tutor Trainers who are EXCELLENT, experienced presenters, many with years of experience as a tutor. These trainers and LVORC staff met recently to evaluate 2010-11’s training sessions and plan for 2011-12. The next series of 3-hour training for our volunteer tutors will be offered at 6:00 pm [...]

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EVERYBODY WINS! (EW)

June 7, 2011

EVERYBODY WINS! (EW) That is the perfect name for our newest program! Volunteers from local businesses are matched with children at a close-by school. They read to their buddy once a week during the child’s lunch period. The business makes a donation to help support the program. A school coordinator notifies the volunteers if a [...]

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