Contributions to the Annual Appeal in any amount will help LVORC continue to provide free literacy services to adults and children in Rensselaer County and nearby communities. Donations can be made payable to LVORC and sent to LVORC, 65 First Street, Troy, N.Y. 12180. Donations can be made by using the link on this website at any time. Thank you!

Shop for any occasion at AmazonSmile and they will donate a percentage of the sale to Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County. Use this link to support LVORC on AmazonSmile.

Scrabble enthusiasts are invited to support Literacy Volunteers by joining the Scrabble Challenge on Sunday, February 16, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church, 175 Williams Road, Troy. Put together a team of up to 4 people, choose a name for your team, have fun and win prizes!  The non-traditional format of each game will add to the excitement, and trivia questions between games will give players chances to win additional prizes. All proceeds will help Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County to provide free programs and services for adults and children.

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Prospective volunteers are welcome to join us for an information session on Thursday, February 13, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Church of St Mary, 163 Columbia Turnpike, Room 4, Rensselaer, N.Y. 12144. To save a place, call 518 244-4650 or e-mail lvorc-coordinator2@gmail.com

LVORC is looking for volunteer tutors to be paired with adult learners, math tutors, and events volunteers. As a volunteer you can develop new skills, make friends, and see how your efforts make a difference in your community.

Thanks to the Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation, LVORC's Judy Smith and Linda Feldmann recently had the opportunity to be interviewed on WAMC's "Falling Into Place" series. You can hear the interview at WAMC.org, or by following the link from the Blog on this website.

The Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation is providing funding for this year's Everybody WINS! Power Lunch program. Thanks to this generous grant, LVORC is able to provide adult reading mentors to children in area elementary schools. Please join us in saying thank you!

You can get to know a bit about the many adults who are part of LVORC’s programs by viewing their video testimonials:

VIEW TESTIMONIALS

Think spring! The new issue of The Reader is now available online:

https://www.lvorc.org/the-reader-spring-2019/