tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22551270049440895152012-01-04T07:42:55.341-08:00Wendell Drydennoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255127004944089515.post-37331382331938714072011-10-10T16:29:00.001-07:002011-10-10T16:29:44.706-07:00<br /><br />Together Families Learn! – A Family Literacy Promotion Campaign<br /><br />Promoting Literacy Awareness: Creating a Culture that Values Life-Long Learning<br /><br />English<br />French<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2255127004944089515-3733138233193871407?l=qlnbpageseven.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wendell Drydennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255127004944089515.post-76226986968516050502011-10-10T16:13:00.001-07:002011-10-10T16:29:05.841-07:00The Saint John Family Literacy Advisory Committee, later incorporated as the Saint John Family Literacy Committee, paved the way for Quality Learning New Brunswick's community literacy work.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">2 0 0 3</div><br />January, 2003.<br /> Members participated in "Talk of the Town".<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">2 0 0 2</div><br />February 2002.<br />World Literacy Canada Training.&nbsp; Introduction to the "Kama Cookbook", and date and venue set for September Event.<br /><br />Friend of Family Literacy Awards<br /> "Our Passion is Literacy".<br /> Saint John Free Public Library. Guest speaker, The Honourable Marilyn Trenholme Counsell. Awards presentation to:<br />the New Brunswick Museum;<br />Benjamin's Books;<br />Bayview Credit Union. <br /><br />September 2002. <br />"Go Wild for Reading" author festival hosted children's illustrator Brenda Clark at the NB Museum theatre, and Franklin the Turtle in Market Square.<br /><br />Co-op Student Project brings the <i>Harry Potter Reading Club</i> and the puppet shows "Stephanie's Ponytail" and "The Paperbag Princess" to Crescent Valley.<br /><br />October, 2002. Received NLS funds for Project. Hiring of Project Coordinator for Family Literacy Promotional Visuals.<br /><br />Fundraising: T-shirt campaign raised $377.09<br /><br />2 0 0 1<br /><br />Friend of Family Literacy Awards<br /> we held an event at the Bibliotheque le Cormoran (Centre Samuel de Champlain): Her Honour read to preschool children and talked to parents.<br /><br />The Friend of Family Literacy Awards were held at the Saint John Free Public Library. Awards were presented to Shirley McAlary &amp; Millidgeville Market, Guest Speaker: The Honourable Marilyn Trenholme Counsell.<br /><br />Hired two Early Childhood and Family Literacy Summer Students through TED- project hosted by Literacy NB Inc. Projects: Committee Flyer Draft, Storytents, Storysacks, Local Stories, Puppet Shows, Nursery Rhymes. This project was very successful.<br /><br />We held a Proposal Brainstorming Session and submitted a proposal to the National Literacy Secretariat for funding.<br /><br />Hosted the Canada Post Literacy Awards at the Family Literacy Festival on September 8, 2001. Held at the North End Centre (Saint John Learning Exchange /NBCC).<br /><br />Fundraising - we received a $100.00 donation from John Herron. And, we started the T-shirt fundraiser in December, 2001<br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2255127004944089515-7622698696851605050?l=qlnbpageseven.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wendell Drydennoreply@blogger.com0