ALC SUMMER NEWSLETTER

Helping Students Make their Dreams a Reality 

LORA AND LOUISA

BECOME CITIZENS 

 

Congratulations to Lora and Louisa who were sworn in as United States Citizens on June 27.  This is a moment to reflect on the journey that our students take to become citizens. We are proud of all of our students and the courage with which you are working to make a better life for yourself and family. Congratulations Lora and Louisa!

 

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“Give me your tired and your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” -Emma Lazarus

ONE VOTE, ONE DOLLAR!

 

It is official ALC, has won the  First Bank Financial Centre $1600 grant.  This will be a great boost to ALC!  The support you have provided has been humbling.  Your vote shows that you believe in the positive impact literacy skills has on families, our community and businesses.  Because of you, we are changing the lives of people like Lora, Kate, Bruce and Oksana.  Successful academic growth builds confidence, increases economic independence, creates family stability, improves work place efficiency. 

 

This can be a moment to impact the lives of all of our students in a significant way.  To help us would you be willing to contribute $1 for every vote you made during June?  For some this might mean a contribution of $25.  Others it could mean a gift of $100.  The goal is to collectively match the FBFC grant of $1600.  Help us maximize the generosity of First Bank Financial Centre and participate in 

ONE VOTE, ONE DOLLAR!

Registration is now open for the third annual adult Spelling Bee and fundraiser: Spellers of Oz.  The event will be held on  Friday, September 6, 2019 at 6pm at the River Club of Mequon.  ​This Wizard of Oz themed event will include dinner, drinks, silent auction, and a competitive adult spelling bee.  Doug Jarecki, the Education and Outreach Administrator at the Waukesha Civic Theatre and author, producer, and star of 'Twas The Month Before Christmas will serve as Master of Ceremonies and Word Pronouncer. 

 

Thank you to the Coerper Maurer Foundation, whose mission is to support educational efforts, for becoming the  Shakespeare level sponsor.  Help us meet our goal of $25,000 through sponsorships, team participation fees, spectator fees, program ads and silent auction baskets.  

 
Spelling Bee

COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR 

ALC is looking for individuals who would serve as community ambassadors.  As an ambassador you would be a positive voice for ALC in the community.  Here are some ways you can be an ALC ambassador:

  • Follow, like, comment and share ALC posts from Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
  • Allow your name or business name listed on our web site in supporter of adult literacy 
  • Advocate for ALC announcements placed in the newsletter of religious and civic groups to which you belong.  
  • Display ALC brochures, Spelling Bee posters in your place of business
  • Share the mission and good work of ALC with friends, relatives and neighbors
  • Donate a silent auction item, sponsor a spelling bee team or place an ad in the Spelling Bee booklet
  • Have a spectator table at the bee 
  • Encourage friends and neighbors to become students or tutors
Become an Ambassador
Join

If you know someone who would like to:

 

  • Learn English
  • Pursue a GED
  • Explore citizenship
  • Have help with their studies
  • Pursue a

 

Have them inquire about becoming a student.  One-on-one tutoring is tailored to each individual and occurs at a time that is convenient for you. 

 

Contact Katie Eippert:

262-546-0200

katie@adultliteracyoz.org

 

Thank you to these organizations for their recent support of ALC!

715 6th Ave, Grafton, WI 53024, USA
262-546-0200

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