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April­May 2015
In this Issue:
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From the Desk of...
By MaryJo VanGompel
Celebration of the
Stars
Executive Director
ScrabbleBee Raises
$40,000
Which of the following is the strongest predictor of an
UW­Eau Claire
individual’s health status?
Students Create
Video
A. Age Chippewa County
B. Income C. Literacy skills D. Employment status Changes New Tutors
Needed/Training
Announced
E. Education level F. Racial or ethnic group Jefferson Awards
Banquet
Lor Becomes Forklift
If you picked “C” you would
be correct. Certified
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Board Members:
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­Paul Kulig, President
It’s time to RSVP to attend
Literacy Volunteers annual
­Laurie Klinkhammer, Vice
­Greta Heike, Treasurer
"Celebration of the Stars"
event. It will be held on
­Stacy Secker, Secretary
Tuesday, May 19th at Lake
­Michael Ahrens
Street United Methodist
Church in Eau Claire (corner of 4th and Lake Street). President
­Barbara Anderson ­Tom Giffey
­Terri Hoepner
Refreshments will be served at 9:00 a.m. and our program
is from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. We will celebrate the literacy
­Larry Jolivette
accomplishments of our students and milestone service
­Marianne Klinkhammer
­Lori Krings
years for our tutors. In addition, the latest Celebrate
Writing book entitled “What are you Reading?” will be
­Sue Lane
distributed to students, tutors and other honored guests. ­Denise Hanson­Pabich
­Leah Motschenbacher
­Pa Thao
GED Test Success
To RSVP, please call 715­834­0222 or speak directly to
your staff member by May 15th. Congratulations to the
students who recently
passed GED tests at the
Chippewa County Jail: Chloe,
Reasoning through Language
Arts (RLA), Science and
ScrabbleBee Raises $40,000 for Literacy
Social Studies; Ashlea, RLA;
and Tim, Science. The new GED testing is
computer based and
measures the knowledge and
skills adults need in order to
be successful in careers and
post­secondary education. It
emphasizes higher order
thinking skills and is
composed of four tests:
The winning team for the Best Costume was CVTC.
RLA, Science, Social
Studies and Math. The 14th Annual ScrabbleBee was the buzz of the valley
April 23, raising $40,000 for Literacy Volunteers Chippewa
accomplishment for these
Valley. There were 39 teams who strategized playing
Scrabble to win prizes, bid on silent auction items,
students, and we are very
purchase raffle tickets, and have a honey of a good time.
proud of them. See additional
The teams filled the Sleep Inn Conference Center, Eau
Claire. Passing the tests is a great
successes next month!
Bridges2Healthcare
Academy
Interested in pursuing a
career in healthcare? The
Healthcare Academy is
For the ScrabbleBee, teams of up to six players work
together to build words in the “Hare” and “Tortoise”
divisions. Three timed games are played throughout the
evening, and the team achieving the highest total for all
three games was declared the winner. Here is the list of
winners in all the categories. designed to provide students
with the resources needed to
Winning Scrabble Team ­ Hare division: explore careers in
• First place: Nestle • Second place: Weld, Riley, Prenn, & Ricci healthcare. The academy will introduce
students to several different
• Third place: Applied Data Consultants • Fourth place: HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital • Fifth place: Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) healthcare options, training,
and employment
requirements. The Academy
includes two options: May
Winning Scrabble Team ­ Tortoise Division: Clearwater Kiwanis Club
18­21 & 26­20, 2015 OR
Highest fundraising team: Luna’s Ladies June 15­18 & 22­25, 2015.
Both options are from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at the CVTC Health
Education Center, 615 W.
Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire. There is no cost and limited
seating. To register, visit
Top three individual fundraisers • First Place: Katherine Schneider • Second Place: Joan Voigt • Third Place: Sheila Sorensen
Best Team Costume: Chippewa Valley Technical College
(CVTC) www.workforceresource.org,
click on “Job Seekers
Read more details about ScrabbleBee.
Application”, then click on
“Bridges2Healthcare logo”
and complete the application.
UW­Eau Claire Students Create Video If you have questions, call
715­720­2840 ext. 1218. This academy is a
partnership of Chippewa
Valley Technical College,
Workforce Resource, Dove
Healthcare and Literacy
Volunteers Chippewa Valley.
Community Table
Mark your calendars!
Literacy Volunteers will be
serving at the Community
Table in Eau Claire on
Tuesday, Sept. 8th and
Fouad Lannabi, Tim Coakley, Shawn Trainor and Elyse
Welsher were members of the Literacy Volunteers team in
the Community Leadership Class at UW­Eau Claire this
semester. The students created a video for LVCV to
on either team.
market the organization on our website, on YouTube, and
in presentations. Louise Bentley served as the staff liaison
for the project. Thank you students and UWEC!
Goodsearch
Chippewa County Changes LVCV is now connected to
Best wishes to Chippewa County Instructor Mary Dean
Thursday, Sept. 10th. Let us
know if you would like to help
Goodsearch. To learn more
about how you can raise
funds for LVCV through this
program, click here.
who retired in April. In order to
maintain services in Chippewa
County, Marketing Coordinator
Louise Bentley is now also
managing the services in
Chippewa Falls, and works in the
office in CVTC on Mondays and
Wednesdays. Louise teaches at
the Chippewa County Jail twice a week, runs the Open
Learning Lab at the Chippewa Falls Public Library, and
co­teaches the Vocational Lit Class for Huber
inmates. Adult Instructor Stephanie Vobornik is working
with the tutor pairs in Chippewa County. Wish List:
Literacy Volunteers
Chippewa Valley has a wish
If you would like more information about the Literacy
Volunteers services in Chippewa County, please contact
Louise at lbentley@lvcv.org.
list on Amazon.com.
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Facebook yet? Go to our
page now.
New Tutors Needed ­ Training Announced
Training sessions for new tutors will be held June 2 and
June 12 at the LVCV Eau Claire office. Anyone interested
should send their name, address, email, and phone to
Cheryl Sutter at csutter@lvcv.org or 715­834­0429.
To recruit volunteers, LVCV enjoyed greeting potential
tutors at its booth (pictured above) on April 22, 2015, as
part of the 2nd Annual Volunteer Expo at Hobbs Ice Arena
in Eau Claire. Sponsored by Chippewa Valley Volunteer
Coordinators, we showcased our services and need for
tutors. Special thanks go to tutors Patrice Taft, Robb
Jirschele, and Cheryl Sandoval for hosting the table and
talking with potential tutors. Jefferson Awards Banquet
On April 2, Literacy Volunteers tutor Jim McConnell was
recognized at the Jefferson Awards Annual Banquet. Jim
was one of 12 honorees who received the award this past
year. As pictured above, joining Jim at the banquet were
LVCV staff members Bess Arneson (left) and Louise
Bentley (right). The Jefferson Awards Foundation was founded in 1972 to
nationally recognize and encourage outstanding
community and public service. Locally, this event is
sponsored by WQOW TV 18, Marshfield Clinic, Feed My
People Food Bank, and the United Way of the Greater
Chippewa Valley. Congratulations again to Jim for being recognized for your
outstanding volunteerism by giving your time, talents, and
resources to help Literacy Volunteers students and our
community.
Naotou Lor Becomes Forklift Certified
After studying concepts and new vocabulary related to
forklift maintenance, safety, and operation, Naotou Lor
successfully completed his driving experience at Career
Development Center (CDC). He becomes LVCV’s 10th
literacy student to earn such certification. Congratulations
to Naotou! Our thanks go out to Deb Christopherson for her tutoring
and experience that she brought to their study sessions
and to Eric Giardina of CDC for his guided driving
instruction.
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