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PAGE 14, WHITY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVENMBER 15, 1989 I.,. i i Imagine is a national campaign of The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy. to increase Canadians' awareness and contribution to ail charitable and volunteer organizations. We support their goals and are contributing space- for the Imûgine ads on'this and other pages. To bring the campaign dloser tohome, the WVhitby Free Press is running a series of profiles of the. needs ahd activities of local organizatimas. Cail us if your organization could use, a boost. SUSAN Fundarek, office coordinator Region, Oshawa office. FePrsPht for the Literary Council of Durham FC re ht anot so simple fcto lf By Trudie Zavadovies Aýpplying for a job, passing a driver's test and writing a letter are tasks whi ch entail -varjous levels of stress. They can, howe- ver, be virtual ni ghtmares to the thousands of aduits who have not yet effectively learned to read or write. One in five aduits is fune- tionally illiterate. The Literacy Council of Durham Region is an organization of volunteers who teach aduits to read and write. Now in its tenth year, the council bas 150 tutors, eacb teaching one adult student. "I love readxng and can't im- agne sornebody's life without a book to get lost in," says Karen Burwell, council co-ordinator. LITERACY COUNCIL of Durham Region Purpose: to teach aduits to read and write. iNfembership: 150 výolunteer tutors Contact: Debbie Burweil, 434-5441. "You can't get a job if y ou don't have these skills," says Debbie. "A cashier or a waitress needs to know how to read and write. "A lot of people are afraid to even talk about it." Students are taught on a one- to-one basis. Debbie plans to start a support group go people can share fears, successes and exueriences. "It got me out of my sheil," says Debbie. '"I didn't want to meet anyone. It was really scary. Now we can ail support one another. We ail care about our future and there is a future. You can hold your head up high and keep going 'cause you re going to get where you're going. If these Santa letters enhanoe 1literacy theme "Thnere are no tests or traps l'or 'Jwo years ago.site wall<ed rnto tlningis can curno truoe lur me, PitCY'Olilfl~ ff turatue e stnerk aen oibWii our students,» says Burwell. a Literacy Council information they can corne true for ail of us." astndaPotCorautiohthnncrs of o n-eed tw ovr n oete "Our tutors are good listeners, session. Wthin minutes she A Wbitby resident (who asked the mAnuedete Wiin i and te enescariir supportive, and they care. marcbed right out again. A that bier name not be used) açul'nulLte ztn nyn h a edadwieC "Thee ae n noliritsto ow othr o theesbewasscaed antd t beabi torea tober ampaign' agaîn this year. This help. Ina a few houru of training on. <an "There re no n.limitste how othermarksretheheseventhreconsecuttive ablcoenrea teLaubecclme totoun. Volunteer.untm wlll b long students can stay. The and frustrated witb her inability baby and eventually play games meark tha eth Cana Pie p re a wta td. cohi average is one year but we bave to read and write. with hier. I.oprto ashle at aubacii toton, oeil or write lie neurest students wbo bave stajved up to "I could read a recipe and "You can't play games if yot Crp>aonbs e1d aa office of Laubech L.teracy of Canada. six years,» says Burwel. could read signs" But even that, can't read the instructions," she answer bis letters on a national _______________ Debbie (who asked that bier at times, was tougbh says. "I wisb I knew about this basis. last namne not be used) is one of Fortunately, She* didn't . keep years ago. I would evehtually Designed to encourage many adults now learning to waiking. Today she is one of the like to be able to get up and read youngsters to write te Santa, the _____________ read through tbe Literacy Coun- Council's biggest advocates. out ioud. I want to get to the ,prograin enhances the theme of point wbexre I won't worry about literacy and Cbristmas for JOHN HOWARD SCIET ILcbildren. It also promotes correct 1EACFLG M Most students like th~e one- addressing of letters and use of on-one attention tbey get. the postal code. Thc John Howard Society offena . Ontario bas 31 literacy coun- Santa receives thousands of progranla ta meet indivldddae i baaic ___ nwniting and matihaklla Thcy aise - *< cils and there are approximately letters from cbildren across provide vietapersSulearning Enoui S 100 across Canada. Ç la el smi rm asa ucond lazguage. h i k isa reisteed nn-prfityoungsters ini other parts of the comruntythe chance to dâelp or ognztio and de penson world. Santa always answers bis irPoel..kfa atcpn.wokt volunteers to tudor stu dents. Ibeïr own pece in a group aelting I an Thee i no a aitng istofletters in the langu.age they are unstructured envromaent. A IîCeay I7~Tstudents waiting for tudors. wrttefl. The program owess any assiatance or onfrtc e tutclig if N l iiJWJUVJ& IUU .. YO Volunteers are offered a 12- success te dedicated Canada Poat requfred. bou trinig orkbop Aferemployees Who volunteer their AutgiZ&t, ofn re.ource materlalsan hortann okso.AtrufTz&Suet r encouraped ta work A WAKM FEELING IN YOUR TOES, training, volunteer time entails a spare time te answer- cbildren' wrs a hg hadpom hog two-bour tutoring session, once a letters. Las1t year in the greater correpinden<e courmc thatam r offéred by W NE DAL TM R WA MT E. week, with from 30 minutes to Metro area, more tlian 50,0 fr00z cue n rnadb h "We ask volunteers to commit Ail letters should bear theer ic ndi owaniSdt Ltr to one Scbool terni, says Bur- =>saeand a return address program lan funded by the Mniatry o SàIDa welI "Mny hve taye fo ng he osta coe. Lttes Ievelopment and thc board of education. »el Mn aesae o .l tepsa oe etr Studenla have a clioice et attending the years te Santa should be sent te the program at any of tie followlng locations: There is no char ge to students following address 30- 30ùmwa Monday and ghTiurday, for tbe classes, and students are Sana lan o 6.8 an T treated with complete confiden- N<>h ple Ajax. Thuraday, 6 -8 p.m. 9 ~~Bowmanviile, Wcaday, . pm '11 ~i~gb~~~ With yo..' ..tiality. . v ~"~sFor more inforimation caîl 434- ff Reading -L T-lEEN GLTSH WORD PYRAMLD 10 words account for 25% Of ail worda uaed 50 words account for 50% of ail the words in our speech. 100 words cover 60% of ail the words ini reading and writing 1,000 words account for 85% Of ail the words you wiil expect to find anywhere 10,000 words are ak" taldr 98% of ail the words you wjll encounter during your lifetime lle 10 m a.tidewS hin EBq#"ahmu a ami b. lW bave in of that the t. 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Wue 47. what a. waa la he 2& be 3M.or 48. thdir 9. liaI 19. hie 29. hlm 39. uhen 49. ru- 10. 1t 20. as 30. they 40. up 50. if There are about a hlif million worda in thie argeal Engili dctlemxj. but yeu can expect te am moat of them very naue.y, cly i 2 per cuit or bu. ofaenythingyau rmut LAUBACH L1TERACY Laubachl Lteracy of Canada ilaa volunteer-based, non-profit organlnatiomi whoae primary goal la to reduce illteracy. Since 1970, Laubacihba. auxe.alufly helped reduce illiteracy i Canada througli tutoring programs. To fulfilil ia mandate, Laubach trains and places tuton vwilli tudents. And Laubacli trie. te, reaêh rnnedra rta inform tliem of lie educatlonal service provided. Laubach aloo works ta bel] eradicate the satigma attached ta flno1.-i.dflgadulta, by rai.lng public' awareneaa cf the problem and by provlding a practical olution. Laubach islathe.voice of. Canadae. j "7