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DEWEY’S PIZZA SCHOOL
The Dewey’s Pizza School on April 8 at the
Clifton Dewey’s raised $2,000 for literacy
programs! We had a fun day making
pizzas for a great cause.
Check out more details here.
SPELLING BEE FOR LITERACY
The 27th Annual Spelling Bee for Literacy
took place on April 19 at the Holy Grail
Banks. Congratulations to Elder High
School on their first place win and to
Seton High School for coming in second
and winning the most spirited award!
Read more here.
BOOKS, BOOKS AND MORE BOOKS!
April was a busy month for book pickups! We collected
over 12,000 books this past month to distribute to
students! Book drives were held at: All Saints School,
Our Lady of the Visitation and Madeira High School.
Special thanks to Pi Beta Phi at the University of
Cincinnati for donating over 700 brand new books to
LNGC! Lastly, thanks to Fifth Third Bank for collecting
1,200 books across 13 Fifth Third branches!
SUBARU SHARE THE LOVE EVENT
We recently participated in the Subaru “Share the
Love” event. “Share the Love” allows car buyers to
choose a charity to donate $250 from their new car
purchase. We were chosen as the lucky recipients by
Busam Subaru and ended up making $18,400!
View the story here.
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BONNIE PETER & DONNA ELSEN Bonnie Peter and Donna Elsen team teach
one of the Literacy Network’s Adult Basic
Reading classes. These classes are for
adults that read at or below a fourth
grade reading level. Both Bonnie and
Donna are retired teachers– Bonnie was a
fourth grade teacher and Donna was a
high school teacher. They met last year
and have found that they have similar
interests, ideas and teaching styles. Their
decision to "team teach" has made the
class more exciting- for them as well as
their students. They truly feel that they get
more than they give while working with
the adults. Their motto has always been
that "You learn to read by reading!”
Q1: Describe an experience with a student
that really stands out or inspired you.
Bonnie: Often our adult students want to
improve their reading in order to help their
children. Once a mother found a book
about the U.S. Presidents that she could
share with her young son. What a proud
moment for her!
Donna: To settle on a few - the student
who learned how to write her own grocery
list; the young mothers that are in our class
in order to help their own children
become strong readers; the students who
want to increase their reading skills in order
to pass the test for citizenship.
These students teach me more than I can
ever hope to teach them. I am inspired by
their courage and dedication.
Q2: Why do you think this type of work is
so important?
B: It's hard to imagine navigating the
world without reading skills! Literacy
training is important for both survival and
enjoyment.
D: When a person can read, there are so
many more resources available for their
learning to grow. I am grateful to be given
this opportunity to open, what had been,
a closed door.
Q3: What do you hope your ultimate
impact is?
B: I've always believed that you can learn
something new every day. I hope that the
adult students see, that as teachers, we
are always learning, too. We all make
mistakes, laugh about it and go on.
Learning should be fun.
D: Learning never ends, no one knows
everything. And the best way to learn to
read is by reading.
To volunteer as a tutor or teacher at
the Literacy Network, click here.
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