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VLC Website Supports Tutor Training
Geneva Templin, director of the Marshall and
Ohio Literacy Volunteers and a past West Virginia Chapter president,
knows the value of reading. She fondly recalls trips to the library
with her mother when she was a child, and how she came to love
reading.
As a former Read Aloud volunteer, Templin knows how important
reading is to a child’s education. “Unless children are encouraged
to read, they are not going to be good students in the future,”
Templin says. “Verizon’s literacy programs and funding have been a
‘godsend’ to the Marshall and Ohio Literacy Volunteers — they make
it possible to put books into the hands of families that would never
be able to afford them otherwise.”
Verizon’s support continues to expand with Verizon Literacy
Campus (VLC), a literacy web site developed in partnership with the
National Center for Family Literacy and ProLiteracy Worldwide.
Thanks to VLC, Templin’s program is now able to complement
face-to-face tutor training with online courses available on the web
site. She also plans to use VLC resources to help tutors become more
comfortable with technology. Visit VLC at
www.literacycampus.org to
learn more about how you can make a difference in a literacy
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West Virginia organizes Book/Coat Drive
Thanks to the partnership of the W. Virginia
TelecomPioneers, the Consortium of Information and Technology, and
Verizon SuperPages, two W. Virginia State University after-school
programs received generous donations of coats, school supplies and
books. Students at Park Elementary in Kanawha City, and Littlepage
Terrace and Poca Elementary in Charleston benefited from this drive.
To date, these partners have contributed a combined $45,000 to these
after-school programs. |
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Clearance Sale!
Ash Pioneer Sweatshirt,
reg. $17.50, now $13.50!
Denim Long-sleeved Shirt,
reg. $28, now $19.95!
Green & Red Bells,
reg. $18.95, now $12.95!
Divestiture Envelope,
reg. $10, now $6.50!
White Golf Shirt,
reg. $21.95,
now $15.95!
Pioneer Bucket Truck, reg. $7.50,
now $6!
Boyds Pioneer Bear, reg. $22.95,
now $16!
http://www.verizonpioneers.org/EStoreClearanceItems.htm |
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Wishing you could lend a hand?
Check out the Points of Light Foundation
website for information on how you can provide volunteer and
financial aid to the victims of the recent tsunami.
http://www.pointsoflight.org/about/tsunami/
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Cpl. Caro sees his daughter for the first time
Thanks to Verizon, the
Paumanok TelecomPioneers,
and the Freedom Calls Foundation, Cpl. Wilson Caro was able to see
his six-week old daughter, Sierra, for the first time. Cpl. Caro, a
member of the 6th Communications Battalion in Camp Fallujah,
Iraq spoke to his family in Garden City, NY, December 10, 2004 via a
video conferencing system. |
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Marty Lee selected as
TelecomPioneer president
Charles Martin (Marty) Lee, a senior
executive from the Junior Achievement (JA) organization, has
been named President of TelecomPioneers. Mr. Lee, who served JA
for 32 years, will be based in Denver, CO, and will take office
on Jan. 1. Mr. Lee replaces Jim Gadd, who has served as Chief
Executive Officer since 1999.
Mr. Lee’s title as President reflects a change in titles
approved by the Board of Directors. The change eliminates the
CEO title and also affects the title of Chairman Mary T.
Manning, who had held the dual title of President and Chairman
of the Board. “Marty is a strategic thinker with vast experience
in the non-profit sector,” said Ms. Manning. “He brings a wealth
of skills to the position and a record of success at every level
throughout his career.”
Read on. |
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Volunteer Manager's Planning Calendar
The Volunteer Manager's Planning Calendar is an
essential item in your toolkit. Find helpful reminders to update
volunteer position descriptions, develop budgets, and review risk
management policies as well as prompts for upcoming trainings,
projects, award and grant opportunities, and days of service.
Access the calendar.
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Kick the New Year off right with GlobalFit
Now through Jan. 31, you can receive a $50
rebate if you join a fitness club through GlobalFit. Plus, you and
your eligible family members can save up to 60 percent on monthly
dues. The beginning of a new year is a great time to start getting
healthier. Click
http://www.superpages.com/postcards/globalfit/ to see a Verizon
SuperPages postcard about GlobalFit and get moving! This offer is
open to Verizon employees, retirees and eligible family members. |
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Interested in becoming a
TelecomPioneer?
If you'd like to join the Verizon
TelecomPioneers, please e-mail Steve Kohn at
stephenkohn@verizon.net. |
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