Monthly Update

May 2009
Welcome! LVQ extends a heartfelt welcome to its newest associate
member, the YWCA! The Y runs the Words for Women literacy program in
downtown Montreal. Their literacy program is student-centred, one-on-one and
small group, and matches women with trained volunteers. For more information
on the Y, visit www.ydesfemmesmtl.org.

 International Literacy Day: Are you planning an activity or event for ILD
2009? Let LVQ know and we will post it on our ILD page on the LVQ website
(as of June 2009). Send a description of your activity to Vicky at
victoriaswift@ymail.com.
 Literacy video: The video will be available in the latter half of June. The
video will be uploaded to the Internet as well, and a video web page will be
created on the LVQ website.
 S.U.N. Team: Members from the SUN team are now available for public
speaking. Visit the SUN team page on the LVQ website at
http://literacyvolunteersqc.ca/student-unlimited-network.php to learn more
about each student and request a speaker.
 IFPCA funding: There will be no IFPCA funding for 08-09. The funds have
been allocated elsewhere.
 Annual conference: The theme of this year’s annual conference is the
environment. Our keynote speaker will be either Dr. Joe Schwarcz or Dr. Ariel
Fenster, of the Mcgill Office for Science and Society (back again after last
year’s smashing success). New this year-on-line registration! Participants will
be able to register individually through the LVQ website, or councils will be
able to register their volunteers one-by-one. On-line registration should be
available by late August, early September. Look for more details after the
summer.
 Pre-conference: This year, LVQ has decided to host a pre-conference on
Friday afternoon, October 23. Planned events include an information session
on by-laws open to administrators and volunteers and a student outing.
Dinner and an evening activity will also be planned, so mark your calendars!
 CONFINTÉA VI: This international conference, to have taken place last
month in Brazil, was postponed due to the H1N1 flu.
 Support LVQ: Please support LVQ by mentioning us on your PR materials, on
your website, by displaying the pamphlets and postcards, etc. If you need
more postcards or pamphlets, please do not hesitate to contact me or Vicky at
victoriaswift@ymail.com.
 New! On-line LVQ forums for students, volunteers and staff: Students
and volunteers can now participate in an on-line forum on the LVQ website. To
participate in the forum, visit http://literacyvolunteersqc.ca/forums/ .
 Next general members’ meeting/get-together: Our next meeting will be
a one and a half-day session September 28-29, 2009, to be held in Montreal.
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  NALD story of the week: If you know of a student who would like to see
their story, or any other text, posted, contact Lorette Melanson at
lorette.melanson@nald.ca.

Congratulations to May’s winner, Jean Clark, of the Laurentian

Literacy Council! Read the winning entries on the LVQ website.

JUNE STUDENT CHALLENGE

Summer Topic
Break! Father’s Day
Deadline
June 30, 2009

Note that this is the last monthly challenge until August, so have a great
summer reading and writing!

Do not hesitate to forward me any notices, student or tutor submissions, or

photos you would like to see posted, as well as any council resources. The
website address is: www.literacyvolunteersqc.ca. To access the private
members page:
User ID is literacy, Password is quebec.

Toll-free number
1-866-581-9512

Joani Tannenbaum
Executive Director

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