Harvesting Literacy
SAVE THE DATE
35th Anniversary Fundraising Event
Virtual Dinner with Author Luis Alberto Urrea
Friday, April 30, 2021
Via Zoom from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
$100/person (includes catered dinner delivered to your home)
$50/person (no dinner, for out of town participants)
More Details Forthcoming
Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe will be participating in the Santa Fe Public Library’s 2021 Santa Fe Big Read: Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea.
The program will kick off on March 20th with a scavenger hunt and an NEA Big Read Virtual Kickoff Concert at 7 p.m. Please mark your calendars.
Join us as we kick off Santa Fe’s NEA Big Read, focusing on Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea. Learn more about all the Big Read activities, enjoy music from Carlos Medina Conjunto and Lone Piñon, and readings from the book.
To sign up your book club to participate and learn more about the NEA Big Read.
We will have books available for checkout to LVSF students and their tutors.
Collected Works has books available for sale if you would like to purchase your own copy.
Thank you for joining us in reading a great book and promoting this community program to your audiences. We hope Santa Fe Reads becomes something that we all look forward to every year.
Virtual Valentine’s Wine Pull Fundraising Event 2021
We want to thank “YOU” our community for supporting our successful Virtual Valentine’s Wine Pull fundraising event, held January 31 – February 13, 2021. The Virtual Wine Pull offered a variety of “lovely” items: wine, chocolates, floral gift certificates and a post pandemic celebration package which included a private wine class for 20 (exp. 2023).
We could not have done this without the support and generosity from our community members, local and corporate business owners: Kokoman Fine Wine & Spirits, Señor Murphy Candymaker; Kakawa Chocolate House, Rodeo Plaza Flowers, Amanda’s Flowers, Total Wine & More, Market Street, Trader Joe’s and Zia Credit Union.
As we all continue to navigate these challenging times so do our fundraising efforts which have been conducted thru online platforms.
If you missed our wonderful Virtual Wine Pull event, stay tuned as we continue to plan and host fundraising and educational events during our 35th Anniversary celebration.
Our Board and Development Committee are committed to keeping our services free throughout the Santa Fe area especially during these COVID pandemic times.
New Opportunity to Serve
Tutors and supporters of the LVSF, are you looking for new ways to become involved in advancing our mission: “To provide free tutoring to adults in reading, writing, and speaking English to strengthen our community, families, and workforce”?
The LVSF Board actively works to create fundraising and community awareness events in Santa Fe so that, during our 35th Anniversary even in the midst of a pandemic, we can continue the mission.
The LVSF Board is seeking new directors to serve; our goal is to have a board of tutors, students, business leaders and other Santa Feans who are excited about engaging in our work. Please contact Co-President Joene Herr for more information or to express your interest.
If you missed our wonderful Virtual Wine Pull event, stay tuned as we continue to plan and host fundraising and educational events during our 35th Anniversary celebration.
Our Board and Development Committee are committed to keeping our services free throughout the Santa Fe area especially during these COVID pandemic times.
Upcoming Tutor Trainings:
Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe (LVSF) is offering tutor training sessions for Basic Literacy tutors and English as a second language (ESL) tutors on Friday, March 12th. If you or someone you know is looking for a rewarding volunteer opportunity, please consider becoming a literacy tutor. No teaching experience or foreign language knowledge is necessary. Anyone interested in teaching an adult how to read or improve their English language skills may apply to become an LVSF volunteer tutor at www.lvsf.org/tutor-application-form.
Once we receive your application, an LVSF Coordinator will contact you to arrange an online interview and enroll you into the tutor training. Literacy Coordinators Susan Rathjen and Amanda Rivera de Garcia will conduct an online orientation session for all new tutors on Thursday, May 11th from 3:30-5:30pm. The tutor training sessions will be held virtually on March 12th from 8am – 5pm.
Our tutor training workshops provide specific training on how to tutor adult learners. The instruction will involve all language components: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Usually our trainings are offered at the Santa Fe Community College, but because of the current pandemic, we are holding our trainings online via ZOOM.
If you have any questions about tutoring with Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe, please call our office at 505-428-1353, or visit our web site.
LVSF Thanks Board Members
The LVSF Board is losing two valuable members in the next months. Edna Reyes-Wilson, Co-President: Development is leaving the board as she and her husband are moving to California to be closer to family. In addition to her current position, Edna has also served on the board as secretary.
Maria Padilla is completing her three-year term in April. She is currently the treasurer for the board and has actively served leading a number of fundraising events and as the new board member liaison.
The Board thanks both Edna and Maria for their committed service and wishes them both success in their new adventures.
