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04 May 2021

Learn Together, Grow Together.
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“I feel super confident, and I aced my math course with a final mark of 94%! READ is such a great...
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08 Mar 2021

The Gift of Literacy - Memories of My Mom, Jean Spurgeon
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Jan. 9, 1930 - Oct. 18, 2020 Mom was a tutor for READ Saskatoon during its inception and continu...
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29 Jan 2020

Honoured Supporter Award
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READ Saskatoon is honoured to recognize Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon for the 2019 Honoured Supporter Aw...
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11 Dec 2019

Literacy Learner Award Winner
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Literacy Learner Award Candidate Biography: Lety Zereselasie (as dictated to Laurie Bonsal) ...
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08 Apr 2019

Volunteering: It's Not Just About Me?
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As a teen I did volunteer work to fill out my resume, to fulfil scholarship requirements, and mainly...
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16 Jan 2019

You Can Make a Difference
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Mary sits by the radio listening to CFQC. She hears Denny Carr tell Saskatoon residents that 10% of ...
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05 Nov 2017

RESPs- The Earlier You Start The Better Off You'll Be - Steve Peace
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“It is possible! If a single mother of 8 can do it, so can you!” Steve Peace shares his encou...
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30 Oct 2017

Planning for an Education- Masesi Masilela
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Masesi Masilela didn’t sleep the entire 20-hour long ride. She had bid farewell to her parents, an...
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29 Aug 2017

Ibrahim Sawi, Lions' Adult Learner Achievement Award Winner 2017
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My name is Ibrahim Sawi and I came to Saskatoon in 2004. I really had a difficult life back home in ...
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08 Sep 2016

Bobby Cote - Lions' Learner Achievement Award Winner 2016
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It is a privilege to work with READ Saskatoon and my tutor Dale. I heard about READ Saskatoon from p...
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20 Jul 2016

READ Saskatoon Supporter- Maria Carreiro
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Maria Carreiro is a Certified Financial Planner with Conexus Credit Union and her passion is helping...
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22 Mar 2016

Sakina Bikuta's Literacy Coach Nomination
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The following is an excerpt from Sakina's nomination letter for this year's Sylvia Vicq tutor award,...
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14 Mar 2016

Literacy Coach Recognition for Lisa Johnson
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On March 10th, 2016, READ Saskatoon was proud to present Lisa Johnson with the Sylvia Vicq Tutor Awa...
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10 Sep 2015

2015 Lions' Learner Achievement Award Winner-Clint Broten
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Clint Broten is this year’s Lions’ Learner Achievement Award winner, to be presented at the READ...
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23 Jul 2015

Pat Cooley Blog
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I taught English for over 30 years, but it wasn’t until I met Lucinda that I truly understood the ...
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13 Jul 2015

Edna Fischer Blog
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Edna Fischer, a Financial Advisor with Conexus Credit Union, doesn’t do anything half-way. She vo...
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12 Jun 2015

Meeting of The Minds
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READ Saskatoon works hard to support our volunteer tutors and learners. Many participants in our Adu...
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26 May 2015

A Committed Partnership
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Brad and Erin Kuan live the values of literacy, volunteerism, and sports. Brad grew up in a small t...
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19 May 2015

Barb's Nomination Speech
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Hello Everyone. My name is Barb and I am very proud to be here tonight to nominate my wonderful tu...
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11 May 2015

Volunteer Literacy Coach Recognition for Ivanoe Cubillos
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When Ivanoe came to Canada from Chile, she knew very little English. She was a teacher in her home c...
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20 Apr 2015

Athena Lives Here: Giving Back Through Volunteering
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Shared with permission from the author, originally published online by BPW Saskatoon. Did ...
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23 Feb 2015

The Power of Words - Gordon Barnhart
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Words are power, and to see someone who has always struggled with words learn how to read is the mos...
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05 Jan 2015

Masesi's Approach to Parenting: Involve Your Kids in Lifelong Learning
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A healthy family makes a healthy society. This is the greatest lesson Masesi Masilela has learned a...
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17 Dec 2014

Mona Chappell on her experience as a volunteer tutor with READ Saskatoon
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My association with READ Saskatoon has been an incredibly rewarding experience. As a tutor, each of ...
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30 Sep 2014

Lucinda Nielsen - Let me tell you about my journey
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I come from a family of nine children and I am the second oldest child. I had to leave school after ...
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17 Sep 2014

Kristen Hamm - Helping Saskatoon READ
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International Literacy Day is September 8, but through his volunteer efforts with READ Saskatoon, ...
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22 Jul 2014

Congratulations to Lucinda Nielsen, our 2014 Lions' Adult Learner Achievement Award Winner!
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“School was like nourishment. I’d eat and eat and eat and never get full.” Lucinda Nielsen ca...
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25 Jun 2014

Margaret Bear, her story
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It was nerve racking to say the least. My first day as a participant in READ Saskatoon’s literacy...
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29 May 2014

Tutor Conference Tips, Part Three: Staying On Track
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In this series, we’ve been reflecting on lessons learned and wisdom shared at the Tutor Conference...
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21 May 2014

Tutor Conference Tips, Part Two: Reading
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In our last post, we started a series on some shared expertise from our tutor conference in early Ma...
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14 May 2014

Tutor Conference Tips, Part One: Writing
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On May 3, 2014, READ Saskatoon brought together a group of dedicated tutors for a day of learning an...
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05 May 2014

It is never too late - Larry Zazula
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It is never too late to learn to read and write. You are never too old to learn. I left school i...
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23 Apr 2014

LIT UP! from Vesna's Perspective
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One of my favourite things about LIT UP! was meeting new people. People were so friendly and talked ...
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24 Feb 2014

Change in Perspective - Luke Muller
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It’s funny how your perspective changes when given the chance to get involved. What first got me i...
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08 Jan 2014

Mona Can't Imagine a World Without Books
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Growing up on a farm with no access to a library meant there weren’t a lot of books available in h...
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11 Dec 2013

Jo's Journey
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All content provided on this blog is for informational purposes only. The owner of this blog makes ...
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28 Oct 2013

Moe Tellier-Literacy and Adventures
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Life is an adventure or nothing at all, and READ Saskatoon volunteer Moe Tellier would know. His des...
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Our Stories

Learn Together, Grow Together.

The Gift of Literacy - Memories of My Mom, Jean Spurgeon

Honoured Supporter Award

Literacy Learner Award Winner

Volunteering: It's Not Just About Me?

You Can Make a Difference

RESPs- The Earlier You Start The Better Off You'll Be - Steve Peace

Planning for an Education- Masesi Masilela

Ibrahim Sawi, Lions' Adult Learner Achievement Award Winner 2017

Bobby Cote - Lions' Learner Achievement Award Winner 2016

READ Saskatoon Supporter- Maria Carreiro

Sakina Bikuta's Literacy Coach Nomination

Literacy Coach Recognition for Lisa Johnson

2015 Lions' Learner Achievement Award Winner-Clint Broten

Pat Cooley Blog

Edna Fischer Blog

Meeting of The Minds

A Committed Partnership

Barb's Nomination Speech

Volunteer Literacy Coach Recognition for Ivanoe Cubillos

Athena Lives Here: Giving Back Through Volunteering

The Power of Words - Gordon Barnhart

Masesi's Approach to Parenting: Involve Your Kids in Lifelong Learning

Mona Chappell on her experience as a volunteer tutor with READ Saskatoon

Lucinda Nielsen - Let me tell you about my journey

Kristen Hamm - Helping Saskatoon READ

Congratulations to Lucinda Nielsen, our 2014 Lions' Adult Learner Achievement Award Winner!

Margaret Bear, her story

Tutor Conference Tips, Part Three: Staying On Track

Tutor Conference Tips, Part Two: Reading

Tutor Conference Tips, Part One: Writing

It is never too late - Larry Zazula

LIT UP! from Vesna's Perspective

Change in Perspective - Luke Muller

Mona Can't Imagine a World Without Books

Jo's Journey

Moe Tellier-Literacy and Adventures

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