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Things We've Done This Year

Highlights of the 1996-97 program year included the following:

• Provided one-to-one tutoring in Adult Basic Literacy and English as a Second Language to 119 students.
• Provided tutors to BOCES GED classes in Sodus, Lyons, Wolcott and the Wayne County Jail.
• Worked with Rural Opportunities, Inc. clients who were previously unable to complete their employment training.
• Trained inmates in the Wayne County Jail to tutor other inmates.
• Served migrant farmworkers with computer-assisted instruction in the Sodus Library.
• Supplied computer-assisted literacy instruction to Literacy Volunteer clients,
• GED students and parents in the Even Start Program in the Lyons Library.
• Operated an English as a Second Language (ESL) program two nights a week in the Sodus, NY High School.
• Sent ESL Tutors into migrant camps at Nevlezer's, DeMay's and Bartleson's.
• Offered ESL classes at the Finger Lakes Race Track.
• Provided workplace basic skills programs at Garlock and JRLON.
• Conducted a literacy campaign in the Village of Lyons in conjunction with Newark Wegman's and Lyons Elementary School.
• Conducted two Basic Literacy and two ESL tutor training programs.
• Conducted an annual planning session for the Board of Directors to establish specific goals for Board Committees.
• Served 243 Basic Literacy and ESL students and provided over 11,000 hours of literacy instruction.
• Shared a lot of meaningful experiences, learned a lot from each other, and had a great deal of fun.

 Cover Photo:

Pictured on the cover of this report is Ruth Colvin, founder of Literacy Volunteers of America, with Wilner Moleon of Red Creek, NY who was named National ESL Student of the Year in 1994 and Wayne County ESL Student of the Year for 1997.

Office Staff

• Executive Director.............Kirk C. Baker;
• Literacy Coordinator......Roger D. Thomas;
• Office Assistant..........Emma DeHollander

Telephone: (315) 946-5333

Genuine thanks to the following people who made cash donations, remembered us through their United Way pledges, or provided needed supplies and materials to support our programs.

Thomas Allison, Stacia Boyce, Joseph Cannarozzo, Sue Conant, Patricia Danehy, Peggy Davies, Mary Easton, Kristina Gannett, Ann Henderson, Karen Jagger, Joan Klein, Donald Maitland, Patricia McClure, (Weichbrodt's) McDonalds, Nancy Murphy, Gregory Palmer, James E. Praino, John Rumsey, Joseph Slattery, Nancy Soules, Radah Wacenske, Arlene Wallace, Wal-Mart (Newark), Wegmans (Newark)

United Way Gifts-in-Kind, Wayne Finger-Lakes BOCES, Mimi French, Lyons Public Library, Robert & Barbara Leisten, Lucinda Collier, Heluva Good Cheese, Seneca Lake Wine Trail, Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, Dr. Frank's Wine Cellars, Lyons Elementary School, Mike Connelly & "The Heights" Restaurant

A special recognition to individuals, organizations and businesses which conributed $250 or more in 1996-97.

• Karen Blankenberg, President, NYS Department of Labor, Newark
• LuAnn Irwin, Vice-President, Eastman Kodak Company, Sodus
• Arthea Minnamon, Corr. Secretary & Student Ambassador , Lyons/Clyde
• Kathy Castania, Extension Associate, Cornell Migrant Program, Rochester
• Richard Jones, Retired, Lyons
• Kate Leenay, Treasurer, Platform Assistant, Marine Midland Marion
• Don O'Neil, Free-lance Writer, Sodus
• Laurena Wickham, Pastor, Wolcott

• 2 students received their High School Equivalency Diplomas;
• 2 students registered to vote for the 1st time;
• 2 students received U.S. citizenship;
• 7 students were referred into GED Programs;
• 11 students secured part-time employment;
• 11 students were able to transfer from ESL into a Basic Literacy Programs;
• 11 students received job advancement;
• 13 students moved off welfare rolls;
• 17 students secured full-time employment;
• 22 students enrolled in other education and training programs;
• 26 students improved or increased their economic self-sufficiency.

Literacy Volunteers, like most not-for-profit organizations, constantly struggles to raise the funds necessary to keep the organization solvent. Funding from the State Education Department and the state LVA cover only part of our operating expenses; the rest must be raised locally. There are three ways that individuals, organizations, or businesses can help Literacy Volunteers financially:

United Way

Literacy Volunteers is a donor choice agency of the United Way. That means that individuals or businesses which contribute to the United Way can designate that a portion or all of their United Way gift can be directed to Literacy Volunteers. When signing the pledge card select Choice #3, write in the amount you wish to direct to Literacy Volunteers, write in our name, and the number #1440. LVWC also accepts direct donations. ALL DONATIONS ARE 100% TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.

Sponsorships

LVWC also invites individuals, organizations and businesses to commit to sponsoring an individual student for a calendar year. The sum of $254 will support one student with instructional materials, tutor training and related expenses for a full year. Call 946-5333 for details. ALL DONATIONS ARE 100% TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.

Regular Donations

Direct donations in any amount greatly benefit those working to increaes literacy in Wayne County. The United Way deducts a 12% management fee; sponsorships can be too costly for many people. Your donation of any amount, whether cash, office equipment/supplies, or appropriate materials, helps LV Wayne help others. As LV Wayne County is a local, community-based organization, you can be assured that the total value of your donation will go directly into the community. ALL DONATIONS ARE 100% TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.

Our Finances

Revenues:	Expenditures:
$53,978.00	$50,897.00
State Grants - 37.1%	Basic Literacy - 40.8%
Other Grants - 31.1%	English as a Second Language - 33.9%
Loans - 18.3%	Program Administration - 25.3%
Contracted Services - 8.8%
Donations & Fund Raising - 4.7%