Be a Reading Booster!

Have a passion for promoting the importance of reading?
Want to support the improvement of reading skills for the adults in your community?

Key Responsibilities:
¨ Your organization and communication skills are needed to help speak out for literacy.
¨ Option to hold key leadership positions on the Council, such as an officers or a committee chair
¨ Multiple opportunities to contribute your skills, time, and expertise

Initial Impact:
¨ Participation enables the Council to provide vital support to Placer County communities through the Placer Adult Literacy Service (PALS): reaching out to local citizens who need free reading assistance

Sustained Outcomes:
¨ Contributing to the strength and continual growth of the Literacy Support Council of Placer County, established in 1991
¨ Enhancing the success of the Placer Adult Literacy Service in building the reading skills of the one in five adults in Placer County who could benefit from reading help

Training:
¨ Information, materials, and assistance from other Council members are provided

Support:
¨ Members receive the full support of the PALS Coordinator (a member of the Council), other Council members, and the Placer County Library.

Commitment:
¨ Six months to one year preferred

Time:
¨ Attendance at monthly Council meetings
¨ Optional additional attendance at team meetings or work on special projects

Qualifications:
¨ Enthusiasm for reaching adults who need reading assistance
¨ Friendly, pleasant, dependable, and able to work in group situations
¨ Desire to support the development of reading skills of adults in your local Placer County community
¨ Contacts with other community organizations and agencies helpful

Desirable Skills:
¨ Diverse talents and abilities are welcome
¨ Ability to share information with others
¨ Bookkeeping, accounting, and other administrative skills
¨ Marketing, public relations, editorial or grant writing experience
¨ Leadership experience/aptitude

Benefits:
¨ Satisfaction in providing needed support to a non-profit organization which assists adults in changing their lives through reading
¨ Networking with ~ and learning new skills from ~ people who share a passion for the importance of reading in benefiting the community

Summer Reading Coach Training Slated for July 2010

Make a difference in someone's life...be an adult literacy volunteer reading coach!! No special skills are required...just patience, compassion, and a genuine desire to help an adult improve his or her skills!

An Information Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 22nd at 6:00pm at the Loomis Library. Please make it a priority to attend this meeting as information will be discussed that won't be covered during the training.

The two-day summer training will be conducted at the Loomis Library on Friday, July 30th from 6:00pm - 9:00pm and Saturday, July 31st from 9:ooam - 5:00 pm. Participants must attend BOTH days of the training in order to become a reading coach.

Pre-registration is required to ensure that adequate materials are supplied. Deadline to register is noon on Tuesday, July 20th.

Light refeshments will be served on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Particpants must being their lunch as time will not allow to go off-site.

For more information, contact Paula Westeren at 530 886-4530 or pals@placerlibrary.org.

Upcoming Spring Tutor Training!

Make a difference in someone's life...be an adult literacy volunteer! Won't you consider sharing the gift of reading? Help the people in your community who wish to improve their reading and/or writing skills!

There will be an informational meeting held on Monday, March 15th at the Rocklin Library at 6:00 pm. Please make it a priority to attend this meeting if you wish to tutor!

The spring two-day Tutor Training for the Placer Adult Literacy Service will be conducted at the Rocklin Library in Rocklin!

Interested participants must plan to attend the informational meeting and both days of the training. Pre-registration is required by March 22nd so that adequate materials and supplies can be provided.

Contact Paula Westeren to register or for more detailed information...530 886-4530 or pals@placerlibrary.org.

Spring Tutor Training:

Friday, March 26th

6:00 pm ~ 9:00 pm

and

Saturday, March 27th
9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm

Rocklin Library ~ 5460 Fifth Street ~ Rocklin 95677

Light refreshments will be served both days of the training. Bring a lunch on Saturday as time will not allow to go off site to eat.

Please Join Us for Some Holiday Fun!

Our annual holiday dinner party will soon be here! Join us for the fun and fellowship...

Date: December 10th
Time: 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.
Location: Marie Callender's, 110 Grass Valley Hwy, Auburn 95603

There will be a "Round Robin" gift exchange (gifts under $10.00) It's always fun trying to keep a particular gift! You may choose from Marie Callender's wide variety of DINNER MENUS options (email Paula for the list) or you may order off the regular menu. Orders not on the Dinner Menus list will not include the salad, drinks or pie. Separate checks will be provided.

RSVP is not required but is recommended. Unless you have already signed up please call Joyce Beeman at 530 889-1865, indicate the number in your party and indicate your choice of dinner entree.

Fall Tutor Training Announced!

The next two-day Tutor Training for the Placer Adult Literacy Service will be conducted at the Twelve Bridges Library in Lincoln! Make a difference in someone's life...be an adult literacy volunteer! Won't you consider sharing the gift of reading? Help the people in your community who wish to improve their reading and writing skills!

Interested participants must plan to attend both days of the training. Pre-registration is required by November 3rd so that adequate materials can be provided. Contact Paula Westeren to register or for more detailed information...530 886-4530 or pals@placerlibrary.org.

Fall Tutor Training

Friday, November 6th
6:00 pm ~ 9:00 pm
and
Saturday, November 7th

9:00 am ~ 4:30 pm

Twelve Bridges Library
485 Twelve Bridges Drive ~ Lincoln 95648

Light refreshments will be served both days. Bring a lunch on Saturday as time will not allow to go off site to eat.

In Memoriam ~ Dale Hill

Sadly, one of our volunteers tutors has passed away.

As posted in the local newspapers: The cherished husband of Beverly Ann Hill for 32 years, Dale passed away in Roseville on August 30, 2009 at the age of 52.

Born on April 14, 1957 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to parents, Albert and Lyn Hill of Vancouver, Washington. Dale is survived by his wife of 32 years, Beverly; his parents; sons, Andrew and Kevin; and sisters, Debbie Meeker, Diana Bittinger, and Dena Rogers. He was a close friend of Beverly's brothers, Robert and Terry Deen.

A 1975 graduate of Lakewood High School in Colorado, Dale attended Oregon State University for two years, and graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in Education in 1979. He received a Master of Education degree from the University of LaVerne. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Dale was commissioned an officer in the United States Marine Corps in 1979 and served for five years, reaching the rank of captain and serving in Korea and Japan.

He was a resident of Loomis, California, for the past 25 years. He taught for the San Juan Unified School District for 20 years, most recently teaching 8th grade history at Louis Pasteur Middle School in Orangevale.

Dale was an avid outdoorsman, who often pointed to his fishing trip on the Amazon River in Peru as a highlight. An enthusiastic athlete, he leaves behind his Sunday night basketball buddies. Those who knew Dale will never forget his joy and zest for life. He was always quick to lend a helping hand and the sound of his laughter brightened a room.

He was a kind and compassionate man who you could tell upon meeting, wanted to make a difference. He was a caring tutor with the Placer Adult Literacy Service for only a short time, but made a huge impact on his learner and those around him. He will be greatly missed by all!

Tutor Inservice Scheduled for September 26, 2009!

To infinity and beyond...

Saturday, September 26th

9:00 am ~ 12:30 pm

Twelve Bridges Library

485 Twelve Bridges Drive ~ Lincoln, 95648

Mark your calendar to attend the next inservice for tutors. Everyone is welcome whether or not you are currently matched with a learner. Attendance should be a priority!

Come find out about the exciting changes in the works for PALS and learn additional teaching tools for use with learners!

Please RSVP by September 23rd!