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Laubach Literacy of Canada's Dr. Bob Laubach Student Fund is celebrating its 5TH ANNIVERSARY. We hope you will join in the celebration by submitting your student project ideas. At total of $2500 is available to be divided up amongst the winning entries. Make your ideas a reality and send your proposal to LLC's Development Office by May 3, 2004. (60-C Elizabeth St., Bedford, QC J0J 1A0; Fax: 450-248-7054; email: laubach@laubach.ca) Announcement of the winning entries will be during the President's Reception just prior to the AGM in June.

The criteria for the Dr. Bob Laubach Student Fund are as follow:

  • Student support for all proposals must be indicated by the inclusion of two student names and their telephone numbers. Should the committee administering the fund have any questions regarding the proposal, one of the students will be contacted for clarification.
  • Students may solicit any and all support required in submitting the written proposal.
  • The project must be specifically aimed at the student population and take place within the 2004 calendar year.
  • Winners must submit a brief report to Literacy Connections at the conclusion of the project.

Requests for funding must be accompanied by the following information:

  • A description of the project including approximate time frames, projected costs, number of students to be involved and anticipated benefits to students.
  • The name and contact number of a sponsoring council or provincial organization.
  • Groups may apply for any amount of funding to a maximum of $2500.

Encourage student involvement and activity within your organization by applying for financial support from the Dr. Bob Laubach Student Fund!

A few notes from last years' winners

The Building Blocks to Literacy and Life was the name of the Warkworth Literacy Council's 5th annual literacy symposium. Held at the beginning of September, council members welcomed eleven speakers and presenters to their symposium. Workshops included: Communications; Computers in Today's Society; Learning Strategies Program; You Can Teach Anyone Anything; Cultivating Student Leadership and How to Maintain a Laubach Literacy Council.

READ Saint John's Creative Writing/Art Contest brought out the "hidden" creativity within their students. Some students who did not normally participate in contests boldly came forward with their entries. Awards were presented to these students at READ Saint John's AGM in November.

Did you read all about the Greater Moncton Literacy Council's Confidence Building Workshop in the last issue of Literacy Connections? If not, please visit: http://www.laubach.ca/NEWSLET/nov03/extra/2.htm

Congratulations to all the students, tutors and organizers of these events. Members of the Dr. Bob Laubach Student Fund Committee are looking forward to receiving more great project ideas this year. Don't dally! Get your submissions in before the deadline! If you have any questions, please call committee Chair, Gord Ingoglia, 905-853-2176 or email: gord.1@rogers.com.