Project Literacy Wins Prestigious National Award!
2006 Community Leadership Award Winner
Project Literacy Kelowna Society, Kelowna, BC At Project Literacy, the focus is on attention to the individual's needs. Learners and tutors are matched carefully, based on their interests, background experience and relevant knowledge. Over the past 20 years, this free and confidential service has helped some 2,500 adult learners rediscover a sense of hope and achieve their self-defined goals.
Barb Hagan (left) accepts award
from Canada Post’s Colleen Frick
from Canada Post’s Colleen Frick
Community Leadership Awards – Background:
The Canada Post Literacy Awards were first established in 1993 to discover and acknowledge the achievements of Canadians who have made a special effort or an important contribution to literacy. Today, the program continues to recognize grassroots literacy initiatives, and celebrate the achievements of both learners and those who have helped them learn to read and write.
By acknowledging their efforts, the Literacy Awards encourage thousands of Canadians to improve their reading and writing skills, and inspire them to reach their personal literacy goals.
The Canada Post Literacy Awards were first established in 1993 to discover and acknowledge the achievements of Canadians who have made a special effort or an important contribution to literacy. Today, the program continues to recognize grassroots literacy initiatives, and celebrate the achievements of both learners and those who have helped them learn to read and write.
By acknowledging their efforts, the Literacy Awards encourage thousands of Canadians to improve their reading and writing skills, and inspire them to reach their personal literacy goals.
Canada Post Literacy Awards
Receiving the Canada Post Literacy Award for Community Leadership in 2006 as we celebrated our twentieth anniversary was particularly meaningful to Project Literacy. However, we must always remember that the accolades this award bestows are entirely due to the dedication of hundreds of volunteer tutors and the 2,500 learners who worked so hard, often in the face of great adversity, to achieve their goals.