Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Angels fluttered their wings and gold dust landed on LIFT
LIFT is so very fortunate to have Angels that love what we do!
One of our volunteer teachers anonymously donated $10,000 to LIFT last week to buy new GED books!
Yesterday the Tincy and Vance Miller Family donated $19,000 to LIFT from the proceeds of the Vance C. Miller, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament.
All that gold dust is making me giddy! Thank you LIFT Angels for supporting our adult learners and our community by offering the gift of reading to those that need it most.
Lisa
One of our volunteer teachers anonymously donated $10,000 to LIFT last week to buy new GED books!
Yesterday the Tincy and Vance Miller Family donated $19,000 to LIFT from the proceeds of the Vance C. Miller, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament.
All that gold dust is making me giddy! Thank you LIFT Angels for supporting our adult learners and our community by offering the gift of reading to those that need it most.
Lisa
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
KERA and LIFT...did you know...
KERA, Dallas' public television station and LIFT share the same birth year....1961! And, KERA had 'live' reading classes for adults taught by the women of the National Council of Jewish Women who founded LIFT. Pat Peiser, one of LIFT's founding NCJW members, remembers the morning and afternoon classes where anybody with a television could tune in to take reading classes. As a history buff, I just love recognizing these connections. Happy 50th Birthday KERA. Happy 50th Birthday LIFT. Two fantastic educational institutions still serving the North Texas community. Lisa Hembry
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Half Price Books - Literacy Champion!!!
Every LIFT Volunteer Teacher who attends our annual Appreciation Brunch this year will get a special gift from Half Price Books! RSVP today at volunteerappreciation@lift-texas.org. Looking forward to seeing you Saturday, April 16th from 10 am until Noon at St. Monica's Family Center. There will be door prizes too including a Kindle (gift of Nancy Schulze and Chapman, Hext and Co.), designer necklace from Tibbets Beadia and lots more. Be there or...be square. Have a great day. Lisa
Monday, April 4, 2011
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month
LIFT has the most wonderful volunteers on the planet. And, Dallas-Fort Worth is one of most giving communities in the world. We will celebrate the work of our volunteer instructors on Saturday, April 16th from 10am until noon at St. Monica's Family Center. If you are or have been a LIFT volunteer, we hope you'll join us but be sure to let us know you're coming. RSVP volunteerappreciation@lift-texas.org. Aren't we lucky to be here! Take a moment today to thank someone you know who volunteers their time, energy and/or resources to make this world a better place. If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity that is a life-changing experience for the giver and the receiver, please consider volunteering for LIFT. Thank you, Lisa Hembry
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
If learning to read is something you need...
If learning to read is something you need
Change your life and take the lead.
Learning to read will raise you up!!!
Don't be afraid, don't give up!!!
Come to LIFT and learn to read.
If you try hard, you will succeed!!!
This is the poem our Tues/Thurs TSR3 class created tonight. It was truly a team effort by the students and they were really proud of their work! Raymond, Margie, Bradley and Nicky. Thanks so much! Moe (Submitted by LIFT volunteer teacher Maureen Moe Porter). Well, here they are! Great poets from LIFT's Texas Scottish Rite 3 class, Tuesday night, March 29, 2011.
Monday, March 21, 2011
If You Can Read This...
From the March issue of AARP on line
"There's a bumper sticker that says, "If you can read this, you are too darn close." Imagine if you couldn't read that sticker - or anything else.
ProLiteracy Worldwide, an adult literacy advocacy group, estimates that 30 million Americans over age 16 don't read well enough to fill out a job application. But federal and state cutbacks make funding an issue for literacy programs. "As organizations try to serve more learners with fewer dollars, the assistance volunteers provide in working with adult learners and performing other tasks can be the difference between surviving or not", says ProLiteracy's Barry Benson."
Federal and state education budget cuts will be deep this funding cycle. Adult and Family literacy programs may not receive any funding. Call/email/write your legislator TODAY to ensure that these critical programs receive funding so that Texas can continue to be competitive with a qualified workforce. Meanwhile, consider becoming a LIFT volunteer teacher! Call Kathy at 214-824-2000 x 232 to find out how.
Lisa Hembry
"There's a bumper sticker that says, "If you can read this, you are too darn close." Imagine if you couldn't read that sticker - or anything else.
ProLiteracy Worldwide, an adult literacy advocacy group, estimates that 30 million Americans over age 16 don't read well enough to fill out a job application. But federal and state cutbacks make funding an issue for literacy programs. "As organizations try to serve more learners with fewer dollars, the assistance volunteers provide in working with adult learners and performing other tasks can be the difference between surviving or not", says ProLiteracy's Barry Benson."
Federal and state education budget cuts will be deep this funding cycle. Adult and Family literacy programs may not receive any funding. Call/email/write your legislator TODAY to ensure that these critical programs receive funding so that Texas can continue to be competitive with a qualified workforce. Meanwhile, consider becoming a LIFT volunteer teacher! Call Kathy at 214-824-2000 x 232 to find out how.
Lisa Hembry
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