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Auction Takes Center Stage at SCRABBLE Tournament

This year’s Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County (LVOC) Scrabble  Fest is scheduled for Friday, April 23, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at the  Oswego Elk’s Lodge.  The funds raised by this event will support  programs that help adults learn to read, write, and learn other life  skills.  Meeting to discuss the use of their event support, standing  from left, are AmeriCorps VISTA member Diego Gallardo, National Grid  representative Tim Murphy, and Fulton Savings Bank representative Ray  Czachor.  Seated from left are LVOC Executive Director Jane Murphy and  Pathfinder Bank representative and Scrabble Fest Auction Committee  member Laurie Pryor.  For more information about the event, to register a  team, or become a sponsor contact LVOC, phone 342 8839 or visit  www.lvoswego.org.Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County’s (LVOC) Scrabble Fest Auction will highlight this year’s 4th Annual Diane Falise Memorial Scrabble Fest. This year’s Scrabble Fest will be held on Friday, April 23, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at the Oswego Elk’s Lodge, 132 W. Fifth St., Oswego. […]

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Become a Volunteer Tutor: Open a New Chapter in Someone’s Life!

If you can read this, you are better off than over 18,000 people in Oswego County who can’t! They have trouble filling out a job application, understanding medicine labels or reading a story to their child. A study on National Adult Literacy that was released in December 2005 found little change in the ability of 21-24 percent of adults to read and understand the written word. YOU can make a difference in their lives. […]

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LVOC Presents ‘The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read’: His Story

In 1961, he graduated college; by 1979, he had taught 17 years of high school English; in the early 1980s he made $50 million dollars in real-estate development – all this before he learned to read. Literacy advocate and author John Corcoran will be sharing his story at Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County’s (LOVC) 25th anniversary dinner on Wed., Sept. 30. […]

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Family And Books Wraps Up A Successful Summer Program

The Family and Books project was a winner for both the children and parents. Preschoolers through first graders and their families attended the sessions in Oswego, Fulton and Pulaski. “The summer program was a great way for parents and children to spend some quality time together as well as getting the children prepared for the upcoming school year “ stated Chena Tucker, the Americorp member and FAB coordinator. […]

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Local Support Helps Bring ‘Teacher Who Couldn’t Read’ To Celebrate Literacy Volunteers’ 25th Anniversary

Shown is renowned author and national literacy advocate, John Corcoran, who will be the keynote speaker at Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County’s (LVOC) 25th Anniversary Celebration. The event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the American Foundry, Oswego. For more information, contact the LVOC office at 342-8839 or visit www.lvoswego.org.  Corcoran graduated from college, was a high school teacher for seventeen years, and developed over $50 million in real estate, all while masking his inability to read. Corcoran is the author of “The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read” and “The Bridge to Literacy,” as well as the founder of the John Corcoran Foundation, whose goal is to raise awareness about the importance of literacy. […]