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1. Tattered Cover Corporate
Spelling Bee
2. Spelling Bee Teams
3. Message from Yvonne Chavez, GED
Graduate
4. Wish
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Spelling Bee
Steering Committee
Laurie
Anderson , Anderson & Associates Public
Relations
Heather
Duncan , Tattered Cover Book Store
Shelly
Duplantis , Ameristar Casino,
Blackhawk
Kathleen
Finley , CoBiz Insurance
Elizabeth
Frawley , community volunteer
Michele
Huston , CoBank
Rex John ,
Rex John & Associates Public Relations
Kristen Law
, Downtown Denver Partnership
Susan
Lythgoe , The Learning Source
Bruce Miller
, Beds 'n Biscuits
Christine
Watson , Regis University
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Volunteer Tutors Needed for Aurora
and Denver County Jail sites
For more information
about volunteering with us please go to our website and
click on the Volunteer Tab:
http://www.ColoradoLiteracy.org
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How You Can Help Support our
Programs
We are able to serve close to 3,000
adults and families each year throughout metro Denver
through the generous contributions of both time and
money from hundreds of individuals, corporations,
foundations and organizations
Make a contribution to The
Learning Source:
Provide
textbooks for 1 adult: $50
Provide
books for 1 children's classroom: $100
Provide
Citizenship Classes for 1 adult: $250
Provide
classes for 1 adult at a neighborhood learning
center: $500
Provide
classes for 1 family in our family literacy
program: $1000
To make a contribution,
please send a check to Executive Director, The
Learning Source, 455 S. Pierce St., Lakewood, CO 80226
or click on the Donation Opportunities tab on our
website:
http://www.coloradoliteracy.org
Volunteer Your
Time
For information about volunteering
contact Tom Oatts at 303-922-4683 or Tom@ColoradoLiteracy.org |
How to
Enroll in our programs
The Learning Source
offers periodic, scheduled enrollment at most of our
learning centers. For a complete listing of
our upcoming registrations, please call
303-922-4683 or click on the Schedules and Locations tab
on our website:
http://www.coloradoliteracy.org
To Learn More About Adult and
Family Literacy Use These Links
ProLiteracy
Worldwide http://www.proliteracy.org
National Center for Family Literacy
http://www.famlit.org
Thinkfinity http://www.thinkfinity.org
Colorado Department of Education
http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_adult.htm
Calendar of Events and
Trainings
June
6 GED Testing at
Belmar Center
9 New Tutor
Orientation, Aurora
11 New Tutor Training,
Aurora
12 Denver County Jail
Graduation
20 GED Testing at
Belmar Center
July
7-8 Summer
Classes Begin
11 GED Testing at Belmar
Center
25 GED Testing at Belmar
Center
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Tattered
Cover Downtown Spelling Bee is Huge
Success
 
18
Teams of 3 adults from throughout metro Denver competed
in the Tattered Cover / 9News Downtown Spelling Bee
on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Skyline Park. Special
thanks to emcee, Kim
Christiansen (9News); judges
G Brown (KCUV
Radio), Patty Calhoun (Westword)
and Bill
Husted (The Denver Post
). Thanks also to our event
volunteers --Zonta Club of
Denver II, and
Max Valuck -- The Spelling Bee
(Alameda Gateway Community Association)
and photographer
Randy
Little
Congratulations to our winning teams:
1st Place:
Jacobs Chase Frick Kleinkopf &
Kelley ; 2nd
Place: Rex John &
Associates; 3rd
Place: Rothgerber Johnson &
Lyons.
Support
of our many sponsors and teams raised $17,000 for The
Learning Source's adult and family literacy programs
throughout metro
Denver:
Presenting
Sponsor: Tattered Cover
Bookstore
Media
Sponsors: 9 News, Jack FM, KCUV
Radio
Queen Bee
Sponsor: Downtown Denver
Partnership
Bees Knees
Sponsor:
CoBank
Honey Bees
Sponsors: 1st Bank
of Colorado, CoBiz Financial, Jacobs Chase
Frick Kleinkopf & Kelley
LLC
Worker Bees
Sponsors: 1st Bank Data Corporation, Alameda Gateway
Community Association, Arapahoe Public Libraries, Beds
'n Biscuits, Carma Colorado, Community College of
Aurora, Delaney's Deli, Denver Public Library, Gordon Hughes
& Banks, GRX Recycling, Kwaze-Kwasa, Mary Moser,
Mile High Wine & Spirits, PF Changs of Belmar, Rex
John & Associates Public Relations, Rothgerber
Johnson & Lyons, Urban
Farmer
Gift
Sponsors: Beds 'n Biscuits, Black Pearl
Encore Restaurant, Chipotle, GRX Recycling, The Learning
Source, Lowenstein CulturePlex, Neighborhood Flix, The
South Restaurant, Spavia Day Spa, Tattered Cover Book
Store, Twist &
Shout
Kick-off Party
Sponsors: Mile High Wine &
Spirits, PF Changs,
Belmar
For pictures from the event
click
here:
http://coloradoliteracy.org/slides/
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 Max, The Spelling
Bee
Many thanks
to the Spelling Bee
Team Members
1st Bank of
Colorado -- Team Lakewood -- Sgt. Dick Gearke, Dottie Unruh, Lt.
Scott Prose
1st Bank Data
Corporation -- Larry Eckblad, Albert Kendrick,
Christine Johnson
9News --
Judy Hosman, Bob Kendrick, Courtney Reardon
Alameda Gateway
Community Association -- Kathleen Curtis,
George Valuck, Brett Zachman
Arapahoe Library
District -- Virginia Brace, Kris Chipps, Susan
Ciazza
Carma
Colorado -- Dajana Kacarevic, Jennifer Mills,
Sephanie Soderquist
CoBank --
Deborah Davis, Lauire Kelly, Kimber Silveus
CoBiz
Financial -- Eric Curry, Sue Herman, Tara
Rojas
Community College
of Aurora -- Kevin Cote, Virginia Nicolai,
Peggy Norwood
Denver Public
Library -- Frank Fresquez, Laurie Romer, Sherry
Spitsnaugle
Gordon Hughes
& Banks -- Kendall Christian, Mark
Griswold, Will Kerns
GRX
Recycling -- Dana DuPrey, Matt McLaughlin, Mike
Wright
Jacobs, Chase,
Frick, Kleinkopf & Kelley -- Claudia Jones,
Michael Meacher, Teri Mercill
Mile High Wine
& Spirits -- Jen Garner, Chris Giellis,
Laura High
Rex John &
Associates -- Susan Liehe, Brad Snyder, Adam
McVeigh
Rothgerber Johnson
& Lyons -- Katrina Davis, Kim Means, Lisa
Vialpando
Tattered Cover
Book Store -- Hank Cerwonka, Emily Hanna, John
Wolter
Urban Farmer
Inc. -- Sean Lynam, Chris Stone, Rachel
Robin
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Message from
Yvonne Chavez, new GED graduate from Belmar GED
program
I recently passed the GED tests, and wanted to thank
everyone at The Learning Source in Lakewood for all
their help. Everyone there was so kind and helpful. I
took classes on Monday evenings and was made to feel so
comfortable. I was a bit nervous starting
out because I haven't been in school in about 28
years. Tom is a great teacher and helped me to figure
out what I needed to do to obtain my GED. What a
wonderful program you have! I'm sure alot of people have
and will continue to benefit from this program. I sure
did and appreciate it greatly.
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Wish
List
The
Learning Source can make use of many used items in good
condition:
Choir
gowns -- for GED
Graduation
Children's
toys and play sets -- please, no plush
toys
Puzzles
and Games for all
ages
Children's
books -- infant/toddler through 5th
grade
If
you have something to donate, please call 303-937-1980
to arrange to drop it off. We are sorry, but we
are unable to arrange for pick-up of donated
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