Many people have donated time, money, and materials to make this project successful. Gifts of time are priceless. A huge thank you to the many other important donors who have made this project possible! Dan Becker with Becker Construction is donating all of his time for the renovations. Joey Sissom of IRBF, Inc. is donating his […]
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Building Renovation Passes First Inspection
On Friday, January 18 we passed our first building inspection with the City of Glenwood Springs! Thanks Maria Claire Jacobi for engineering the project and Dan Becker for doing all of the “dirty work.” Literacy Outreach is relocating in late March to 1127 School Street in downtown Glenwood Springs. For the first time in our 26 year […]
Becker Construction Gets Started
Literacy Outreach is relocating in late March to 1127 School Street in downtown Glenwood Springs. For the first time in our 26 year history, Literacy Outreach staff will enjoy windows and sunbeams in our office! The building was donated by a generous anonymous donor. Carolyn Prinster in memory of her late husband, Teo Prinster, has donated all of […]
Claire Jacobi and Glenwood Structural and Associates
One of the multiple partners that have made the renovation of 1127 School Street possible is Claire Jacobi. Maria Claire Jacobi, a structural engineer with Glenwood Structural and Civil, Inc., has donated countless hours visiting buildings and creating plans. When things didn’t go exactly as planned, Claire redrew the plans! We could not have done […]
Teo Prinster Learning Center
Carolyn Prinster in memory of her late husband, Teo Prinster, has donated all of the funds to renovate the new building. Leo T. Prinster, affectionately known as “Teo,” is a past board member and board president of Literacy Outreach. Literacy Outreach is grateful to have this opportunity. Renovations of the new Literacy Outreach interior begin. […]
Literacy Outreach Receives Generous Gift
Anonymous donor donates building to local nonprofit. An anonymous donor has gifted Literacy Outreach with a new building. Literacy Outreach will open its new building in downtown Glenwood Springs in March, 2013. When the organization moves to its new building at 1127 School Street, the nonprofit will be able to accommodate all of its […]
Numbers are Important Two!
“Two!” “Five!” “Two!” My granddaughter is yelling out her favorite numbers. She knows some other numbers, but these are the best. Just ask her. And her Spanish-speaking grandparents are, indeed, asking her. They have just asked how many chicos are sitting at the table. “Two!” she grins. (The answer is three.) Then they ask her […]
International Literacy Day – September 8
International Literacy Day Students at Literacy Outreach and 30 million other Americans struggle daily with the painstaking task of deciphering simple, yet distressingly important, messages. With your help, we can teach local adults to read product and employee manuals, pill bottles, warning labels, job applications, ballots, school reports and their own children’s notes. Literacy is […]
September is Library Card Sign-up Month
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Please encourage your student to get a library card. The most important school supply of all is @ your library®–it’s your library card. Visit your local library today! For more information about getting a library card, please visit the Garfield County Public Library’s website. http://www.garfieldlibraries.org/content/get-library-card
Congratulations New Tutors
Congratulations to four new tutors completing tutor training. Welcome to the Literacy Outreach family.
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