ESL IN-HOME PROGRAM OF NORTHERN NEVADA

July 20, 2013

Addendum to July-August 2013 Newsletter

CARSON CITY’S “Fantastic Treasures 25 Cents & Up” (garage sale) on Saturday, July 20, was tremendously successful. We netted $675.40. This makes it possible to purchase ESL books to start 10 students from our waiting list. This fundraiser project was the idea of Carson City Vista Cathleen Mital. A lot of work. Good job!

There were many helpers: Cathleen says “A group effort, w/o the following people we could not have done it. And I was happy to see all these people supporting our program on an extremely HOT day!!. Thank you all”

VISTAs: Carson City Vista Cathleen Mital and Husband, David; Summer Associate Vista Nicole Bertholf and 2 friends; Reno Vista Rosalinda Guerrero; Fallon Vista Kelly Walsh.

TUTORS: Nanette Tracy, Carson; Claudia Cervantes, Carson; Nancy Hayden, Carson; Carole Lee Challen-der, Carson; Deb Methvin (Dayton); Desiree Neumann, Carson City; STUDENTS: Xotchil and sons Antonio and Jaime Guidino; Georgina Fregosa.

CLU Volunteers_, Maria Castaneda; Vanessa Torres, Destenee Alvarez

We also are grateful to all the donors (too many to name) which made this project successful.

There is plenty of water in them thar Ice Cubes when you drink--The Good Stuff also!!!

Something I didn't know either! I asked my Doctor why do I and other peo-ple urinate so much at night time. Answer from my Cardiac Doctor = Grav-ity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright (legs swell). When you lie down and the lower body (legs and etc) seeks level with the kidneys it is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is easier. This then ties in with the last statement!

I knew you need your minimum water to help flush the toxins out of your body, but this was news to me. Correct time to drink water... Very Impor-tant. . Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body:

2 glasses after waking up—helps activate internal organs 1 glass 30 minutes before a meal—helps digestion 1 glass before taking a bath –helps lower blood pressure 1 glass before going to bed—avoids stroke or heart attack; helps prevent night time leg cramps—muscles are seeking hy-

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MORE STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES 1. Congratulations to the following students for pass-

ing the exam and becoming U.S. Citizens:

a) Luz Maria Amezcua b) Luis Aguilar c) Evelin Mendez d) Ilda Rodriguez e) Lorena Medina 2. Tutor Amy Branstetter reports that her student Camillo Suquilanda Inga received his Driver’s Li-cense

3. Vista Donna McElroy reports the following: Dayton student Rosa Gudino received a phone call from a Calif. friend who works as a house-keeper but does not speak English well. This woman’s employer gave her a note which the house-keeper could not understand. Our student, Rosa, was able to tell her friend what the note said. Next, the employer called our student Rosa with more requests for the housekeeper. Rosa understood all that the woman said and was able to call her friend explaining what she needed to do. Rosa had her self-esteem increased being able to help others.

I received a call from Frank Taylor, 885-7579, Kit Carson Toastmaster Club He Read our Letter to Editor in NV Ap-peal: He is suggesting that our students attend as guests regarding public speaking. Meets at Grandma Hattie’s Restau-rant, 2811 S. Carson St., Carson City Tues – 6:30 am – can go 2-3x times as guest for breakfast meeting….or… Tues – Noon: go as guest for lunch …..or…... Thurs – 6pm – includes dinner

Our program would not be as successful as it is without the help of our currently active 137 community volunteer tutors, and our five (5) AmeriCorps/Vista members. Our vision is to engage the whole community in building literacy. They get out and talk about the importance of literacy. Our goal is to make connections and build relationships. When it makes sense, we create new partnerships with community groups. At other times, we simply help to “connect the dots” by intro-ducing agencies to other partners that make sense for them. It is all about building community. Literacy is not just about reading and writing; it is about respect, opportunity and development.

ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada provides an individualized approach to teaching adults the skills they need for personal growth and employment. The Program works with many immigrant individuals and those whose lives were devas-tated by trauma, chemical and alcohol abuse. We provide the critical education for clients to reach their full potential. We help them to gain the self-confidence they need to move on. In this regard, because we are growing rapidly, we need funds to purchase additional instructional material to help the people on our waiting list who are anxious to learn to speak, read, write and understand English, some wanting GED preparation, and computer literacy. Because classifies call for computer skills, it was necessary to start a Computer Literacy class. Some students who are taking the class learned that some companies re-quire you to apply for a job through the Internet. That’s another reason learning the computer is necessary. Now one in then-class knows how to apply for a job on the computer. He can fill out an application. He hopes to find a job in anything really. “I like coming and learning, and learning about computers,” he says, “even if it takes so long.”

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A/C Vista Cathleen MitaL: On June 10, we started an ESL class in the _________park with 4 students, 2 babysitters, and 5 children. I gave away National Geographic magazines to the kids. Lunch in the park happened right

after class.

NEW PARTNERS One hand helping another:

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SUMMER IN THE PARK

• Srtead Elementary School, Reno

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New Citizenship Study class in Carson City will restart Feb-ruary 2, 2013 from 2:00-4:00. To date, 114 of our students have become U.S. Citizens.

Citizenship Study in Reno is ongoing every Saturday 11:45-2:00pm.

Register now. Call 775-888-2021

Vista Meeting 1/9/13

TUTOR TIPS

www.grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammr.aspx www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnity123.shtml www.grammartips.homestead.com/like.html

UPDATES

STATISTICS STATISTICAL UPDATE

Current Tutors…….110

Current Students…316

U.S. Citizens———-109

Potential Students Waiting for a tutor:

Carson……….89 Douglas……..37 Lyon……….. 23 Churchill….… 6 Washoe……...126

Total Students Waiting all Counties: 281`

702 Sean Drive Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: 775-888-2021 Email: eslinhomenv@aol.com

Mission Statement: ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada provides instruction at no cost to adult individuals who wish to learn or improve their English language skills, GED preparation, and Citizenship study regardless of sex, age, race, religion or national or ethnic origin, or physical disabilities. ESL In-Home Program empowers people, especially those of low to moderate income, to become more pro-ductive members of their local communities by providing them with the language and cultural skills necessary for life in America.

To make donations to the ESL In-Home Pro-gram of Northern Nevada send check to:

702 Sean Dr. Carson City, NV 89701 All donations are tax deductible.

ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada

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