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Inside this issue:
Volunteer Tea 1
In-Service 2
Updates 2
Volunteer Appreciation 3
What’s New? 4
Sponsors 4
Thank you 4
ONE TO ONE
Volunteers through kindness paint the community
they want to live in.
Through your gift of time and
caring you are all painting
beautiful communities.
Thank you for sharing your love of
reading. It is an everlasting gift.
ONE TO ONE Volunteer Appreciation Tea
Once again ONE TO ONE board members and staff
were pleased to honour our dedicated volunteers on
April 17th at our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Tea
at beautiful Hycroft Manor.
Pamela Dawson shared some inspiring thoughts on
the impact that you, our volunteers, have on the
young minds of students they tutor. Our new video,
The Power of ONE TO ONE, was shown before
hearing Kathryn Shoemaker, award winning
illustrator and author, describe the process of
illustrating books. Kathryn explained the differences between story books and books with
illustrations in them. She brought some of her illustrations and demonstrated how the
drawings were used in books to set the mood or to go between current and imaginary
times. Kathryn answered questions after further explaining the research involved and the
relationship between author, illustrator and publisher.
Everyone enjoyed this very entertaining speaker and came away with a deeper
understanding of the art of weaving story and illustration together in the books we love. A
lucky few went home with copies of Kathryn’s book, A Telling Time, original framed
scratchboard illustrations, as well as hockey tickets and a Cirque du Soleil gift bag.
A Big Thank You to…
The Secret Garden Tea Company for donating sandwiches, scones and sweets to our tea
and Desjardins Financial Security and Kathryn Shoemaker for donating door prizes.
For more Volunteer Tea photos, please visit the News page at www.one-to-one.ca
Upcoming Events
Spelling Bee
May 15, 2013
Last day of school
June 27, 2013
ONE TO ONE office
reopens August 26,
2013
Classes begin
September 3, 2013
Issue 20
May 2013
604-255-5559
www.one-to-one.ca
Word to Word
ONE TO ONE Literacy Society
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ONE TO ONE In-Service Training Session
February 23 2013
One Size Does Not Fit All!
Over 50 enthusiastic volunteers came away with ideas and tips for getting the “right
fit” for English Language Learners (ELL), disengaged, and shy students. The session
focused on understanding why children disengage from reading. Linda O’Reilly and
Susan Williamson shared communication tips such as allowing students additional
time to collect their thoughts and structure their answers, as well as sitting face to
face when you’re speaking with ELL learners. Repetition is also an important tool.
Volunteers also learned about Reader’s Theatre and had the chance to practice on
several scripts.
Volunteers found the session invigorating. One tutor said about the session: “So
many great ideas. I just wish I could rush out to tutor the kids this afternoon!”
If you weren’t able to attend but would like copies of the handouts, please visit our website www.one-to-one.ca
and click on Volunteer and then Tutor Support to download the handouts.
ONE TO ONE 2012-2013
ONE TO ONE is currently in 56 elementary schools in the Vancouver and North Vancouver School Districts.
Trained volunteer tutors spent over 20,000 hours reading with students this year.
The Power of ONE TO ONE video is now available on our website! Visit www.one-to-one.ca
to view and be inspired by this 2 minute video. A big thank you to BC Social Venture
Partners for funding this project.
2013 Program Evaluation: On April 9th program evaluations went out to all Volunteers, School Coordinators and
Classroom Teachers, and to students at 16 randomly selected schools. Thank you to everyone who took the time
to complete them. The results will be published and available on our website in the Fall 2013.
First Book Canada: In March ONE TO ONE received a donation of 200 books from First Book Canada. The books
will be given directly to children in our program.
School and Board News
ONE TO ONE is pleased to welcome the following schools to the 2012/2013 program: Hastings, Thunderbird,
Trafalgar and Trudeau.
Thank you to Jane McBride who recently retired from the Board. Jane has been involved with ONE TO ONE since
1980’s, both as a board member and a tutor. From all of us at ONE TO ONE thank you for your dedication to the
organization.
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Volunteer Tea 2013
UBC Sauder School of Business Students Raise Money for ONE TO ONE
Jeremy Andruschak, Kristy-Anne Leong, Tom Rattray, Rachael Sawer and Samantha Wong, 5
dedicated UBC students, raised over $600 for ONE TO ONE Literacy by hosting a pub night on
March 28th. The students also relaunched ONE TO ONE’s Facebook and Twitter accounts and
created a Social Media Guide for the office. Take a minute to friend us on Facebook or follow
our tweets.
Making a Difference
“How do I make a difference?” This is a question we often ask of
ourselves. To help answer this question I’d like to use an idea of Charles
Schulz*, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.
Here’s a quick mental test:
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman Trophy winners.
3. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
4. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor.
How did you do?
Here are some other questions:
List a few teachers or mentors who aided your journey through school.
Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
Think of 6 people who have made you feel appreciated and special!
Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
Most people find the second set of questions a lot easier to answer and
this is why. An important aspect of how brains work is that our brains
remember what touches us emotionally. The people who make a
difference in our lives are not the ones with the most credentials...the
most money...or the most awards. They simply are the ones who care the
most; the ones who are there. You can make a difference by touching
another’s life with the gift of caring and time.
ONE TO ONE volunteers do this by touching the lives of the students they
tutor.
* www.terrysmall.com – Brain Bulletin
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Province of British Columbia
RBC Foundation
Stewart Fund
Vancouver Foundation
BC SVP
Desjardins Financial Security
Hamber Foundation
michael mcbride menswear
Vancity
The Secret Garden Tea Company
First Book Canada
Ancan Marketing
Individual donors
Thank you for supporting ONE TO ONE!
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Sandra Polinsky
Chair
Sue Hoff
Vice Chair
Sandy Fairey
Treasurer
Susan Williamson
Secretary
Ann Carroll
Luanne Kerry
Gwen Smith
Diane Styles
What’s New?
ONE TO ONE is seeking a part-time Office Assistant for a short-term contract
position. The Office Assistant will provide 4 consecutive hours of administrative
support to our Volunteer Coordinator on Thursdays at our office located in
Admiral Seymour Elementary School, 1130 Keefer Street during September
and October 2013. There is a possibility of additional hours during the year.
Preference will be given to individuals with strong computer skills, particularly
Excel. The successful candidate will have an interest in literacy and will enjoy
working independently and as part of a team.
Salary is $13 per hour. To apply, please email your resume by May 22 to:
Yes! I want to give the gift of literacy...
I would like to make a donation of:
$20 $50 $100$ Other $______ to ONE TO ONE Literacy Society.
I would like my donation to go:
directly to the program. to the ONE TO ONE Literacy Society Endowment Fund.
Name: _____________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _____________________________________ Email: __________________________________ (Required for delivery of tax receipt.) Please send your cheque payable to the ONE TO ONE Literacy Society to the address below.
For more information please contact us at 604.255.5559 or [email protected]
Tax receipt will be emailed to the name and email address on this form. Charitable registration #882722317RR0001 Thank you for your gift!
A Charity Shopping Weekend at Phoenix Perennials 3380 No. 6 Road (Between Bridgeport and Cambie), Richmond, BC
Shop for plants at Phoenix Perennials on May 25 & 26 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and help fundraise
for ONE TO ONE Literacy!
Note: We do not get 25% of the day’s take; we only get 25% of in-person sales from those who
say “We’re here to support ONE TO ONE” to the cashier. ONE TO ONE cannot have a booth at
the store.
ONE TO ONE is
now on Facebook
~ If anyone would
like to assist with admin-
istering our ONE TO ONE
page, please contact us.
Be sure to “like” us on our
page, too!
