News
Annual Meeting
Monday, December 5th, 2011The Annual Meeting of the Literacy Volunteers Board of Directors will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, December 16, 2011 at 7 Whittlesey Avenue, New Milford.
Fall 2011 Newsletter
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011Please click Fall Newsletter pdf.
Thanksgiving Celebration 2011
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011One hundred and seventy tutors and students of Literacy Volunteers on the Green celebrated an early Thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 15 at St. John’s Parish Hall in New Milford. Nine students were honored for achieving American citizenship this year: Luis Capelo, Ariosto Cardenas, Luz Cardenas, Manolina Rodrigues Pine, Maria Sanango, and Dora Sorrentino of New Milford, Maria Castro of Danbury, Gilceia DaSilva of Bethel, and Noemi Rojas of Kent. Chief Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court Alexandra DiPentima, a Literacy Volunteers on the Green tutor, presented the students with their certificates of achievement. Additional students honored included Mery Martins of New Fairfield and Luciana Sacramento of Danbury for Outstanding Achievement; Cindy Zheng of New Milford for Outstanding Determination; and Franklin Cornejo of New Preston for high school graduation.
Here are some photos from this event!
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- LVG Students Lisa Wang and Ian Cheng of New Milford visit with another student, Cindy Liu, and her children
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- Noemi Rojas of Kent receives a special certificate for achieving United States citizenship from Chief Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court Alexandra DiPentima, an LVG tutor.
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- Noemi Rojas of Kent joins Manolina Rodrigues Pine, Luis Capelo, Ariosto Cardenas, Luz Cardenas, Maria Sanango, and Dora Sorrentino of New Milford to celebrate their U.S. Citizenship.
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- Student speaker Dora Sorrentino of New Milford encourages her fellow students to achieve their goals.
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- Larry Wiener and LVG board member Margaret Wiener of Kent enjoy dinner with student G.J. Hernandez of Kent
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- Nasima Khatun and Ali Masum of Washington
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- Terry Profita, President of the New Milford Rotary Club, with Arri Sendzimir, President of the Literacy Volunteers on the Green’s Board of Directors, and LVG co-founder Anne Maitland. LVG is grateful for Rotary’s interest in literacy and donation of funds for citizenship materials.
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- LVG Executive Director Jacqueline Farrell presents a Certificate of Achievement to Mery Martins of New Fairfield
YardApes 2011 Golf Classic to Benefit LVG.
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011We hope you can join us on October 3. To register, please contact YardApes at http://yardapes.org/2011-golf-classic/ or call the LVG office.
Tutor Training Workshop September 19, 20, and 26 in New Milford
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011Call for details.
Spring Newsletter
Friday, July 1st, 20112010 Form 990
Thursday, June 30th, 20112010 Annual Report
Thursday, April 7th, 2011Don’t forget to RSVP by April 1st for our gala
Thursday, March 24th, 2011RSVPs are due by April 1st for our gala dinner. If you’d like to email your RSVP, please send a message to info@lvg-ct.org or call us at 860-355-0830.
What: A Gala Dinner and Auction to Benefit Literacy Volunteers on the Green
When: Friday, April 15, 2011
from 6:30-11:30PM
Where: Candlewood Inn, Brookfield, CT