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Spring Newsletter
April 2022
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LVGW
New Administrative Program Assistant
Meet Cynthia Ventura
"It's an honor to work for an organization that helps people like me, who don't have English as first language, improve their language skills”
Cynthia is a Peruvian Graphic Designer with experience working for organizations in the educational, retail, and artistic fields.
She joins our team as a Program Administrative Assistant to help achieve the goals of the organization, as well as provide help and support to both students and staff.
Welcome Cynthia!
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Spring Survival Intersession Class
April 22, April 29, May 6, 13, 20 & 27 (6 sessions)
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Once registered, students will receive confirmation of class enrollment.
LVGW classes are available to students who live in Worcester and surrounding towns in Massachusetts.
This class is a Survival English level , class meets on Fridays from 3 pm - 4:30pm starting April 22, 2022 at the LVGW Madison Place location. If you have any questions about spots available in our classes or to be added to the waitlist for the summer term, feel free to email info@lvgw.org or call our office at 508-754-8056.
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Summer Term 2022
June 6 - August 10
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We are approaching Summer Term and will be opening our classes both face-to-face and online.
We will open Survival, Beginner and Intermediate courses, as well as the Civics and Citizenship course.
The registration date will be from May 9 to May 20. Classes will start on the 6th of June and will last until the 10th of August
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Upcoming Activities & Events - April
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Open Lab for LVGW Students
Tuesdays April 5, 12, 19, 26
9 am -10:30 am
Worcester Public Library
LVGW Hybrid Book Club
Women's History Theme
April 6 @ 6:30 pm (Zoom)
April 16 @6:30 pm (Library)
Volunteer Recognition Event
Wednesday, April 20
Worcester Public Library
Guest Speakers:
Jason Homer
Executive Director,
Worcester Public Library
Deborah Hall
CEO YWCA Central MA
Founder of Worcester Black
History Project
Noreen Smith
President, Ecotarium
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Resume Writing Workshop
Tuesday April 19 @ 6:00 pm
LVGW Madison Place Location
Spring Intersession Survival English Class
April 22 @ 3-4:30 pm
April 29 @ 3-4:30 pm
LVGW Madison Place Location
Teacher Appreciation Event
Wednesday, April 27
LVGW Madison Place Location
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Upcoming Activities & Events - May
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Auction to Benefit Literacy Volunteer of Greater Worcester
May 2nd - May 8th
Available 24/7
LVGW Hybrid Book Club
Major Taylor & Lin Manual Miranda
May 3, 10, 17
Worcester Public Library
Spring Fundraiser Team Game Night
Wednesday, May 4, 5-7 PM
Worcester Public Library
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Spring Intersession Survival English Class
May 6, 13, 20, 27
@3-4:30 pm
LVGW Madison Place Location
Summer Term Registration
May 9 - 20
Community Conversation Circle
on Zoom
Led by a Clark University
Volunteer, May 18 at 6:30 pm
Student Assessments
May 3,7, 14, 17,18, 21, 24
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Upcoming Activities & Events - June
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LVGW Hybrid Book Club
Parenting Theme
Contact info@lvgw.org
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Summer Term Starts
June 6 - August 10
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LVGW Resource Center
Helpful web resources for English learners
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Cynthia recommends Write & Improve to practice writing skills. Write & Improve is a free tool that helps every learner to improve their English writing. Learners can choose between beginner, intermediate, and advance levels. It's also a great resource for teachers.
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Thank you
For your kindly donations!!!
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Thank you to our Spring Auction donors!
WooSox Foundation
Worcester Railers
Worcester Public Library
Worcester Art Museum
Worcester Center for Crafts
Worcester JCC Fitness Center
Preservation Worcester
MA Audubon-Worcester
Tower Hill Botanical Garden
Electric Haze
Uno's Worcester
Fuel America
TidePool Books
Tealightful, Inc.
Ultimate Obstacles
Union Street Yoga
Roller Kingdom
Still Life Farm Lunenburg/Hardwick
Nick's Onsite Detailing
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We sincerely thank all our Donors & Sponsors! |
Thank you to our Spring & Summer program sponsors!
Hoche-Scofield Foundation
Fletcher Foundation
Bernatchez Family Foundation
Wyman Gordon Foundation
Walmart Foundation
Country Bank
Schneider Electric Charitable Giving
Unibank
Literacy Volunteers of MA
Schwartz Foundation
Reach out for Schools
Rockland Trust
Thank you to our Spring In-kind donors!
Nothing Bundt Cakes Shrewsbury
Table Talk Pies
Big Y Supermarket May Street
Thank you to our Spring Individual donors!
Amanda Addeo-Andrews
Marc Sanguinetti
Karen Kett
Pamela Miller Laboy
Michael Mills
Ed Fanjoy
Kathleen Gagne
Melissa Depanian
William Gabovitz
James Lagana, CPA
Dr. Laurie Brown-Lagana
William Lynch
Angela Ortiz
LVGW Students -Anonymous donations
Frank Callahan
Kathleen Gagne
William Frazier
Beulah Griffe
Celia Lucas Monteiro
Marcia Butzel
Marisela Galvez
Julio Matos
Raul Ramirez
Gary Tuthill
Hilda Martinez
Indrani Querales
Timothy Anntonelli
Anita Maurier
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