This summer, the SAYL staff was excited and grateful to receive a donation of books from Anjali Joshi and her teenage son. Anjali͛s son had earned over three hundred dollars in Amazon gift cards and wanted to make sure they were put to use for a worthy cause. His mother was familiar with the
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Executive Director’s Note- August 2017
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”-Voltaire Just a short note this month to comment on the warm feeling I experience every time I see pictures of children frolicking in the cool water of summer and their expressions of pure unadulterated
Executive Director’s Note- April 2016
As most of you know by now, I am leaving SAYL next week due to a family matter. As I look back over the last year I am proud of the transformation I have witnessed at SAYL. When I came on board I distinctly remember hearing every day from the SAYL staff, “Do
Volunteer Spotlight- February 2016
Please meet Richard Riley, our Reading Buddy of the month for February. Richard heard about the program from a fellow Reading Buddy, and as his first year to serve as a Reading Buddy at Cameron Elementary in SAISD, his passion and dedication towards his students shines out. Richard shows up early to his school
Executive Director’s Note- February 2016
We are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel again as we move into the second semester. The shift in grade level improvement we have seen throughout the course of the year gives us the information we need to know the effort is worth it (see last year’s graph results
Volunteer Spotlight- January 2016
Dan Harrington, pastor at Northern Hills United Methodist Church and Reading Buddy at Northern Hills Elementary, is our January Reading Buddy of the Month! This is Dan’s second year to volunteer as a Reading Buddy, but when you listen to him work with his students, you would think he has been doing this forever.
Donor Spotlight- January 2016
A huge THANK YOU to the following organizations for their ongoing support, allowing San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to deliver its SAYL Reading Buddy Program to those children struggling to read on grade level. $3,000 from The Trull Foundation $350 from the Frankie Casseb Youth Literacy Club $5,000 from the
Executive Director’s Note- January 2016
First of all, happy New Year to everyone! I come back after a long break with a renewed spirit to ratchet up for the next level of effort that will tell the tale of whether or not the San Antonio community is willing and able to meet the needs of our 2nd grade students. I
Executive Director’s Note- December 2016
Amongst all of the world strife right now, I find peace in the elementary schools, knowing San Antonio Youth Literacy is a strong, flickering light in the midst of it all. The other day I was at Arnold Elementary and the kindergarten class came into the cafeteria to practice for their holiday play