For the month of December we are highlighting one of our newer partnerships with Accenture Federal Services (AFS). This is AFS’ second year participating in the Reading Buddy Program, and it is all in thanks to two people, Yvette Spivey and Jasmine Buendicho. Yvette first learned about the SAYL Reading Buddy Program while a student
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Executive Director’s Note- December 2017
How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?-Dr. Seuss I know that all of you are feeling this way this time of the year. I am for sure. Wasn’t it just yesterday that
Executive Director’s Note- October 2017
“Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.”—Tomie dePaola, Author of Legend of the Blue Bonnet and others Volunteers are signing up and being trained, teachers are busy assessing the kids reading levels to be sure to meet them where they are and
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
January 2017 Newsletter
Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – January 2017 A Note from Our Executive Director “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” – Albert Einstein Here’s hoping that everyone had a great holiday season.
May 2017 Newsletter
Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – May 2017 A Note from Our Executive Director “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” -Dr. Seuss Yes, many of you will be reading this after having
July 2017 Newsletter
Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – July 2017 A Note from Our Executive Director “There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book.”
December 2017 Newsletter
Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – December 2017 A Note from Our Executive Director “How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness
April 2016 Newsletter
Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – April 2016 A Note from Our ED As most of you know by now, I am leaving SAYL due to a family matter. As I look back over
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.