Literacy Outreach <http://www.literacyoutreach.org/> has moved into a new building that was given to the organization by an anonymous donor. The organization has moved to 1127 School St. in Glenwood Springs. The Garfield County Library <http://www.garfieldlibraries.org/> housed the organization in the Glenwood Springs Library for more than 26 years, and the two organizations continue to have [...]
A mother’s reading level is the single greatest determinant in her child’s academic success. Thank you to all Moms everywhere for passing on the gift of learning. Happy Mother’s Day! (photo courtesy of Walter Gallacher)
Literacy Outreach passed their final fire inspection this week. We are hoping to get our certificate of occupancy on Friday. This means we could move as soon as next week. If you know of someone willing to schlep boxes or who has a truck, have them contact Martha at 970-945-5282. Please mark your calendars for May [...]
National Volunteer Week is April 21-27, 2013 Literacy Outreach would like to thank all of their volunteers for all of their efforts. You change the world one word at a time! Thank you for all you do. Together we make the world more literate. National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate people doing extraordinary [...]
by Terrie Drake Eva Fitzwater is a storyteller. Tamami Sonoda is a listener. The tale they have created together is one worth hearing. Once upon a time, one year ago, to be exact, a young woman moved with her husband to a little town in the mountains named Glenwood Springs. Tamami and her husband [...]
We have carpet in the new building! Thank you Carpet One!
Many people have donated time, money, and materials to make this project successful. Gifts of time are priceless. A huge thank you to the many other important donors who have made this project possible! Dan Becker with Becker Construction is donating all of his time for the renovations. Joey Sissom of IRBF, Inc. is donating his [...]
On Friday, January 18 we passed our first building inspection with the City of Glenwood Springs! Thanks Maria Claire Jacobi for engineering the project and Dan Becker for doing all of the “dirty work.” Literacy Outreach is relocating in late March to 1127 School Street in downtown Glenwood Springs. For the first time in our 26 year [...]
Literacy Outreach is relocating in late March to 1127 School Street in downtown Glenwood Springs. For the first time in our 26 year history, Literacy Outreach staff will enjoy windows and sunbeams in our office! The building was donated by a generous anonymous donor. Carolyn Prinster in memory of her late husband, Teo Prinster, has donated all of [...]
One of the multiple partners that have made the renovation of 1127 School Street possible is Claire Jacobi. Maria Claire Jacobi, a structural engineer with Glenwood Structural and Civil, Inc., has donated countless hours visiting buildings and creating plans. When things didn’t go exactly as planned, Claire redrew the plans! We could not have done [...]
