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#GiveLocalTogether
Many thanks to the donors who participatedinouronlinefundraiser, #Give LocalTogether,and to the Catalogue for Philanthropy for organizingthisevent. Friendsof WLC donated over$3000,which supportedourefortstosupplyour
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MCAELVirtualBee
Every year,WLC instructorDr.Robin Barparticipates in the M o n tg o m e ry C o a litio n fo r A d u lt E n g lis h L ite ra c y S p e l lin g B e e , in supportofteachingliteracytoadultimmigrants.Thisyear,theevent lookedalitlediferentasitwasheldvirtualyviazoom. Asthe OficialPronouncer,Dr.Barinventedan"etymologyround"forthe contestants and audience to play,which identifying the corect meaningoretymologyofobscurewords,whichshedredgedupfrom
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LoveLetersforLiteracy
LoveLetersforLiteracy,oursignaturefundraisingevent, wascanceledthissummer,duetotheCOVID-19pandemic. Thegalaisatimetohonorourstudentsandgivethanksto ourmanydonorsandvolunteersfortheircontributionsto makingourcommunitystronger.
s decision alows us to focus on ourstudents and customers.Wehavebeenhardatworkcreatinganeven greaterexperience fornextyearand virtualfundraising eventsthatwehopewilbeginnewtraditions.Pleasecheck ourwebsiteandsocialmediapagesforupdates.
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