Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. was the special guest speaker at our Tutor
& Adult Learner Recognition Celebration on June 27th. The mayor commended
San Franciscans for placing our city at the forefront of volunteerism in
the United States. He also said Project Read is making San Francisco a
better place, which is making elected officials happy, but which makes
adult learners the happiest of all.
Our MCs this
year were Mark Day and Vedell Robinson. Tutoring pairs Chemista Jacobs
and Herman Bracey, Alice Triplett and Madeline McQuillan, Susan Zoya and
Mario St. Rose, and Harvey Hall, Jr. and Jon Keasey gave recognition to
the efforts of their partners is making the tutoring process an enriching
experience. Project Read Manager Randy Weaver opened the microphone to
anyone who wished to speak which prompted learners Anthony Shedd, Glenn
Bray, Carlos Soto and Chemista Jacobs to get up and tell of the changes
in their lives since they chose to improve their reading skills by coming
to Project Read.
Project Read
gave awards to tutors for milestones in volunteer service. Receiving the
award for 15 years of service was Janet Geraty, who began shortly after
Project Read opened its doors in 1983. Recipients of the award for 5 years
of service were: Suzanne Foley, Mark Markowitz, Tia Mercury, Daniel Phillips,
Ginne Ryan, Josh Schein and Erin Wipff. In addition, tutor contacts were
thanked for their efforts in supporting Project Read through their monthly
phone calls to collect reports from tutors. |
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