• MONICA BARRERA just completed reading her first book, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!
• MAHMOUD NAFIE graduated from Jelani House on July 28th!
• CECILIA MORENO’s daughter Veronica Angel will be attending SFSU!
• WILLIAM GARCIA was promoted to manager of A.G. Ferrari Foods on Castro Street!
• NEIL MILLS has finished the first draft of a memoir of his involvement in founding a local social service program!
• JOYCE PATTERSON began filling out money orders and is wiring money by herself. She also went to a travel agency and purchased tickets for a vacation!
• IRIS BURNETT used a computer for the first time in her life in our Computer Learning Lab!
• MAURICE ROBERSON registered to vote for the first time and is learning about what is on the upcoming ballot so he can make informed voting decisions!
• Members of the WEDNESDAY NIGHT READERS, Project Read’s book discussion group, have read, written about, and discussed eight books to date!
• TORRANCE DOMINQUEZ. It is always a good feeling to see a Project Read learner turn a long-term goal into a reality. Torrance Dominguez succeeded in making his goal of going to a four-year college a reality. The other day Torrance left to attend Morgan State University in Baltimore. I had the personal privilege of being there at the beginning, seeing his dream of a good education take form in his life. I watched him overcome many obstacles and grow in his confidence and ability to achieve. All of us at Project Read—learners, tutors and staff—should take pride not just in Torrance , but in all our learners’ achievements today. Thanks Torrance for the privilege of watching you grow!
          — Leon Veal