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Tutor Reflection Meeting
Come together with your fellow volunteer tutors for a Tutor Reflection meeting to be held Monday, May 19 th at 5:30 pm in Center City Park in downtown Greensboro. Share your successes and your questions about tutoring with new and experienced tutors as well as Reading Connections staff members. Reading Connections will provide light refreshments.
Email Sarah at shumpal@readingconnections.org to RSVP.
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Monthly Tutoring Reports 
If you are an active tutor, please remember to turn in your Monthly Tutoring Report, which is due on the 5th of each month. If you have done so already, thank you! You can submit these hours by email, mail, fax, or phone. Call the office if you have questions about reporting your tutoring hours.
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Reassessments
Reading Connections staff is reassessing students now through the end of June. A staff member will contact you regarding your student's results and give you new study materials and a checklist of skills your student needs at his or her level to continue growing in reading skills. If you have any questions about this process, feel free to contact the Reading Connections office in your town.
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Tutors Receive Award
 Congratulations to tutors Bill and Teresa Sullivan for being awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award. Both tutors are dedicated volunteers who work with English Language Learners. These awards were presented at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services' Regional Conference held recently in Raleigh.
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Reading Connections Site Visit
The Reading Connections staff and Board of Directors are working hard to raise awareness in the Guilford County community about adult illiteracy and the outstanding work our tutors and students do to combat this problem. We will be holding one hour site visits at least once a month to introduce community members to Reading Connections. We encourage you to invite people that you know to attend a site visit onTuesday, May 6th at 11:00 am or Tuesday May 13 th at 8:00 am or 5:00 pm in the 5 th floor conference room of the Self-Help Building at 122 N. Elm Street in Greensboro. Reading Connections will also have a site visit on Wednesday, May 7 th at 3:30 pm in High Point. Please contact Marcy Ray at mray@readingconnections.org if you have friends that are interested in attending.
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May 12 is National Women's Checkup Day
 As part of Natioanl Women's Health Week, May 12 is National Women's Checkup Day. Women can receive free health screenings, information, and spa treatments from noon to 8:00 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church's Howard A.Chubbs Family Enrichment Center, 1106 Tuscaloosa St. in Greensboro. The event is sponsored by Providence Baptics Church, Piedmont Health Services, and Sickle Cell Agency.
For more information see http://www.piedmonthealthservices.org/checkup.html or call 336-274-1507.
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Summer Tutor Trainings
Reading Connections has two summer tutor trainings planned – one in May in High Point and one in June in Greensboro. Tell your friends about these upcoming events!
May 2008
This training in High Point will be held in the Millis Health Center located at 600 N. Elm Street.
Orientation: Tuesday, May 13 6-7 pm (Room 5)
Session 1: Wednesday, May 14 5:30 - 8:30 pm (Room 5)
Session 2: Saturday, May 17 1 - 5 pm (Room 5)
Session 3: Monday, May 19 5:30 - 8:30 pm (Rooms 3 & 4)
June 2008
This training will be held in Greensboro in the 8 th floor conference room of the Self-Help Building which is located at 122 N. Elm Street at the corner of Elm and Friendly in downtown Greensboro.
Orientation: Wednesday, June 11 th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Session 1: Thursday, June 19 th from 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Session 2: Saturday, June 21 st from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Session 3: Tuesday, June 24 th from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Citizenship Class
 FaithAction International House in Greensboro will hold a citizenship class starting in May. The teacher will be Krycya Flores Rojas, a rising senior at UNC-Greensboro who just passed the citizenship test herself, and is now a new citizen of the United States. If you or someone you know would like to participate in this class, please contact Mattie Williams so we can be in touch with you about the day and time of the class. You can contact Mattie at 379-0037 extension 4# or email mwilliams@faihouse.org .
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Office Closed for Holiday
 The Reading Connections Offices will be closed on Monday, May 26 th in observation of the Memorial Day holiday.
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We are always interested in your feedback. Do you have questions or concerns? Please contact the office. Sincerely, Reading Connections Staff
Greensboro Office
122 N. Elm St., Ste. 520
Greensboro, NC 27401
info@readingconnections.org
Phone: (336)230-2223
Fax: (336) 230-2203
High Point Office
919 Phillips Ave, Suite 107
High Point, NC 27262
info@readingconnections.org or cdixon@readingconnections.org
Phone (336) 882-4141 or 404-3474
Fax (336) 882-4142
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