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Vol. 18, Issue 4/December 2018
From the Desk
of the Director Festive decorations, scrumptious food, and words of cheer fill the air during this special time of year. It takes me right back to the days of baking cut-out
Christmas cookies with my mom…watching her mix and roll out the dough, using my favorite cut-outs, spreading buttercream frosting, and decorating with colorful sprinkles over the freshly baked cookies. I can almost smell the sweet aroma that only baking can muster while anticipating the taste of the very first cookie. Every one of those moments instilled a love of baking that mom didn’t even realize she was inspiring.
Because of these stolen moments in the kitchen with mom, baking became a place of calm and a way to show love. I baked for my kids’ birthdays and school events, holidays, and for students in the schools where I taught. In fact, this past September, I ran into two of my former students who are now 24 years old, and during our conversation, one of the young men asked if I still made chocolate chip cookies from scratch like I used to. The smile just grew on my face as I ran back to my car to give them two of those same cookies that I had made the night before for a READ event. And just like that, we were back in time in a classroom eating cookies together.
The memories that are created by small gestures last a lifetime. Time spent together, conversations shared, watching and learning, and knowing someone cares are all recognized results of those who work with students in our Mentor Program. Students building multiple skills by reading to seniors in nursing homes creates bonds and relationships that grow stronger with each READing STARS visit. Working side by side with parents and their children as they learn how to grow the
Board of Directors
Jeff McCulloch, Chair
Derrick Harge, Vice Chair
Sheri Leaman-Case, Secretary
Janet Hoffman, Treasurer
Steve Canole, Immediate Past Chair Cynthia Pape, Director
Peter Bagley
Sherry Couture
Lindsay Eggers
Kevin Frank
Mary Goedert
Kevin Gregory
Janice Merriam
Laura Morris
Kelley Peatross, Ph.D.
Matt Peterson
Sue Smith
Demond Tibbs
READ Association of Saginaw County
100 S. Jefferson, Suite 203
Saginaw, Michigan 48607
Phone: (989) 755-8402
Fax: (989) 755-8404
Hours: T, W, Th. 9am-3pm
or by appointment
Director/President:
Cynthia Pape
Assistant Director:
Sara Larsen
Literacy Support Specialist:
Karen Weis
www.READinSaginaw.org
www.facebook.com/READinSaginaw
seeds of literacy in their homes, through Raising Readers Academy, is only accomplished by nudges of encouragement and words of affirmation.
During this holiday season, I would like to thank you for all of the blessings that you have given to READ through your volunteer time, mentoring, participation in events, financial contributions, sharing our programs with others, donations of books and services, words of encouragement and support, opportunities to speak at your place of work or organization, connections to new READ supporters, and the list continues. READ is only able to move forward because of each of these acts of kindness which may seem small to you but adds up to make the READ Association possible. Your continued support ensures the growth of literacy for students and their families.
As you celebrate this time of year with your family and friends, and even in the days that follow, take a moment to honor the little things that you do for others and that are done for you. The smile, hug, support, actions, and the gift of time are the things that will be treasured and cherished for years to come. Those moments will be remembered and paid forward to the next person in a way you may never know. Just like Mom did for me.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Cynthia Pape President/Director
Together we can do so much:
UNITED We Will!
The READ Association of Saginaw County is grateful to be an Affiliated Program with the United Way of Saginaw County and benefits significantly from their support. We encourage you to contribute to the United Way annual campaign to support specialized programs in Saginaw. It is through their
hard work that we all benefit with a strong community. #LIVEUNITED
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Welcome Karen
The READ Association welcomes Karen Weis as our Literacy Support Specialist. She
comes with 10+ years of experience as a classroom teacher as well as 20+ years of serving as a tutor in her own business. Karen has
played a vital role in the development, operation, and instruction of Raising Readers Academy as well as many other essential tasks. You may see her friendly face and positive attitude at trainings, community expos, and helping mentors in the office. Karen practices a “good, better, best” philosophy. The READ Association is very pleased to have her on board and welcomes you to come by to meet her.
Raising Readers Academy began three separate sessions, two at the CAN Council and one at the Boys and Girls Club, in mid-September. This new family literacy program is a unique, twelve-week program designed to mentor and empower parents to see themselves as their child’s first reading teacher by engaging in literacy activities which can be duplicated and expanded upon at home. Both parents/guardians and children have enjoyed learning literacy skills, visiting Hoyt Library, and discovering how reading can be incorporated into everyday activities. The READ Association is grateful for funding provided by Dow Chemical ($10,000); Saginaw Community Foundation ($10,000); Frankenmuth Credit Union ($5,000); Wirt-Rivette Group-through Stevens Worldwide Van Lines ($5,000); Frances Goll Mills Fund ($3,500) Chemical Bank ($2,000); Nickless Memorial Foundation ($1,250); Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation ($1,250); as well as individual donations.
The READing STARS program has been in operation since the beginning of October with five schools traveling to five nursing homes on a weekly basis to read to residents of each location through the month of May. Partnering groups include the following: Stone Elementary to Samaritas Senior Living; Herig Elementary to Hoyt Nursing and Rehab Center; Zilwaukee Elementary to Great Lakes PACE; Weiss Elementary to Saginaw Senior Care & Rehab; and Kempton Elementary to Bickford Senior Living. Students, teachers, residents have enjoyed their visits which are filled with reading stories, conversations, and building intergenerational relationships. The daily
bus trips that occur five days per week are supported substantially by in-kind service from STARS (Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services). Additional travel and other expenses are generously sponsored by the Dow Corning Donor Advised Fund administered by the
Saginaw Community Foundation ($8,000); Frances Goll Mills Fund ($2,000); as well as individual donors.
The READ Association appreciates the support of local agencies, schools, and donors who have supported our new programs with their generous contributions, time, and cooperation.
READ Office Move
The READ Office is now located on the second floor of the same building, Jefferson One, in Suite #203. When you enter the building through the Jefferson Avenue entrance, press 203 on the keypad and then push the green bell button. We will be able to unlock the door from our office through the new audio/visual security system installed by the Jefferson One building owners. Please do not let anyone else walk in with you or open the door for another patron. Be sure to stop by to see our new location, check out books, or just say hi!
Progress on New Programs
Welcome New READ Mentors & Board Member
Friday, December 7th 10 am – 4 pm Saturday, December 8th 10 – 4 pm
Sunday, December 9th 12-4
Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum 315 West Genesee Avenue
Saginaw, MI Located at the corner of North Michigan and West Genesee
BOOK FAIR
Or, shop online at: www.bookswithsonja.com Click on SHOP and then READ & Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum.
For every $10 spent, READ and the Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum will receive $5 back!
Hosted By
Maria Arvizu John Bond, Jr. Melissa Church Jessica Cirilo Amy Collings Olympia DeAgostino Robin Dean Louis Diechman Azure Giroux Rita Grasso Vanessa Guerra
Sally Henne Tanisha Hicks Dana Hill Pamela Jackson Eva Keller Susan Keyes Marcia Lacker Nicole Love Kathy Luplow Debra Marzluft Carol McCleary
Donna McGill Alan McKenzie & Pollyanna Mari McKenzie Ellen Meyer Angie Mitchell Meaghan Mitchell Jean Moore Elizabeth Nellenbach Jean Ramet Claudia Remer
Michelle Ridley Jeanne Sanborn Autumn Scherzer Pari Sitarski Angie Spaude Joseph Thornton Jan vonReichbauer Jackie Welsh Janice Wicke Jackie Williams
READ would like to welcome new Board Member Laura Morris to the team. Laura is Director of Marketing & Communications with Morley. We look f o r w a r d t o h e r contributions to the READ Board and organization.
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Fall Orientation — Comprehension Tips Nearly 100 volunteers met at the Castle Museum and Peace Lutheran Church for the 2018 Fall Mentor Orientation
to receive a copy of the new training manual and listen to how comprehension can be accessed through conversation. They learned that asking questions and giving students time to answer them after thinking helps the reader to focus on and reinforce what they know. Examples include the following:
What do you know already know about the topic? What else do you want to learn? What would you do next if you were the main character? Why? Try to picture what is going to happen next in the story by closing your eyes. What do you see? How do you think the character felt after that happened? Why?
If you were unable to attend and would like to have a copy of the new manual and hear about new updates, please call the office at 989-755-8402.
I/We would like to make a donation in support of the READ Association of Saginaw County. Amount Enclosed: $25 $50 $100 $250 Other $ __________ General Donation READ Endowment Fund administered by SCF
Donor Name(s): ________________________________________________________________ Phone __________________ (Please list name(s) as you would like to be acknowledged) Address ____________________________________________ City ___________________ State ______ Zip ___________ Email _____________________________________________ This Gift is made: In Memory of In Honor of In Celebration of ________________________________________
Person(s) / Family / Occasion
Send Gift Acknowledgement to (if applicable): Name(s): ________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________ City ___________________ State ______ Zip ___________ Make general contributions payable to READ Association. Mail all contributions to: READ Association, 100 S. Jefferson Ave., Suite 401, Saginaw, MI 48607
You can make your donation using a credit card. To use PayPal click the “Donate” button on www.READinSaginaw.org (at the bottom of our home page, or the top of the Support page); or call our office to pay by card (989) 755-8402.
Give the Gift of READing this Season
Center Spotlight
Mentors at Westdale Elementary focus on reading fluently with their children. Students are timed for one minute on a first-time or “cold” read and then a second time. Personal graphs are managed by students to show their improvement from one read to the other. Reading text multiple times helps students become familiar and more fluent in their reading.
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Special thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their contributions to READ: Thanks for Sharing!
Alpha Delta Kappa, Alpha Sigma Chapter Thelma Bailey Pamela Higgs Barrera Dr. Thomas & Angela Barris Tom & Judy Bear Carol Behme Heidi Behnke Patricia F. Bierlein Pete & Ginny Brucker Steve Canole Judge Terry L. Clark Connie L. Clements Mike & Teresa Colucci Dr. Louis & Karen Constan Lauren & Thomas Deisler Mary Ann DuPuis Ernest Flegenheimer Sharon M. Floyd Lois Frederick Veronica & Lou Furlo Carolyn S. Gaus Seymour & Linda Geiersbach Gary & Sandra Glaza Steven & Julie Goldman Judy & Jim Grzesiak Mr. & Mrs. David Hall Kerry Hardy Tom & Gail Hawley Mary Jane Heitkamp David & Ann Hoffman Doug & Marie Holem Clay & Nicole Johnson Sarah Jury Bill & Sally Kemp Carrie Kessel Amy & Mike Lafferty Sara & Paul Larsen Carol R. Lechel Tom & Deana Leinberger Mary Lou Lentner Miriam Light
Robert & Catherine Looby Tom & Brenda Mahar John & Susan McIntyre Robert & Linda McNier Mark & Karen McNish Jan & Guy Merriam Jeffrey & Laura Miller Gene & Shirley Nuckolls Walt & Janice O'Dell Terry & David Oeming Andy & Cynthia Pape Dave & Lori Pendleton Marie Pendleton Sally J. Pichiotino Deb & Mark Piotrowski Marilyn Porras Randall & Patricia Raymond Residential Appraisal Services/ Tom Reinbold Jean Richardson Ellen & Frank Riggle Janet Roekle Kathy & Jack Rogers Elinor & Harold Saunders Thomas & Susan Schultz in memory of Kathryn Schultz Anderson Patricia Shaheen Kathie Smith Sherrill Smith Constance Snow Ellen F. Snyder Law Office of Carol M. Thomas Mary Ellen Vaydik Tom & Barb Weadock Betty & Les Webb Mort & Judy Weldy Carolyn Wierda John & Melanie York and family in honor of Annette & David Rogers Brad & Sarah Ziegelman Sue Zelinko
2018-2019 BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
Novel Sponsor
Erie Marking Inc. - Erie Custom Signs Means Industries
Book Collection Sponsor
Ascension - St. Mary's of Michigan Bierlein Companies Foundation Caravan Facilities Management, L.L.C. Covenant Healthcare Garber Management Group Ranger Tool & Die Company Tri-Star Trust Bank
Chronicle Sponsor
W.L. Case and Company J.R. Heineman and Sons Contractors
StoryTeller Sponsors
AKT Peerless Environmental Services, L.L.C. Geiersbach Construction, Inc. Mahar Tool & Supply Company, Inc. MyMember Insurance/Duclos Insurance Agency Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co. Jennifer M. B. Schau D.D.S. Spence Brothers Wanigas Credit Union Zehnder's
Other
A.C. Coppolino Insurance Agency
SPONSOR A CENTER
Charles F. & Adeline L. Barth Foundation Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation Frances Goll Mills Fund Nickless Memorial Foundation Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation
SPONSOR A CHILD
Ed & Mary Andrus in memory of Ronald Chadwick The Antique Warehouse - Bake Sale Proceeds Sue Armstrong Thelma Bailey Roselynn & Mary Lou Ederer in memory of Shirley J. McQuiston 1st State Bank - Casual for a Cause Kristal Gingerich in memory of Chester Brown Suzanne Houthoofd
Margaret Higgins in memory of John Higgins Pam Koski in memory of Laura Wint in memory of Dorothy Polzin Nancy MacRae in memory of Sally Ippel Haines Maria McCarville Jeanie Quinn in memory of John Oberschmidt David & Gail Stoddard in memory of Marlene LaPort Ken & Peggy Sutter
GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Randy Rupp
BOOK GIVEAWAY CLUB
ENDOWMENT
Jan & Guy Merriam in honor of Earnest Burnell
IN-KIND
Frankenmuth Insurance Employees Mid-Michigan Children's Museum NetSource One Network Services Group Taymouth Historical Society Temple Theatre
Patricia F. Bierlein Sara & Paul Larsen Carol R. Lechel Jan & Guy Merriam Frances Goll Mills Fund Nickless Memorial Foundation Andy & Cynthia Pape Kathy & Jack Rogers
Saginaw Community Foundation-YWCA Fund for Women & Children and Lulah C. McMullen & Family Endowment Fund Marie E. Stuart Taymouth Presbyterian Church Tom & Barb Weadock Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation
RAISING READERS ACADEMY
READING STARS
Sara & Paul Larsen Carol R. Lechel Jan & Guy Merriam
Frances Goll Mills Fund Andy & Cynthia Pape Brad & Sarah Ziegelmann
The READ Association of
Saginaw County is a 501 (c)(3)
non-profit organization whose
mission is to help students
improve their reading skills and
discover the joy of reading.
“The greatest gift you
can give someone is
your time, because
when you give your
time you are giving a
portion of your life you
will never get back.”
- Unknown
READ Association of Saginaw County
100 S. Jefferson, Suite 401
Saginaw, Michigan 48607
Upcoming READ Events:
Book Fair to benefit READ & MMCM
Friday—Sunday, Dec. 7th—9th see p.g 3 for times
Hosted at Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum
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