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LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER HARTFORD 2 2015-16 ANNUAL REPORT

Letter from the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Those were the words of one of our students, Ashley Rodriguez, as she addressed the crowd of 200 supporters who enjoyed this year’s Read. Learn. Grow Gala. Dalva Machado also spoke, an ESOL student whose mastery of English earned her admission into a certification course in her field. She held the crowd captive with her humor and new-found confidence. I’d never been more proud, as I sat there, listening to these students who had progressed so far. It was also a moment of pure gratefulness to all of you, who have chosen to invest in our adult learners. Because of you Ashley is on her way to college, a role model for her young son. Dalva is realizing her dream career. Because of you, our students are transforming their futures, and our programs are thriving. Thank you.

Launched just a few months ago, with significant support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, our new Career Pathways program helps students move forward toward their academic and career goals. With career counseling staff to guide them, students plan their futures and get the support and training they need to move ahead. Several employers are partnering with us to provide internships and employment opportunities. Many are especially interested in our bilingual students as employees in call centers, medical settings, and customer service. We are developing classes to prepare students for specific job training and credentialing programs. A growing community of volunteers from the corporate human resources world is helping our students develop those soft skills so critical in landing that perfect job.

In partnership with Sodexo, FoodShare and New Covenant United Methodist Church, we now offer a food service job training program at the Wickham Center. While continuing their literacy studies, students learn about nutrition and food handling from a trained chef. They gain hands-on experience, preparing and serving biweekly community meals at New Covenant. They study to earn ServSafe certification, an industry-recognized credential.

The work we do every day makes this a better place for all of us to live. But a fully literate Greater Hartford will not happen overnight, nor can we do it alone. Thank you for being our partners in this vision. Together, progress is possible. Just ask Ashley and Dalva.

Carol “CJ” HaussExecutive Director

Dear Friends,

At LVGH I learned I can be anyone I want to be. I made it this far, and I can take it even farther. You helped me change my life, and my son’s life.

LVGH BY THE NUMBERS

Our Students

86451% were ages 25-44

24% were ages 45-59

students were enrolled in 2015-2016

38% were male

62% were female

Our Volunteers

Nearly 236 volunteer tutors donated 15,243 hours

Estimated value of tutor hours: $408,359**valued by Independent Sector at $26.79/hr. for CT

Youngest volunteer: 18 Oldest volunteer: 86

Digital Literacy

2015-16A Community Effort

100% of students gained digital literacy (computer) skills

51 students had no previous experience with computers

10 students opened their first email account

34 students applied for jobs online for the first time

279 students used the internet for learning for the first time

100%

Our Impact

Our students spent 38,456 hours in the classroom

6 students enrolled in community or technical college

54 entered a high school completion program

2 obtained their high school diplomas

23 students gained employment

9 students became U.S. citizens

85 increased involvement in their child’s education/school

98% of students with at least 12 hours of instruction

achieved at least one goal

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She traveled back and forth from China to Tennessee,

Nebraska and Connecticut so that her husband could

work at different universities, teaching Chinese.

She found it difficult living in the US without speaking English. The

only words she knew were “hello” and “goodbye.” Sadly, someone

told Lucy that she should stop trying to speak the language because

her English was so poor. Feeling frustrated, Lucy became more and

more homesick. She knew she was going to be in the States for a

long time, and was determined to become acclimated to the culture

and the language.

Committed to learning English, Lucy made friends with her

neighbors, which forced her to converse. “It was hard at first, but I

knew I was learning and my English was getting better,” said Lucy.

While living in Nebraska, Lucy enrolled in English class. “The class

in Nebraska was a big help to me. It made me believe that I could

learn English.”

By the time she moved to Connecticut, Lucy’s English had

improved, but not to the level to which she aspired. She learned

about LVGH from her neighbor, and on that very day, she signed

up for classes. LVGH offered Lucy many valuable learning

opportunities. “Finding LVGH has opened so many doors for me.

LVGH is a very welcoming place. I have never attended a program

like this before. Without LVGH, I don’t know if I would be able to

sit down with you today and have this conversation.”

“Finding LVGH has opened so many doors for me. LVGH is a very welcoming place.”

Lucy is a very talented artist. As resident artist at Farmington

Valley Arts Center, she painted and displayed her art at their

gallery. Earlier this year, she hosted her first exhibit, at Capital

Community College. She hopes to get a job as an art teacher.

Determined to keep practicing her English, she knows many more

doors will open for her as her fluency improves.

“The classes offered here are much better than any English classes

I have attended before. The tutors have become my friends, and I

really appreciate that.”


They teach our students, staff our computer lab, help with communications and fundraising, and as Board Directors, lead us into the future.

Tatiana AbreuElizabeth AikenKatherine AlbetskiSharon AllenBethany AlvordWilliam BaezCynthia BarlowBarbara BarrettMarie BastarachePaul BattersonDouglas BeebeJanot BenteMarie BernatchezEdlyn BlitzerJonathan BloomGeoffrey BocoboKeith BoppJulie BouthillierKathryn Bradley

June BrayChet BrodnickiGarra BrookeMaureen BrousseauKristin BurgessJeanette BurneyKay BurnsLinh CaoMary Beth CardinRobert CaronRobyn CaronJared ChaseSandra ChaseJavoz Chavez MeadeMonica ChiabiChristine ChipmanDiane ChristensenLarry CohenLinda Cohn

Rachel CormierSusan CosmaGerald CoulterHeather CyrRosemary DaleyLois Davis JamesAurora DelbonKatherine DePietroJanet DesmaraisKatie DoyleMeg DuffyLinda DuncanTafari DuncanFrancis DunnJoe DupnikSuzanne DutillyCarlanna DyerBruce EbbetsMarion Endsley

James EstradaWoody ExleyThomas EysmansKelly FalveyEmmy FastKen FastiggiSusan FauteuxJoan FineRobert FiondellaKindra Fontes-MayKeyarra ForbesNanci FoxDelcene FullerMarlis GageHeather GallantCarlos GarciaMary-Jane GatelyDaniel GauthierJoseph Gillen

Stephen GinolfiGina GoodbreadJudi Ann GoodmanCordell GoulbourneBob GraulichMary Ellen HaddenTajma HallerChris HansenDavid HardenbrookLoren HardyShirley HarrisonPaul HartungJanis HechtMary HendricksonLisa HerreraRachel HillCalvin Hood-HughesAliina HopkinsJoAnne Hopkins

Marisa HowardMary Ellen JacobsNancy JacobsChristopher JohnsonLissa JosephCarol JozusRobert KaganJeffrey KaimowitzJean KellySarah KemmlerConnor KiersznowskiDavid KiersznowskiKristen KinneyChristopher KriesenParamdeo KuwarDevon LambertKenneth LasterTheresa LearyJanet Lenore

VOLUNTEERS2015 - 2016VOLUNTEERS


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Melisa LernerCarol LoomisMartha LottJess LuceyChristina LumbrerasMary Anne LynchLuiza MachadoEmily MacNaughtMona MahmoudBarbara MaidelisCynthia MalmDeborah MarconiKetti MarksBonita MartinStanley MatickaMarge McBrienJoan McCarthyJoan McCarthy GentileGinger McCurdyCraig McDonaldHeidi MichaudHolly Miller-SullivanMaggie MinguyBeatrice MitlakElsa MonteiroClifford MooreMargaret MooreLucy MorganAnne Morris

Stephen MorrisGiuliana MusilliGeorge NewmanPeg NewtonJulie NiggebruggeJonathan NovitskiKyle O’ConnorMaxine O’ConnorLaura PaganiHugo PatruccoMary Jane PerrierEmily PetersonEllen PikoraBonnie PinkertonJeanne PintoTodd PiroGordon PlouffeMichael PoehnerMarie PolitisKenneth PoppeWendy PosnerAsha PotdarShirley QuinteroAmanda RausSteven ReyesNikole RichmondAlexandria RiveraBrendan RochePaul Rochford

Julia RosaCrystal RossJane RothAlexa RoysterKam SahoobahEliane SandlerElizabeth SchlaffCynthia SchulzJen SearfossCengiz SearfossLorna SedorNowreen ShahPatricia ShanahanBarbara SichermanLisa SiembabPamela SimonSarah SimonelliAnthony SistiKatherine SmithSandra Smith-ResonyV. Dominic SmythPeggy SolimeneAlisha SotoElizabeth StarrPeter SterlingRoberta SwaffordDebra TaylorMatthew TeterJennifer Thomas

Audrey ThompsonDennis TottenMary-Jane TraskaEdna Travis Carol TurnerJocelyn TurnerNina VasquesRobyne WatkinBob WeirJudy WhitcombBarbara WilliamsChristine WilliamsCatherine WilowskiJohn WolohanJudith WrySusan ZarboEmerilda ZegoGail ZemanticCassie ZerbeWeixing ZhangCheryl Zinker

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Volunteer SpotlightMary-Jane Gately

Over the years, many tutors at Literacy Volunteers of

Greater Hartford have made a significant impact on our

students, agency and community. This year, Mary-Jane

Gately reached a milestone at LVGH as our first tutor to reach 25

years of service. Over her tenure, LVGH has seen numerous changes,

including shifting from one-on-one tutoring to small group class

settings, moving locations, and doubling in staff size. LVGH has

grown into one of the most respected literacy programs in the state.

“It is interesting how LVGH has evolved,” she notes.

“I feel a sense of pride that I was able to contribute to their success.”

Born in Colorado, Mary Jane graduated from college and accepted

a teaching position in Hawaii where she thought she was going to

stay for many years until she met her future husband. Together, they

ended up in Connecticut. An avid reader, Mary Jane always had a

passion for the English language. One day she saw an article in the

paper that the Red Cross was looking for people to teach English to

adults. As someone who has always been interested in language

and the immigrant experience, this opportunity sparked an interest

in Mary Jane. She signed on to start teaching. “I can’t imagine

what it would be like to move to a new country and have to create

a new identity for oneself. Not knowing the language or having any

family can be very challenging, and I thought that I wanted to help

others make the process of moving to a new country a bit easier.”

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Through her experience tutoring adults, she was gaining knowledge

about English immersion programs and was now looking to tutor

somewhere new. Mary Jane heard about LVGH from a friend and

thought it would be a perfect fit with her experience and interest in

the immigrant population. On her first day she was assigned to tutor

a man from Sudan. After a few sessions with no progress, it came

to light that this student was having trouble because he was not

literate in his native language which made comprehending English

nearly impossible. Right then and there, Mary Jane knew she made

the right decision to come to LVGH. She realized that her impact on

her students’ lives would be much greater than she ever realized.

Mary Jane has seen many students from around the world in her

classroom. She has helped many people reach their goals and enjoys

talking with her students to get to know them and to learn about

their lives and culture. “When I hear about my students moving on

to the next class level or becoming citizens, I feel a sense of pride

that I was able to contribute to their success. I am also very grateful

to LVGH as they have given me the opportunity to open my eyes to

the world and see things very differently than if I had never become

a tutor.”


LVGH EVENTS

Guests at the Read. Learn. Grow. Gala. Executive Director CJ Hauss with her husband Buzz Hauss and Rich Carman at the Read. Learn. Grow. Gala.

Read. Learn. Grow. Gala Platinum Sponsors, Comcast enjoying the gala.

Student speakers Ashley Rodriguez and Dalva Machado at the Read. Learn. Grow. Gala.

Tutor Edlyn Blitzer and Ashely Rodriguez hug after Ashely’s speech.

Board Member Peg Newton and Guests enjoying cocktail hour at the Read. Learn. Grow. Gala.

Board member Aliina Hopkins meeting new friends at the LVGH Open House. Guests touring LVGH at our Annual Donor Reception.

Tutors spending time together at the Annual Volunteer Appreciation.

The Savage Brothers kept the crowd on the dance floor all night long.

LVGH students prepare meals for our first com-munity dinner at the Wickham Literacy Center.

Our 7th Annual Read. Learn. Grow. Gala was held at Farmington Gardens.

Students celebrate at our annual end of the year pot luck party.

2015 - 2016 INDIVIDUAL DONORS

“I attended a

literacy program

in Massachusetts,

where I used to

live, but stopped,

started, stopped,

started, and finally

stopped. I came to

LVGH in November

2015. I come for

my kids, to have

better opportunities

for myself, to get

a driver’s license,

to get a job, to

get a car, to be

independent! In

the past, I’d start

something and

give up when it got

hard. I’m tired of

giving up! Now,

everywhere I go, I

try to read things

by myself and only

ask for help if I

absolutely need it.

I’m not giving up! ”

– Jasmine S. Basic Literacy Level 1

$10,000 +AnonymousEstate of Beverly HeckelSybil Gillett Smith

$5,000-$9,999Steve and Emmy FastNeale and CJ HaussLawrence and Carle Mowell

$2,500- $4,999 Elizabeth AikenJane CapaldiSandra and Arnold ChaseRobert and Michele J. FiondellaRichard and Joan GentileScott Schooley and Giuliana MusilliCengiz and Jennifer SearfossJay and Chris Williams

$1,000 - $2,499Jared ChasePeter and Gene EvansTim and Aliina HopkinsChristopher and Gail JohnsonTed and Adlyn LoewenthalDaniel and Karen MastellaPeg NewtonRashmi Patel, DMDDouglas RussellDebra TaylorRandy and Shauna UlloaRuth and Ronald Van WinkleYvonne Whiten

$500-$999Paul and Vivian BattersonJames and Joan BettsSteve and Natalie BohlmanJohn and Kim BowenJohn BrowerRich and Barb CarmanMario and Lydia ChiappettiBarbara DonahueJames EstradaTina JeterJonathan JohnsonFern Barrasso and Steve JonesCarol and James LoomisMartha LottWilliam and Vicki MegofnaDoug and Linda RothJoseph SalernoPaula and Jonathan ShieldsEliot and Carrie StreimJoy SurprenantKathy Sweeney and Linda HoMatthew TeterTed and Brook WhittemorePeter and Ellen Zeman

$250-$499Bethany Alvord and Craig LeroyAnonymousBob and Donna BatchEdward BellPeter and Catherine BennerEdlyn and Avrum BlitzerNancy BrennanAmanda CaccamoJoseph and Lisa CalafioreMichael and Jean CallanSheri CaplanEvan Cowles and Brie QuinbyMary H. CraryRobert DakersJoseph DemidovichTeresa DeVidoDean FeratovicNanci FoxDaniel and Bonnie GauthierCraig and Alison GravinaJessica Henning and Rob HealyMary Ellen and James JacobsJeffrey and Llyn KaimowitzKristin KraizaMolly McCormacRobert and Pat McLaughlinLynn and Rob MetzJoy and Chris MorseSenthil and Hema NathanMireille NeumannJohn and Sara O’ConnellDan PapermasterAndrew PinnockPaul and Kathleen QuerfeldGary Richards and Fay Racklin

Avery and Monica RockefellerSean Rourke and Danielle Luciano Mark and Bethany RyanThomas and Saraellen SargentErol SearfossJoanne SmartMicheal SmithAsha Strazzero-WildAmy SuffrediniRoberta SwaffordRebecca and Adam TonkinsonEdna Travis and Bernard AdamsAndy and Rosemary TyskiewiczJohn and Marcia Wilkinson

DONORS


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$100-$249Seth AdamsAndrew AndersonDan and Jane ArnoldSandra BaileyBeverly BakerAlbert BranchChristopher and Jane BrewsterGarra BrookeScott BurghoffCaris CarrNoreen ChannelsSara ChaseChia ChenRichard and Ann CohenTrygve CooleyMichael CoxEthel DavisDenise deFiebreMark Deming and Linda SchofieldKevin DillonCathy DonahueMary DoughertyBruce EbbetsEllen Eisenberg, DMDThomas Eysmans and Sheila DenionNatalie FicaroJoan and Daniel FineRichard and Mary Louise FitzgeraldMichael and Patricia FreedmanLauren GaudinoSteven and Blanche GoldenbergJudi Ann GoodmanZadelle Krasow GreenblattKenneth and Gail HamblettJ. Roger and Ann Hanlon

David HardenbrookPaul HartungJonathan and Dorothy HatchJohn HincksRosemary JacobRosy KapurCamille KaralekasJean KellyAnn Foxen KennyKristen KinneyDavid KlineStephen and Abbey KreinikGerald and Jean LedgerLauren LiscioThomas and Hollace LorchCarol MaderHelen McCarthyAmy and Daniel McClutchyGinger McCurdyArthur McGrayBeth MeagherHarry MeyerEdgardo MuneGwendolyn PaigeJanna PedersenAndrew and Suzanne PinkesTodd and Amanda PiroSheena PixtonEmily RankinGary and Diane RansomJohn Pryor and Barbara ReznerNed and Norma RoginSusan J. RomanBruce RothschildMary SargentTony and Alison SchererElizabeth SchlaffCynthia and Earl SchulzPaul and Beth Sciarra

Patricia A. ScullySteven and Janet SeldenJames SeldnerRoger Senserrich and Victoria LockeZachary SigalRobert and Sharon SmithPeter SterlingRob TerryGrant and Paula TottenMarty and Dorine ToyenJocelyn TurnerMariana WagonerGreg WatermanScott WoodJeffrey and Mary Zeman

$50-$99Philip and Phoebe AllenLorraine AronsonRonnie BrownJesse and Lorenzo Burkett-HallMargaret CavanaughLinda CohanPhotine ColliasJillian ComolliJanet DesmaraisCharles and Cindi DietlinJames DillerBebe DudleySarah Dudzic and Kinsely SaundersRuth EllisonWoody ExleyMary-Jane Gately

Evan GoldsteinJohn and Aileen HalloranGeraldine HyjekDiane IbanezMarlene and Jim IbsenNancy JacobsNicole JamesPeggy LorenceJessica LuceyChristina LumbrerasDiane MazzadraStephen MorrisJack NowakowskiCynthia Pallman-DavidStephen ParkRachel PattisonKaren Perham-LippmanRosalie RothMichael and Kathleen SanteseAnna SanyangDavid and Lianyuan SchwartzDaniel and Lynn SharpNiesha TaylorAmelia VillemaireFrank and Nancy WildtMartin Wittmann

$1-$49Doug BeebePaula BeninatoBill Berry and Loretta Pease Alice BialobrodecJean BlairChet and Glenna BrodnickiKate Busch Gervais

Susan CercielloAlex CieloAlastair and Dorothy ClarkLinda CohnShirley CoscinaMarguerite DeCrescenteLois and William DruckemillerMartin EpsteinLindsey FyfeChristine GaudioBarbara GreenleafBarbara HillMichael and Esther KahnMarvin and Janet KayRobert and Fidelia LaneKristen LapentaGeorge and Mary MalesBeatrice MitlakMargaret MooreJames and Danielle NaylorJanice L. Niehaus Revocable TrustRoy and Nancy NormenKenneth and Claudia NunnIrene Nurse-CohenRick and Alyce RawlinsJudith ReedJulia RosaRichard and Dianne RumseyElizabeth RussellJohn and Judy SchaeferEdward and Marilyn StocktonLouise WilderJudith WrySusan and John ZeilenbachJohn and Judy Zinn

2015 - 2016INDIVIDUAL DONORS/ continued

DONORS“I’m from Haiti. I

came to the United

States in November,

2011. I came to the

United States for bet-

ter education for my

child and for a better

life and a good job. I

am studying English

because I want to

help myself and my

daughter. Learning

English will help me

go to the bank by

myself and talk to my

boss at work. In the

future it will help me

to become an assistant

nurse. I’m working

now. In the future I

want to work

in a hospital. ”

– By Jeanne L. ESOL Level 3

2015 - 2016 CORPORATE & COMMUNITY DONORS

Corporate and Community Support Aaron Hollander FundAetna Foundation, Inc.Aldo DeDominicis FoundationAll Saints’ Episcopal ChurchAmazon SmileAppleBank of AmericaBeatrice Fox Auerbach FoundationBell-Carman Family FoundationBerkshire Bank Foundation, Inc.CIGNACity of Hartford Comcast CableConnecticut Natural Gas Corporation/UIL Holdings CorporationDavid and Helen B. Kaplan FundEnsworth FoundationFiondella Family Foundation, Inc.FOX 61Friendly’s Ice Cream, LLCGap FoundationGeeks for GoodGeorge and Grace Long FoundationHartford Foundation for Public GivingHartford Union of the King’s Daughters and SonsHeadline Hair DesignJust GiveLandmark PartnersLincoln Financial Foundation, Inc.Michael Norman Cohen & AssociatesNBC ConnecticutNew Alliance Foundation, Inc.Owenoke FoundationPeople’s United Community Foundation

Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Your Cause, LLC Trustee for PWCRaime H. Weber JewelerSchwab CharitableSimon Hollander FundSorenson-Pearson FoundationSt. Timothy Roman Catholic ChurchStackpole Charitable TrustStanley D. and Hinda N. Fisher FundState of CT Department of EducationThe Alison and Nathaniel Howe FundThe Auerbach Schiro FoundationThe Benevity Community Impact FundThe Fund for Greater HartfordThe HartfordThe Sandra and Arnold Chase Family Foundation, Inc.TravelersTRUISTUnited Healthcare United Technologies CorporationUnited Way of Central and Northeastern ConnecticutUnited Way of Coastal Fairfield County, Inc.United Way of Philadelphia and Southern New JerseyUnited Way of Pioneer ValleyVoyaYelp Foundation

LVGH is especially grateful to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, for all their support, helping us grow stronger this year.

• With guidance from HFPG, LVGH established the Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford Endowment Fund at the Foundation ensuring our future for many years to come.

• LVGH was awarded $165,000 over three years for our Digital Literacy Program. This program teaches students the skills they need to function in this age of technology.

• LVGH was awarded $180,000 over three years for our new Career Pathways program. For a long time, we have wanted to provide students with the support and training they need to move toward sustainable employment. HFPG saw that need and awarded LVGH the funds to make it happen.

• LVGH staff and Board have learned to be more effective fundraisers, stewards, governors and ambassadors through educational and consulting programs offered by the HFPG through its NonProfit Support Program.


2015 - 2016CORPORATE & COMMUNITY DONORS/ continued

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In-Kind SupportAdvanced AutomotiveElizabeth AikenAvon Prime MeatsBack East BreweryBarnes & Noble Buckland HillsBarre3Barteca Restaurant GroupBlue Plate KitchenBond 07 by SelimaBoston Red SoxsBradford Bruegger’s BagelsCake GypsyJoseph CalandraCarbone’s RistoranteJared Chase City Steam Brewery CafeComcast CableConnecticut Science CenterConnecticut TigersConnecticut’s Beardsley ZooCountry HomemakersCreative Spirit GlassCulteavoCure Restaurant & BarDallas CowboysDiscovery Museum BridgeportDish Restaurant GroupDorce’s Carpet CleaningDream DinnersEast Side RestaurantEssex Steam Train & RiverboatJames EstradaFive GuysFOX 61Foxwoods Resort & CasinoFrank Pepe

Fred Astaire Dance StudioFresh Start Wardrobe ConsultingRichard and Joan GentileGouveia VineyardsGuitar Star InstructionHarry’s PizzaHartford Prints!Hartford Wolf PackNeale and CJ HaussHighland Park Market - FarmingtonTim and Aliina HopkinsInfinity Music Hall & BistroIRIS PhotographyJ. Gilberts Wood-Fired Steaks and SeafoodJCPenneyKristen KinneyLake CompounceLaunch Trampoline ParkLCR CollectionDawn Lombardi Long Wharf TheaterLutz Children’s MuseumMarc MagsaysayMassage EnvyMassage Envy CantonMathnasium of AvonMatthew J. Wagner Fine PhotographyMax Restaurant GroupMike’s Golf OutletMohegan SunMolly MaidMuse Paint BarMusic and ArtsGiuliana Musilli and Scott SchooleyNan Wheeler InteriorsNaples PizzaNBC Connecticut

Peg NewtonNew Britain Museum of American ArtNew England Patio and HearthNew York GiantsNomads AdventureNoRA Cupcake CompanyOctober KitchenOkemo Mountain ResortOld Sturbridge VillageOtter BoxPalace TheaterTodd PiroPlayhouse on ParkRaime H. Weber JewelerAmanda RausRed BoxRegina Sanchez Professional OrganizerRICOHRob MetzRobert FiondellaAndre Rochester Rotary Club of Windsor and Windsor LocksMark and Bethany RyanSalon MedusaCengiz and Jennifer SearfossShubert TheaterSKITUNESStampin’ Up!Sticks and StonesDebra Taylor Matthew TeterThe Adventure Park at StorrsThe Bushnell Center for the Performing ArtsThe Capital GrilleThe Cheesecake FactoryThe Hartford Golf Club

The Hartford StageThe Hartt School Community DivisionThe Jerry Springer ShowThe Lagunitas Brewing Co.The New Children’s MuseumThe New England Patriots Charitable FoundationThe Posture BarTheaterWorksThomas Hooker BrewingTop Level SalonTop of The Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller CenterMary-Jane TraskaTreefort NaturalsUBERDOG Dog Playcare and HotelUConn AthleticsUrban Wood And SteelValley Fitness CenterVictoria’s Beauty CenterKasey VidaudVineyard VinesVivid Hue HomeWachusett MountainWadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtWalt Disney WorldWest Hartford YogaWhole Foods MarketJay and Chris Williams Winding Trails, Inc.Yard GoatsLucy XiaoZinc

FY 2015 - 2016INCOME SOURCES (unaudited)


Leave a Legacy for Literacy

What will your legacy be? Your planned gift to LVGH will secure the future of thousands of adults who rely on our services to reach their goals and learn to read, write and speak English. No matter the size, you can help us build a fully literate greater Hartford.

To learn more about giving to Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford or joining our Legacy for Literacy community please contact Katie Reaves, Director of Development and Communications at 860-233-3853 x 11 or [email protected]. More information is available on our website lvgh.org

Grants & Foundations - $399,991

United Way - $49,633

Bequest - $264,146

Government - $140,905

Fundraising - $167,153

Miscellaneous - $1,109

Total – $1,022,895

Revenue

Salaries - $458,722

Occupancy - $52,833

Administration - $35,838

Contractual Services - $40,559

Program Expenses - $47,751

Fundraising - $22,560

Total - $658,268

Expenses

LEAVE A LEGACY

LVGH STAFFCarol “CJ” Hauss, Executive Director

Katie Reaves, Director of Development and Communications

Rebecca Hawkins, Director of Programs

Leo Jones, Career Pathways Facilitator

Paula Beninato, ESOL Program Manager

Rose Howard, Basic Literacy Program Manager

Kristen Lapenta, Digital Literacy Program Manager

Miriam Lopez, Administrative Assistant

Kathy Sweeney, Training and Development Manager

Margie Arroyo, Program Assistant

Nicole James, Program Assistant

Okhyang Park, Program Assistant

Winona Francis, Program Assistant

2015 - 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Robert Fiondella, Board Chair

Joan McCarthy Gentile, Vice Chair

Giuliana Musilli, Treasurer

Peg Newton, Secretary

Liz Aiken

Aliina Hopkins

Todd Piro

Cengiz Searfoss

Debra Taylor

Matthew Teter

Hartford Literacy Center30 Arbor StreetHartford, CT 06106Phone: (860) 233-3853Fax: (860) 838-6442

Wickham Literacy Center16 Church StreetEast Hartford, CT 06108Phone: (860) 233-3853

www.lvgh.org

Please visit our profile on Guidestar.org for a full financial summary.

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