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Through one-to-one volunteer tutoring, we help children develop literacy skills to last a lifetime.

Mary McGivern

Sue Hoff

Josée Thibault

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Here at ONE TO ONE, we focus on the importance and the power of individual relationships—one child, one tutor, unlimited possibilities. One book at a time, one week at a time, students master the skill that once bedevilled them, and in the process, we hope they make a new friend, and discover a love of reading that will nourish them for the rest of their lives. There is a lot of work behind the scenes, of course. That special one-to-one alchemy is made possible by hundreds of dedicated volunteers, school coordinators, teachers, community partners, donors, and staff who believe that literacy is the first block of success in school and in life and that, to borrow from author Vera Nazarian, whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.

In the following pages, you’ll read highlights of another successful year at ONE TO ONE. This year, we welcomed our 100th participating school in Vancouver. Many hands and hearts propelled us to this milestone, but we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the particular dedication of Mary McGivern, who after five years

leading ONE TO ONE, retired from the role of Executive Director. To say that Mary left a mark on ONE TO ONE is an understatement. During her tenure, ONE TO ONE refreshed its look, moved (twice!), increased its funding by more than threefold, and most importantly, expanded its service from 56 schools to 116 in the Vancouver area, from one school district to four, and from 800 students to 1,600. Under a new Provincial Program umbrella, Mary welcomed back ONE TO ONE programs that had been operating in communities throughout BC, and set the stage for ONE TO ONE’s introduction in new communities across the province.

In Mary’s own words, you can never really leave ONE TO ONE—it continues to draw everyone back, only in different capacities. We plan to hold her to her words! In the meantime, we thank her sincerely for her leadership, and look ahead at another great year nurturing and facilitating those special bonds that a shared love of reading can create.

FOREWORD

Sue Hoff,Chair

Josée Thibault,Executive Director

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Students who get a poor start in reading rarely catch up. Struggling with learning to read affects more than a student’s academic experience. It can also impact their relationships with peers and their self- confidence. Since 1989, volunteer tutors at ONE TO ONE Literacy Society have helped children develop literacy skills for success in school and in life. Struggling students receive focused time and attention from a caring, patient volunteer, with the training and commitment to help them achieve reading success.

OUR APPROACHThe ONE TO ONE program is available to any student in our participating schools who has been identified by their teacher as needing a boost in reading skills. There is no cost for students to participate. Each student spends about 30 minutes once to four times a week with a ONE TO ONE volunteer tutor, in an environment where it is okay to take risks, to make mistakes, and to learn at their own pace.

ONE TO ONE supports all aspects of the program, ensuring that each volunteer has the tools to be successful as a tutor, and that each school is supported with the specialized books and resources to deliver a quality program.

In the 2016-17 school year, ONE TO ONE Literacy reached 3,053 struggling young readers in 210 schools in 20 school districts in British Columbia, through the work of 1,410 volunteers who dedicated 47,090 volunteer hours.

WHY ONE TO ONE EXISTS

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IMPACT BEYOND THE CLASSROOMEvery year, we train more than 100 new individuals as literacy tutors. These individuals not only volunteer their time with our program, but help build literacy capacity in their community by taking the skills they have learned and sharing them with the wider community.

A typical tutor devotes over 60 hours in a school year to ONE TO ONE students, and many return year after year. This represents a tremendous commitment, and we believe that through volunteer engagement, we help strengthen our communities and our schools, and create important connections between our schools, parents, and neighbourhoods. Our volunteers consistently report pride and a sense of purpose in their contribution as a literacy tutor in our elementary schools.

ONE TO ONE’S IMPACT

ONE TO ONE LITERACY SOCIETY PROGRAM EVALUATION, MAY 2016

of School Coordinators reported that the ONE TO ONE program was

beneficial to their school.

of students reported that their volunteer tutor

helped them become a better reader.

of classroom teachers reported an improvement

in students’ general self-confidence.

of classroom teachers reported that the program was making a difference in their students’ reading

levels, comprehension, and attitude toward reading.

95% 92% 90% 100%

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MALA: BUILDING COMMUNITY, BOOK BY BOOK When Mala moved from Ontario to Vancouver four years ago, she didn’t have any friends here. She had recently lost her husband, and made the big cross-country move to support her son and his young children. Leaving her community was a significant challenge and she feared how hard it would be to rebuild a life in out West.  As a retired special education teacher with over three decades of experience, Mala was keen to use her skills and experience to give back and develop a new community of like-minded people. One day, Mala found ONE TO ONE. Now, as a volunteer tutor, Mala spends 30 minutes of one-on-one reading time with five students twice a week. She sees the same children each week and builds a relationship with them.

“My role is to work with children who haven’t been identified as having special needs, but are still falling through the cracks,” she explains. “The continuity of our relationship is very important. Having a tutor who cares for them individually and who can spend quality time with them on a regular basis is vital.” Mala’s investment of time pays off. “Once they have the confidence with their literacy skills they just fly,” she says. “Every student’s experience is unique and it’s always beautiful.” Seeing the students grow in confidence and develop a true love of reading has been a tremendously rewarding experience for her, but it hasn’t been the only reward. Mala has made many new friends through ONE TO ONE—friends who share values, interests and a passion for lifelong literacy that brings people together.

SPECIAL MILESTONEIn 1989, a spark was ignited at Carleton Elementary School, where the Vancouver School Board and the Junior League of Greater Vancouver collaborated to offer a unique volunteering tutoring program to children who needed a boost in reading. In 2016, we lit our 100th spark at Dr. Annie B. Jamieson Elementary.

You don’t get to 100 without a lot of help, and we share this wonderful milestone with our dedicated volunteers and donors, whose time, energy and financial support lay the foundation for our vision: a world where all children have acquired a passion for reading and with that, the self-confidence to propel them towards success.

In Local Area Program356 volunteers

Volunteer hours in Local Area Program

23,070 hours

Volunteer hours in Provincial Program

24,020 hours

in Provincial Program1,046 volunteers

Volunteer Story

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Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.

— Lewis Carol, Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found“ ”

Student Story

1,707 Students IN LOCAL PROGRAM

1,346 Students IN PROVINCIAL PROGRAM

JILLIAN: LAYING A FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS   At the age of seven, Jillian was a shy child. School made her anxious, and her second grade classroom did not feel like a safe place. She worried about the times when the teacher would call on her to read aloud. Jillian knew she would struggle through words, and with her stress-level rising, it would be hard to connect the words to their meanings. “I wasn’t reading up to the same level as my peers,” she now shares. “It had a negative effect on my ability to learn and on my self-confidence.”  Her teacher identified Jillian’s struggle and resulting anxiety, and recommended her to the ONE TO ONE literacy tutoring program. For 30 minutes, twice a week, Jillian read stories aloud with her volunteer tutor. Just the two of

them. Removed from the pressures of the classroom and with the guidance of her volunteer tutor, Jillian excelled. Not only did she learn to read, she also developed a true love for reading! Stories enrich our lives in many ways, and this a gift that Jillian has been able to enjoy too.  Today, Jillian is a 23-year-old university graduate with a promising career in human resource management ahead of her. She loves to read, and she knows that her past and future success is in part due to those precious 30-minute session she spent reading with her volunteer tutor. “I am so thankful to everyone who makes ONE TO ONE happen. My life is changed because of the program, and I know it’s still helping students today.”

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15+ YEARS OF SERVICECarol ColtonCatherine McPhersonDiane LepawskyHeather DowMorag WhitfieldRita JullSally Fergusson

10+ YEARS OF SERVICECarol McQuarrieDeborah EricksonEbie PitfieldEdie PedersonGina TupperJoanne GumLonnie PropasMaria SantosMary RobertMay SetoMei Ling TanPatricia TaylorSarah GrovesSherry Loof

7+ YEARS OF SERVICE Agnes PeterBea BraunBrenda RogersCathleen WilloughbyDana FabbroDaphne McMenemyDeborah ReinerEvelyn GingrichHelen GowansJim HallKaren LachanceMarcia ThomasMargot FinlaysonMich SogaNova LewisPat StarkiePatricia WardWiebke Petersen

5+ YEARS OF SERVICE Barb BromanCarol MooneyDavid BertramDawna ForbesDenise LeighDiana HounsellEdie KernighanEdie SteinbokFran Brinkley

Janice JohnsonJoanne StarcevicJocelyn HillJohn SmithJoy NucichLaurie RiceLesley McKnightLinda DoddLinda LepardMargaret AndrewsMartha GussMartin JohnstonMyrna ThompsonNancy EhlenNancy RobertsPamela GurdRandy SchislerRonda HowardRosemary WraySheri Allen-FawkesSusanne MacCarthyTeresa KnoepfelTruus KotwalWendy BurkeZoya Coodin

3+ YEARS OF SERVICE Andrea KrombeinAngela AhnAudrey DuthieBarbara A. HendersonBarbara FreezeBelinda SikesCarmen LoCarole FraserCatherine PatersonCheryl AnseeuwColleen HaleyDejar UbanosDonna HuaDonna LandryElyse TherrienEvelyn NodwellEvelyn SingerEvelyne NeijensGeraldine MilesGillian LylesGoetz SchildtHeidi EisenbergIan McLeanJacqueline ScheepersJane HicksJanet AllworkJayne BerubeJennifer HarperJim LattimerJoan CubbonJoan StewartJohn HoogeJudith VoskoJudy NeillJune Nguyen

June Rose PowellKamy ZargarpourKaren LukeKaren ZellerKarina ConnerKatherine TaylorKris JensenLucy NakhlehLynda HaskinsMala DayalMary Lee JohnstonMary RossMicah WaskowMike DunbarNargis HashamNicola JohnsonNora Ng-HarmsworthOlive ChanPaige SwartzPeta-Gay GerosPeter ArchibaldAnagha Patankar Ray Sarica SionSharon LumSteve WexlerSusan KingSusan WilliamsonSusanna McNeillTeresa GagnéTien QuachYvette ScholtenZoe Beukers

UP TO 3 YEARS OF SERVICE Adele SheinAlex ObadiaAlexandra BielskiAlexandra LeeAlison BealyAllison GauAngela XuAnita ManhasAnn MooreAnn O’MelinnAnnabelle McCorquodaleAnne Marie FergusonAnne McNaneyAnnie ChoiArlette GadsbyBarbara ForsythBarbara RainvilleBarbara ShanksBarbara ThompsonBeverley SpicerBill PaulBob SchneiderBrenda BuchananBrenda DenchfieldBryan DoyleCamille Ashba

Camille Reynolds Carol CookCarol CovellCaroline RamsayCatharine KotaiCatherine MiehmCatherine SugiartoCathy WangCharlotte TarverChris LeSageChristina WongChristine FrechetteChristine LeeCindy RailianCindy RogersClaire PagnuccoColleen DonevanColleen Hughes-GamesColleen McCarthyCoralie SusserCorinne GelferCrystal SouthbyCynthia HadleyDaria GluharevaDarlene ThomasDavina ZarawehDeb NugentDebi WeldonDeborah WandalDebra KirkhamDiana BerrisDiane SomersDianne BentzDon SmithDonna SheppardEdward McClenahanEileen ChengElaine DennyElaine Selhi-HamerElaine StewartEllie BryantEmily DelaneyEthan ReyesEunice MaoEva WilsonFaye MohrFelomena WanFiona BroughFrances NakanishiGail SchroederGianni LaurinoGloria MariashGrace ChuGrant RichardsonHannah LewisHarandra SullHelen SchneiderIan ShearerJacqueline WrightJan WatsonJane ConroyJane DewJane JohnsonJanet Johansson

Janet MorrisJanet Perron Janice DoyleJanice WilsonJay PeltonJeanette EdwardsJehanne El MrabetJenna HambrookJennifer FunkJennifer NguyenJennifer WebbJessica HorsnellJoan JaccardJoan MustardJo-Anne ChiltonJoanne MaltbyJohanna HickeyJohn HumphreysJoscelyne YuJudith BowersoxJudith PikeJudy RitchieJulie Dery StackKaren MiklosKaren SimonsenKarthik NatarajanKate GoertzenKathy HoriKathy JonesKiley LundinKimberly DonkersKwan Jean SetoLaura House McCannLaura NaputiLeeuwen Marian VanLen BeatyLenore LeckyLeslie BrooksLeslie RichardsonLiane LangtonLilian HuntLinda AcostaLinda DavisLinda DeMeulemeesterLiz ChaseLoren StarkLorraine ShoreLouise SolacitoLucille PilutikLucy ChenLynne DeCewMackenzie BirrellMae BurrowsMaeve ReynoldsMargaret MahMargaret O’HaraMarion ShawMarion WhitingMarisa DitataMarjorie LeeMarla BarichelloMarlene ConlinMarlo KeddieMary George

Mary MartinMaureen MeisnerMay S. WongMegan HolecMichele ButtleMichele JonesMichelle ErricoMikaela KaneMimi QuachMolly MilesNancy ChiltonNav SangheraNazra RahimanNoah VaillancourtNoriko KumagaiNuryn HudaniPatricia LalondePaulette DubreuilPhyllis RobsonQuynh PhanRanda BloomRashida SamarRavana MatthewsRavina ManhasRenee PenwayRichard OrnarRobin SheppardRosa CittonRose RuskRoslyn WeaverRudi LeibikSally KingSandra HarrisSandra RossSara VineShelagh DoddShelby McCullahSher EdmondsSheriban LindsayShiraz NathwaniShirley WheatleySigrid EwenderSipho NhariSmita PatelStanley GreenspoonStephanie OffuttSusan BradleySusan McClarySusan PeirceSusie WangSuzanne MoganTeressa NguyenTherese ArmstrongTina NgTrish WinterfordTrudi MarquisValerie ThemensVanessa NakhlehVera HayVicky EricksonVicky WongWendy ChanWendy WongWilfred MahYvette Bodnar

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS—Volunteer Tutors (Local Program)

Congrats to our volunteers who received service awards this year!

+ 1,046 valued volunteers in Provincial Program

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When ONE TO ONE supporter (and Spelling Bee co-host) JJ Lee wanted to introduce the program to his hometown of New Westminster, he did what many of us might do—he reached out to a friend to help create a fundraiser. Lucky for the ONE TO ONE community, that friend was none other than celebrated Canadian author Madeleine Thien, winner of the 2016 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada’s most prestigious award for literature, for her extraordinary book Do Not Say We Have Nothing.

The evening was an intimate and exclusive opportunity for fans to listen to Ms. Thien read selections from her work and answer questions, all by a roaring fire at New Westminster’s Centennial Lodge. It was an unforgettable evening of good conversation and good company, and thanks to our longtime friend JJ Lee, and our new friend Madeleine Thien, students in New Westminster will have the opportunity to discover their own love of reading with the help of ONE TO ONE tutors. Special thanks to event sponsors, the Arts Council of New Westminster and Fresh St. Market.

Testimonial

BRENDA ROGERS: Volunteer tutor, Renfrew Elementary (January 2017) I really didn’t know if I was helping a little boy I was tutoring last year. He was reluctant to read and was very distractible, no matter what I tried. He and I always did talk about how he was doing and about things of interest to him, but I did feel angst about whether I was helping him in any way or not.

This school year, he was not my student. But one day, after I returned to school, he surprised me by running up to give me a huge hug. Today, he approached me from the side and gave me another warm hug.

I feel very touched that this child, who was having such a hard time last year, sensed that I cared about him. It was all about love and something

good was happening to help him after all. Maybe he will remember having felt a friendly safe feeling when he thinks about reading. I do think he will remember that someone at school cared and cares about him. ONE TO ONE gives back to me and teaches me about life, with every child I tutor.

LITERARY SALON: featuring Madeline Thien

I wondered: what happens when a hundred thousand people

memorize the same poem? Does anything change?

—Madeleine Thien, Do Not Say We Have Nothing

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“What you do, selecting those kids who could very well otherwise fall through the cracks, is so very valuable and important, and it’s hard to know how the opportunity to sit with a caring adult while building reading skills could potentially dramatically impact the path a child’s life follows. It has been a genuine pleasure to work with each of you to bring this program into schools where children and families can reap the benefits. Thank you for all you do in keeping the program running, generating interest in it, and understanding of it among your teachers, and promoting it with your students. The effort, time and commitment you put into coordinating this program changes young lives.”

Vancouver School BoardAdmiral Seymour, Captain James Cook, Carnarvon, Champlain Heights, Champlain Heights Annex, Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens Annex, Chief Maquinna, Collingwood Neighbourhood School, Crosstown, David Oppenheimer, Dr. A. R. Lord, Dr. Annie B. Jamieson*, Dr. George M. Weir*, Edith Cavell, Elsie Roy, Emily Carr, Florence Nightingale, Garibaldi Annex, General Brock, General Gordon, General Wolfe, George T. Cunningham, Graham D. Bruce, Grandview, Hastings, J. W. Sexsmith, John Henderson, John Norquay, Jules Quesnel, Kerrisdale, Laura Secord, David Livingstone, Lord Beaconsfield, Lord Kitchener, Lord Roberts, Lord Selkirk, Lord Selkirk Annex, Lord Strathcona, Maple Grove, Mount Pleasant, Nootka Community Elementary, Norma Rose Point*, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth Annex*, Queen Mary, Queen Victoria Annex*, Quilchena, Renfrew, Shaughnessy, Simon Fraser, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith*, Sir Guy Carleton, Sir James Douglas, Sir James Douglas Annex, Sir Matthew Begbie, Sir Richard McBride, Sir Sandford Fleming, Sir Wilfred Grenfell, Sir Wilfrid Laurier*, Sir William MacDonald, Sir William Osler, Sir William Van Horne, Southlands, Tecumseh, Thunderbird, Tillicum Community Annex, Trafalgar, Tyee, Walter Moberly, Waverley*

North Vancouver School DistrictBlueridge, Boundary, Brooksbank, Dorothy Lynas*, Eastview, Lynn Valley, Lynnmour, Norgate Community, Queen Mary, Queensbury, Ridgeway, Ross Road*, Sherwood Park, Upper Lynn, Westview

Burnaby School DistrictAubrey, Douglas Road*, École Armstrong*, Edmonds*, Lochdale Community School, Morley, Second Street, Stride Avenue, Twelfth Avenue*, Windsor

Richmond School District* Bridge*, Brighouse*, Lord Byng*

Provincial Program SchoolsCastlegar, Cranbrook, Creston, Elk Valley, Golden, Haida Gwaii*, Kamloops/Thompson, Kimberley, Merritt, Penticton/South Okanagan Similkameen, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Saltspring Island, Shuswap/Salmon Arm, Slocan Valley, Trail/Salmo, Valemont, Vernon, Windermere, Valley

SCHOOLS & DISTRICTS

* New this year—Welcome!

SCHOOL COORDINATORS Unsung Heroes of ONE TO ONE Each participating school designates a School coordinator for the ONE TO ONE program, typically a learning resource or literacy teacher. The Coordinator provides invaluable support, working with the classroom teachers to select and schedule the students, and creating reading logs and other materials. Liaison Ilona Davidson summed up our feelings about the impact of their work perfectly:

Now I see! We are all just dots, together! —Loryn Brantz, Just A Dot“ ”

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Total revenue: $276,251

47% grantsFundraising 29%Foundations 8%Corporations 7%Individual donors 7%Endowment (not the right wording, please keep what you have already) 2%

Funding Sources Breakdown

Expenses Breakdown

9% increase from last year

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

76% Program

11% Admin

4% Fundraising

6% Legal/Accounting/Insurance

3% Office

47% grants

29% Fundraising

8% foundations

7% corporate

7% individual giving

2% Endowment/Interest

Board of Directors

Sue Hoff, Chair

Lori Sorenson, Vice-Chair

Sandy Fairey, Treasurer

Elaine Hung, Secretary

Sandra Polinsky, Past Chair

Deborah Austin

Natalie Morissette

Jacquie Stebbings

Diane Styles

Team Members Mary McGivern, Executive Director

Zahida Jaffer, Program Manager

Vera Maesen, Volunteer Coordinator

Andrea Krombein, Area Liaison

Jane Hicks, Area Liaison

Linda O’Reilly, Area Liaison

Mala Dayal, Area Liaison

Kelly Southwell, Area Liaison

Nicola Johnson, Area Liaison

Ilona Davidson, Area Liaison

Debbie Schiller, Regional Liaison

100 Schools in local program

110 Schools in Provincial program

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS—Donors and SupportersCORPORATE, FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS Gifts of $25,000+Anonymous donor

Gifts of $10,000-$24,999

Gifts of $1,000-$9,999Hamber Foundation, Van Tel/Safeway Credit Union Fund, Stewart Fund, Dr. Ann Worth Charitable Foundation, RBC Royal Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pacific Medical Law, Metropolis at Metrotown, CIBC Wood Gundy, TD Wealth Private Client Group

Gifts of $250-$999SpencerCreo Foundation, Blue Skies Foundation, Curry/Baehr Family Endowment Fund, McCarthy Tetrault Foundation, Shellard Family Charitable Fund, Rotary Club of Lions Gate, Mancer Family Fund, Traction on Demand, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Harper Grey, Clark Wilson, DLA Piper (Canada) LLp

Gifts up to $249C.F.U.W. Richmond, United Way Toronto, Rolfe, Benson LLP, Zone Golf Academy

INDIVIDUAL DONORSGifts of $1,000-$9,999Geoffrey Cowper, Lori Lothian, Peter and Sandra Fairey, Richard Bradshaw, Mike Harris, Nick Glen, Peter Merrison

Gifts of $250-$999Bruce Flexman, Dan Bowditch, David Moore, Deborah Basco, Edwin Wang, Erika Scott, Graziano DeLucchi, Jacquie Stebbings, Janet Moore, Jonathan Berkowitz, Joyce Okamura, Rob Watts, Shawn Needham, Stacey Burgess, Laura Naputi, Sandra Polinsky, Marion Shaw, Scott Shaw, Mary Saunders, Nicole Garson, Sandra Fairey, Ann Carroll, Colette Storrow, John Hunter, Bonnie Schmelke, Elaine Hung, Cathy Brown, Jane Austin, Jane Sheil, Jo-Anne Birnie-Danzker, Larry Tataryn, Marie-Claire Howard, Nassim Rowhani, Nick Bedford, Robin Louis, Susan Williamson, Sydney Hughes, Margaret Mason, Sue Hoff, Susin Nielsen, Alison Richardson, Evelyn Gingrich, Natalie Morissette, Sameen Ahmed, Susanne Raab, Sam Znaimer

Gifts up to $249Bonny Rowles van-Rijswijk, Lily Lazecki, Marcus Turner, Maria Taryn Gunter, San Nguyen, Sara Hoshooley, Lynda En, Mike Larsen, Edith Tazumi, Alexandra MacCarthy, Alexandra Mitretodis, Alnoor Moosa, Angela Lee, Anita Ogmundson, Barbara Freeze, Barbara Norell, Barbara Shanks, Barbara Webb, Bob Schneider, Brenda Keen, Caroline Boquist, Catherine Gourley, Catherine Johnston, Clara Cristofaro, Daphne McMenemy, David MacLachlan, Don Smith, Donna Terrill, Elaine Denny, Elinor Janzen, Esther Savard, Fiona Douglas-Crampton, Holly Saxelby, Jan Hart, Janice Doyle, Jeff Holowaychuk, Jenna Kober, Jennifer Smith, Jim Schmidt, Joan Sharp, Jonina Campbell, Joyce Jackson, Judy Darcy, June Lussier, Kristin Warburton, Laura Smith, Laurie Dutton-Jones, Leslie Minovitch, Lynne DeCew, Lyse Dompierre, Martha Goetz, Mayda Lam, Micheal Vonn, Michelle Mina, Michelle Sherbuck, Pat Starkie, Robert Phillips, Sandy Hancock, Sherry Loof, Stanley Martin, Stephanie Candiago, Sylvia Gardner, Tara McGuire, Valerie Gruson, Valerie White, Walko Lynne, Wendy Belter, Trevor Rotzien, Jessica Sutherland, Alistair Robinson, Judith Walker, Monique Evans, Angela Blake, Angela Emsley, Caroline Ramsay, Craig Brown, David Rice, Deborah Armour, Deborah Folka, Diana Safarik, Dianne Slimmon, Edie Kernighan, Eileen Cheng, Gina Ungaro, Janey Lee, Jennifer Duncan, Jennifer Webb, Johanna Hickey, Judith Pike, Junette Tan, Kay Vinall, Kim Greaves, Lonnie Propas, Lori Sorenson, Marya McLellan, Maureen MacDonald, Mona Boucher, Naomi Perks, Nicola Johnson, Patricia Gray, Rachel Zuckermann, Robin Smith, Sandra Harris, Sandy Moore, Sarah Batut, Sarah Marsh, Shauna Towriss, Sheilah Harris, Thi Tran, Tim Hicks, Tim Holmes, Diane Wallace, Gwen Smith, Heather MacNaughton, John Savage, Kathleen Ker, Linda Elliott, Margaret Couch, Marlene McDonald, Mary Elizabeth Stewart, Morie Ford, Patricia Porter, Sarah Johnstone, Shelagh Scarth, V.J. March, Loryl Russell, Jana Williams, Jim McEwen, Julia Barker, Betty Schultze, Jon Sigurdson, Karin Konoval, Margot Finlayson, Maureen Kling, Ron Skolrood, Rosemary Mallory, Valerie Overgaard, Anonymous Donor, Bibi Malek, Denise Leigh, Diane Milne, Diane Styles, Hubert Hwang, Jane Hicks, Jayne Berube, John Hooge, Margaret Perry, Michael Vondette, Pamela Dennis, Robin Abercrombie, Stuart Rowles, Caroline Sze, Cathy Sevcik, Deborah Austin, Katy Harandi, Marcus Lai, Noah Vaillancourt

Elm Foundation

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Choose Your Own Adventure! How to Get Involved Small but mighty, lean but ambitious, ONE TO ONE is able serve an ever growing number of schools and students thanks to our community of dedicated supporters. By 2021, we plan to reach 2,700 students in 172 schools in the Lower Mainland alone, and continue to introduce our program in communities across BC. Join us!

Become a monthly donor12 gifts in 12 months allow us to focus our efforts on what is most important: bringing struggling students and trained volunteers together to develop literacy skills and discover joyful reading.

$15/month helps us maintain our program in a participating school, and $75/month gifts a new school with a set of books and literacy tools to engage and support students.

Attending our Corporate Spelling Bee has become de rigueur for our supporters, and at the risk of braggadocio, we might say that it is the most fun you can have over breakfast. Don’t be pusillanimous, and join in on the fun! We welcome individual and team registrations, and have compelling sponsorship opportunities.

SPELLING BEE SPONSORS• IGA Stores of BC• BPS Wealth Management at

CIBC Wood Gundy• TD Wealth• The Glen Group at BMO Nesbitt Burns • Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Volunteer

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Attend our Spelling Bee

First Place: Fasken the Furious, from Fasken Martineau LLP

Second Place: The Spielers, from the Glen Group

Third Place: The Harper Grey Beards from Harper Grey LLP

SPELLING BEE WINNERS

Encourage, engage, and inspire a child by becoming a volunteer reading tutor. We are always looking for caring, patient adults with two to three hours a week during school hours. We will match you with a school in need, and you’ll be on your way to sharing your love of reading with a child. We promise, you’ll get back as much as you give.

www.one-to-one.ca/donate 604-255-5559 contactus@one-to-one.cawww.one-to-one.ca/volunteer

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