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Monthly UpdateMay 2009
Welcome! LVQ extends a heartfelt welcome to its newest associatemember, the YWCA!
 The Y runs the
Words for Women
literacy program indowntown Montreal. Their literacy program is student-centred, one-on-one andsmall group, and matches women with trained volunteers. For more informationon the Y, visitwww.ydesfemmesmtl.org.
International Literacy Day:
Are you planning an activity or event for ILD2009? Let LVQ know and we will post it on our ILD page on the LVQ website(as of June 2009). Send a description of your activity to Vicky atvictoriaswift@ymail.com.
Literacy video:
The video will be available in the latter half of June. Thevideo will be uploaded to the Internet as well, and a video web page will becreated on the LVQ website.
S.U.N. Team:
Members from the SUN team are now available for publicspeaking. Visit the SUN team page on the LVQ website athttp://literacyvolunteersqc.ca/student-unlimited-network.phpto learn moreabout each student and request a speaker.
IFPCA funding:
There will be no IFPCA funding for 08-09. The funds havebeen allocated elsewhere.
Annual conference:
 The theme of this year’s annual conference is theenvironment. Our keynote speaker will be either Dr. Joe Schwarcz or Dr. ArielFenster, of the Mcgill Office for Science and Society (back again after lastyear’s smashing success). New this year-on-line registration! Participants willbe able to register individually through the LVQ website, or councils will beable to register their volunteers one-by-one. On-line registration should beavailable by late August, early September. Look for more details after thesummer.
Pre-conference:
This year, LVQ has decided to host a pre-conference onFriday afternoon, October 23. Planned events include an information sessionon
by-laws
open to administrators and volunteers and a student outing.Dinner and an evening activity will also be planned, so mark your calendars!
CONFINTÉA VI:
 This international conference, to have taken place lastmonth in Brazil, was postponed due to the H1N1 flu.
Support LVQ
: Please support LVQ by mentioning us on your PR materials, onyour website, by displaying the pamphlets and postcards, etc. If you needmore postcards or pamphlets, please do not hesitate to contact me or Vicky atvictoriaswift@ymail.com.
New
!
On-line LVQ forums for students, volunteers and staff 
: Studentsand volunteers can now participate in an on-line forum on the LVQ website. Toparticipate in the forum, visithttp://literacyvolunteersqc.ca/forums/.
Next general members’ meeting/get-together:
Our next meeting will bea one and a half-day session September 28-29, 2009, to be held in Montreal.
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