THE LEARNING EXCHANGE/TLE

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New SPRING/SUMMER EDITION

ISSUE 42

Editor/Layout: Darlene Brown

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

TLE Planning Retreat M. Arsenault

President’s Message 2

In April we held the An- From the ED Desk 2

nual Planning Retreat at Karen’s Office News 2
the Willows Inn in Hud-
son where the board of Astronaut Roberta Bondar 3
directors, staff, and
Roberta Bondar’s Speech 3
every committee was
represented and met to New Volunteers Wanted 3
discuss plans for and up
to the year 2011. We Calling all Books! 4
are now prepared and
We Want Your Opinion! 4
ready for ACTION.
Family Literacy News 4
Join in and ‘Be Prepared’
L to R: Karen Mockler, Jacklyn Freedman-Spector and Valerie Sauriol to enjoy. Dates to Remember 4

Students Speaking Up
and Speaking Out! M. Arsenault TLE Literacy Supporters
TLE students
are now ready to go out  CANADA POST
Two of our TLE mem- are GREAT!
bers were on the and Speak about Liter- Come and join  CDC L AURIER - VIMONT

“Students Speaking Up acy!  JAVA U CAFÉ

and Speaking Out Pro- Our goal is awareness.  LAVAL ROTARY CLUB
ject”. Congratulations to You’re never too old to
Michelle Telesford and  LIBRARIE RAFFIN
learn. Knowledge is the
‘J’ Cucuzzella and every- power for succeed-  MERCK FROSST EMPLOYEES’

one who helped and par- ing...to follow your CHARITY TRUST FUND
ticipated. All the Learn- dreams. ~ J Cucuzzella  SCHOLASTIC BOOKS CANADA
ers did their best and

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Message from the President
Members,
friends, asso-
ciates, new and
renewed ac-
quaintances, I
am honoured to
have been a
part of so many people’s lives.
This year I have welcomed the
opportunity to hear many people
speak about themselves in public.
After hearing all of these people
tell me their life story, they have
TLE’s CELEBRATION 2009
Tuesday June 23rd
11:50 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Pizza lunch
Everyone is welcome!
Karen’s Office News
Please remember to hand in your
volunteer/tutoring hours. With
summer just around the corner it
would be good to know if you plan
on tutoring during the summer
and if yes, where?
We now have a date for our end
of the year Celebration Event!
Tuesday, June 23rd starting at
11:50 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. We wel-
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become part of my life and in do-
ing so have grown to become my
friends. Now, I’ve added all of you
into my friendship bank and the
interest is paying me back much
more than any financial institution
ever could.
Thank you all for being yourself
and sharing with me.
~ Mona Arsenault
From the
Executive Director’s Desk
It’s been an-
other fabulous
year, thanks to
all of our volun-
teers, students,
staff, commu-
nity partners and donors!
I’d like to send a HUGE thank
you to all of the staff and ad-
come all staff, teachers, stu-
dents, volunteers, tutors, family
and friends to help make this
event special!
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU
PLAN ON ATTENDING NO
LATER THAN JUNE 18TH
Thanks!
Karen aka “Cat in the Hat”
TLE Board of Directors
2008/2009
President: Mona Arsenault
Secretary: Christiane Dabbagh
Treasurer: Valerie Sauriol
Director: Susan Jakab
Director: Lazar Jevremovic
ministrators of the Sir
Wilfrid Laurier’s CDC-Vimont
Centre for their support and
assistance for TLE and its mem-
bers throughout the year. Thank
you!
I wish you all a safe and happy
summer – see you in the fall!
THE NEW
LEARNING LINKS WEBSITE
The new and improved Learn-
ing Links is now online! Go to
our website at
www.TLEliteracy.com and click
on the Learning Links icon.
NEWS & VIEWS
Astronaut Roberta Bondar M. Arsenault

Armen, for discovery. I had the opportu- twinkle! During her space career she
Kosal and nity in March to listen and went around the world 129 times. She
I went to briefly meet Roberta Bondar, now gives inspirational lecture work-
a lecture Canada’s first woman astronaut. shops. Roberta says, “I’m here be-
at Loyola She spoke about doing what you cause I’ve had mountains to climb.”
High want and said ‘How far do you Like many people with obstacles in
School want to go?’ I reply Space is not their life or difficulties, they have
where too far, ask Roberta-Honorary mountains to climb and that is what
Dr. Girl Guide of the 100th year in makes them succeed. She loves books
Roberta Canada! I wouldn’t mind seeing and felt she learned so much from
Bondar those “Notulescant Clouds ei- them. She has spent her whole life in
came to Montreal in March ther, Roberta!” Other interest- Life-Long Learning. She has written
2009 to receive a Loyola Medal; ing facts from her lecture: She several books: Passionate Vision; Can-
honouring distinguished Canadi- talked about the majesty of ada Landscape of Dreams; The Arid
ans. Her medal of honour was space! In space the stars don’t Edge of Earth.

Roberta Bondar’s Speech Kosal

Hi members of TLE the world populations and seeing Anyhow, that's

what is happening today. my newsletter
The speech that Roberta Bondar
comment about
had discussed in March was fasci- One thing I truly loved in hear-
"Roberta Bondar"
nating; she described the beauty ing Roberta’s wonderful discus-
and I hope you
of so much about Earth. Many sion, was just simply how she men-
like it!
environmental global warming is- tioned her life and the time when
sues surround us, like different she was a young girl. How she be- Take care,
kinds of trees and flowers. She came a true inspirational Canadian Kosal C.
talked to us by pointing at a map Astronaut. Student
and showing how the climate has
changed, also towards looking at

Volunteer today to change

“I dwell
someone’s life tomorrow!
in
We are looking for general volunteers for TLE and volunteer tutors to work
one-on-one or in small groups with adult learners.
Possibility”
Call today!! Emily
Dickinson
The Learning Exchange C all Kar en for infor mat ion

Tel: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126

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How to Contact Us
THE LEARNING EXCHANGE STAFF
Darlene Brown
Executive Director
Karen Mockler
Administrative Assistant
Jacklyn Freedman-Spector
Communications Director
Calling all Books!
Please return all books you
have signed out during the
course of the year that you
will not be using in the sum-
mer. This EXCLUDES all stu-
dents’ personal workbooks, Lit-
We want your opinion!
What kind of workshops would you as a tutor, student,
volunteer, board member or parent like to see in
2009/2010? Drop us a line to let us know what
really matters to you!
Thanks to our funding from
Merck Frosst Employees’ Charity
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Dates to Remember
Go to TLE online under EVENTS to view our Google
calendar for details of all dates/events
TLE RESOURCE CENTER
2100 Blvd. des Laurentides  1st Wednesday of every month (*
weather permitting) Book Club
Vimont, Laval, Quebec. Meeting @ Raffin bookstore, Centre-
H7M 2R5 polis Laval, 1820 Pierre Péladeau
 May 5: Family Literacy Storytime
Phone: 450-688-2933 ext. 3126
visit Terry Fox Elementary
Skype: TLETLE1
Fax: 450-663-1290  May 6: CDC ~ Pont Viau Blood Drive
Email: TLE_literacy@yahoo.ca 1—7 pm
Website: www.TLEliteracy.com  May 7: QELA Website Advisory
meeting ~ Granby QC
WEBMASTER  May 8: QELA Meeting ~ Hotel du
Fort
Errol Pinto
 May 13: TLE BOD meeting
 May 21: QELA meeting ~ Hull QC
 May 22:
Start training manuals (unless  PACTE report due
 QLWG meeting ~ Hull QC
you will not be tutoring again)  May 23: QAAL AGM ~ Hull QC
and other books needed/used
 May 28: SWL Graduation ceremony
on a regular basis. Thank you!
 June 4/5: QELA AGM ~ Novotel
 June 8: SWL Career Lab inaugura-
tion ceremony CDC ~ Pont Viau
 June 9: Governing Board meeting
 June 23: TLE Celebration 2009
11:50 to 3:00
 June 24: St Jean Baptiste holiday
 June 26: TLE closed for summer
holidays
 June 29: Last day of classes for
students Vimont
 June 30: School closed for summer
holidays
 July 1: Canada Day
Trust Fund, parents and Cycle one
children at Souvenir and Terry Call Karen at:
Fox participated in our Storytime 450-688-2933 ext. 3126
Festivals in April and May. The
or see our website for more details:
evenings were a great success.
www. TLE l i t e r a c y . c o m
Family fun was had by all!
NEWS & VIEWS