Press Release of September 29, 2020 What do Tina Fey, Cheri Oteri, Jahlil Beats, Monica Horan, Fran Brill, Matthew Ryan, Dan Connor, Danie Ocean, and Vince Papale have in common? They all hail from Delaware County originally, and they all will be contributing their talent and star power to the first-ever Literacy Is Essential Telethon…
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Press Release of September 2, 2020 In March of 2020, the Delaware County Literacy Council (DCLC) was awarded a Mobile Learning Fund Grant from ProLiteracy. The grant provided a free subscription to News for You Online, a weekly newspaper with topical articles and literacy lessons that can be accessed online. The timing of the grant…
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Press Release of July 8, 2020 “Nowadays good news is like a treasure!” exclaimed Anna Dziuba when she learned she had won $200 for her essay on helping homeless children in Ukraine. The announcement came via an online Zoom call with her English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher at the Delaware County Literacy Council…
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Press Release of January 23, 2020 Adult students from the Delaware County Literacy Council (DCLC) received a firsthand lesson in civics when U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon visited their classes this week. Scanlon visited three English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and one GED® preparation class, talking with students about their goals and answering…
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