[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 95 (Friday, June 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF THE 2013 LITERACY COUNCIL OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA AWARD 
                               RECIPIENTS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
recipients of the 2013 Literary Council of Northern Virginia Community 
Partner Awards and Volunteer of the Year Awards. Founded in 1962, the 
Literary Council of Northern Virginia (LCNV) is a non-profit 
educational organization that recruits and trains volunteers to teach 
adults who need help reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the 
English language.
   The mission of LCNV is to empower adults by providing a wide range 
of programs that teach the basic literacy skills needed in order to 
become self-sufficient and full participants in society. These programs 
include Basic Adult Literacy Tutoring, which works with adults who 
speak and understand English but are beginning readers and writers, and 
ESOL tutoring programs that teach reading, writing, listening 
comprehension, and speaking to those in our community for whom English 
is not their native language. In addition, LCNV offers two classroom 
programs: The ESOL Learning Center program, which serves low-income 
immigrant adults and teaches life skills important in the work place 
and community, and Family Learning Programs, which teach English 
proficiency to parents while their children participate in separate 
literacy-related activities.
   Over the course of the last 50 years, thousands of people and 
families have been helped through LCNV programs. This would not have 
been possible without the dedication and commitment of the many 
volunteers and community partners. It is my great honor to recognize 
the following recipients of the 2013 Literacy Council of Northern 
Virginia Awards:
   Recipients of the Community Partners Awards: Acumen Solutions, City 
of Alexandria, and the Meyer Foundation.
   Recipients of the Volunteer of the Year Awards: Susan Kral, Anne 
Spear, Audrey Lipps, and Mark Troppe.
   This year, LCNV learners were invited to submit writings around the 
theme for this year's Annual Recognition Event: ``New Beginnings.'' 
Learners worked with tutors, teachers, and classmates to formulate 
ideas, construct drafts, edit, and polish their writing in order to 
create final products that were published in LCNV's annual report. I 
commend each of the learners who submitted a writing and congratulate 
them on the incredible progress that they have made.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing the 
contributions of the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia and in 
congratulating each of the 2013 Award Recipients. Their dedication, 
hard work, and commitment improves the quality of life for the 
students, as well as the community, by providing program participants 
with the life skills that are necessary to become active and productive 
members of society.

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