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Start Date: |
2024-07-02 |
End Date: |
2024-08-30 |
Length of Commitment: |
July & August 2024 |
Time Commitment: |
2 hours per week ideally same time each week |
Total Days Needed: |
9 |
Minimum Age Required: |
starting grade nine in September 2024 |
Training Required: |
Yes- BIGS must attend a Mandatory Orientation- Wed, June 26 at 6pm at the downtown Sarnia Library |
Training Provided: |
Yes- resources and tip sheets provided at the Orientation |
Skills Required: |
Patient, kind, encouraging nature
Avid reader and enthusiastic in modelling the love of reading
Prompt, reliable, and committed to the program
A great mentor and enjoys spending time with children
Creativity to come up with different ways to help Little Buddies learn to read |
Activities: |
Your mission: to spark the love of reading for a Little Buddy and provide regular reading practice with a weekly meeting
BIGS will meet their assigned Littles at the downtown Sarnia library reception. Together with their Little they will find an age, interest, and reading skill-appropriate book (s) and a quiet spot to read. Each Little has 1/2 session. This means that as a BIG you could be paired with up to four Little Buddies each week. |
Transportation: |
Yes |
Population Served: |
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Additional Information: |
Teens can receive O.S.S.D. volunteer hours
Requirement for adults 18+ to complete online training and process/provide a clear vulnerable record sector check |
Location Details
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Street: |
Sarnia Downtown Library, 124 Christina St. |
City: |
Sarnia |
Postal Code: |
N7T 8E1 |
Travel Directions: |
Christina/ Wellington corner (Avoid Wellington- closed due to construction) |
Contact Person
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Name: |
Tracy Pound |
Position: |
Executive Director |
Email: |
info@literacylambton.org |
Website: |
https://www.literacylambton.org |
Day Phone: |
5193324876 |
Evening Phone: |
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Fax: |
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