Project Literacy Central Okanagan Society
1635 Bertram Street V1Y 2G5 Kelowna, BC, Canada

Keep you and your loved ones warm this holiday season! Project Literacy's 'Wool For Winter' Campaign offers women and men’s cozy merino wool socks for $10/pair (includes taxes). Funds raised will be used to support our community literacy programs. Merino wool socks are a must-have in the cold season and are great to wear while reading by the fire.... To assist you with your order please contact Kate at [email protected] or at 250-762-2163 #kelowna #okanagan #love

November 20th is World Children's Day - A day to reimagine a better future for every child. Project Literacy works with the elementary schools to offer the One to One Children's Literacy program. The program helps children in grades 1-4 improve their reading skills. For great resources on how you can take action on World Children's Day visit the Unicef website. ... https://www.unicef.org/world-childrens-day

Get outside to enjoy some fresh air and time together! The Family Story Walk is a free community event taking place this week until November 22nd! There are stories located at 10 parks throughout the Central Okanagan for you and your kids to explore. Head over to Cameron Park, 2345 Richter St., to take a stroll and read The Silly Blue Goose by Krista Marble, a local author. ... Check here for the list of Books and Parks: https://childhoodconnections.ca/central-okanagan-early-yea/ #community #literacy #kidsbooks Enter to Win! One copy of each of the 10 stories will be given away after the Story Walk week has finished. Pick up a Story Walk Passport from any of the host locations. Mark off every park you visit, then submit your Passport to a host location by Friday, November 27th.

Thank you to Brenda and the IODE Dr. Knox Chapter for their generous donation to Project Literacy. Project Literacy is entirely funded by grants and donations. We are grateful for community organizations as their donations help support our literacy programs, such as our successful One-to-One Tutoring Program for adults.

Family Story Walk The Central Okanagan Early Years Partnership has organized a Family Story Walk during the week of November 16th-22nd. Ten different books will be displayed at 10 different parks! The story pages will be located around the park in page order for a self-guided tour. Stroll through the park to enjoy the stories for a family-fun experience! ... Enter to Win! One copy of each of the 10 stories will be given away after the Story Walk week has finished. Pick up a Story Walk Passport from any of the host locations. Mark off every park you visit, then submit your Passport to a host location by Friday, November 27th. Check here for the Book and Park List: https://childhoodconnections.ca/central-okanagan-early-y//

Project Literacy provides free computer support to seniors. With more seniors going on-line, navigating the web while avoiding scams and identity theft can be a challenging task! To help seniors become more familiar with digital technology, Project Literacy offers one to one and group training on laptops, tablets and mobile phones. Another component of Project Literacy's digital literacy program includes spam awareness and detecting email viruses. Contact Katia to learn more ...about our free computer support. [email protected] Also join us for #MediaLitWk October 26-30 and help spread the word about the importance of media and digital literacy! Learn more @ www.medialiteracyweek.ca

You have a lot of power when you're online! You can share good news, make people laugh or help to make your community or the world a better place. The flip side is what you share can make things worse. It is important to think about what you say and do online. Project Literacy's digital literacy program for seniors who would like to improve their digital literacy skills. ... Join us for #MediaLitWk October 26-30 and help spread the word about the importance of media and digital literacy! Learn more @ www.medialiteracyweek.ca