COMING EVENTS!

March 28: Manitoba Call for Proposals for Federal Provincial Cost Shared Agreements for research, material design and public awareness projects. Deadline for submission to the NLS will be May 1st, 1998. Call 945-8247 for copies of this year's form for Youth Literacy Corps and Partnerships with the Community grants.

April 1 (evening) and 4 (morning): Charting Our Future Learner Conference, hosted by Salvation Army and the Transcona Literacy Centre. Call Emily Dalton 946-9497 for registration forms. Dozens of speakers will present positive options for literacy learners.

April 8-9: West Regional Network Learners Conference hosted by the Dauphin Friendship Centre with a fantastic array of activities. Call Barb St. Goddard for information or registration forms, at 204-638-5707 or Lauren at 204-834-2191.

April 19-26: Manitoba Book Week. LPM is sponsoring the kick-off event to raise awareness of family literacy and reading in the home, by featuring a Manitoba author on the CBC Weekend Morning show with host Ron Robinson. To receive a copy of the calendar of events, call the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers at 947-3335.

April 20 &27: Healthy Parenting for the 90’s Mondays (2 evenings) Do you or your learners ever wish you had a more cooperative child? Or a more self-confident child? Here is an opportunity for parents of children age 2 – 12 to discover how to build your child’ self esteem and cooperation so important for success in the real world. For more information call the River Heights Family Life Education Centre at 453-1271

April 21: How to Help Children Make and Maintain Friends. We all want children to have friends and to be friendly. Some children have no idea what to do, what to say or how to go about being or attracting a friend. Come to this practical workshop to learn how to help your child develop the skills and the confidence to reach out and take a risk. For more information call the River Heights Family Life Education Centre at 453-1271

April 23: Manitoba Child Care Networking Fair for community organizations at the Ramada Marlborough Hotel. LPM will have a display at this event, featuring family literacy materials.

April 24-25: Northern Learners' Conference, at the Wescana Inn, the Pas. For information or to register, call Lynn McCorkill 623-6063.

April 27: Children’s Literature Roundtable hosts Inuit Author Michael Kusagak in the Art Gallery 7:00 pm

May 1: Deadline for NLS Fed/Prov applications. Call 945-8247 for criteria and application forms

May 7: Getting our Kids to Say “No” in the 90’s When We Said “Yes” in the 60’s. For more information call the River Heights Family Life Education Centre at 453-1271

May 8-9: Management Trends at the Turn of the New Millenium workshop by MAWEC. Call 453-1563 for details.

May 21/22 or May 25/26: Libraries in Winnipeg will host these day-and-a-half sessions of family literacy training in the Parent Child Mother Goose program model, with founder Celia Lottridge of Toronto. Focusing on the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs and stories with parents and their young children and babies, this model can be adapted to multicultural and aboriginal family literacy programs. $50.00 registration due April 24. Call Lorraine Douglas, Winnipeg Public Library at 986-6459 to inquire about seat availability (limit of 20 seats per offering).

May 21: LPM benefits from net proceeds of the Club Regent Bingo Night. We need 10 volunteers for this evening of fun and laughter. Free drink of your choice supplied to all volunteers after the shift. 6-9 p.m. Call LeRae Rigney to sign up at 947-5757.

May 25 - 28: Introduction to Volunteer Management (IVM) this 3 ½ day course is designed for anyone responsible for volunteer management. You will develop a clear understanding of the components necessary for the development of an effective volunteer program. Call the Volunteer Centre for more information at 477-5180

May 28: Deadline for Margaret Laurence Award Nominations for outstanding Volunteer Tutors in adult literacy. For details see page 2 of this issue of Write On!

May 30: LPM Board meeting in Winnipeg.

June 3: 1998 Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament at Pine Ridge Golf and Country Club

June 5-6: Regional Symposium on Family Literacy at the Radisson Hotel in Saskatoon. Call Terrie Moar for information, or to submit recommendations: 785-8375, by May 30.

June 12-13: Human Resource Trends: Where does Workplace Education Fit In? workshop by MAWEC. Call 453-1563 for details.

Summer Literacy Institutes:

June 22-26: (Tentative dates) Literacy and Employment Preparation Issues for Practitioners, hosted by Employment Projects for Women Inc. Call Angela Tessier at: 949-5300 for information.

June 25-27: Literacy and Technology: Maintaining a Human Face, hosted by the Centre for Literacy in Quebec. Call for a brochure 514-931-8731.

July 13-25: Literacy B.C. Summer Institute. Visit their website or call Jean for information later this spring at: 604-684-0624