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Literacy council eyes 2023-24
Gillespie Literacy Council tutors include: front row, from left, Liza Henderson, Judy Hoopman, Julia Brewer Daily, Barbara Sultemeier, Stan Sultemeier, JoAnna Vernetti Troppy; back row, Debbie Sultemeier, Barbara Elmore, Julie Southwick, Mary Wilson, Al Sunday, Michelle Stehling, Leslie Hart, John Mendeke, Anna Mendeke, Melanie Brown, Maria Guerra and Amber Crossland. (Not pictured are Cathy Bennett, Jerry Flavin, Bruce Ivers, Efrain López, Alice Scarborough, Barbara Shirley and Karen Vanek.) — Submitted photo
Community, Gillespie Life, News
July 26, 2023
Literacy council eyes 2023-24

The Gillespie Literacy Council announces its new tutor orientation for the fall 2023 semester, “Plant a Seed Through Literacy to Transform a Life.”

The new tutor training is scheduled for Aug. 1 from 9-10 a.m. or 6-7 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Parish Hall, 302 East College in Fredericksburg, or by special arrangement by contacting JoAnna Vernetti Troppy, executive director of the Gillespie Literacy Council, at 956-457-4341 or gillespieliteracycouncil1989@gmail.com.

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