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successes
Funds lacking for adult literacy program
By GORDON WEEKS
gordon@masoncounty com
For the past four
years, Larry Parker has
volunteered his time and
expertise to tutor adult
students in basic skills
and GED math through
the Shelton-based non-
profit Sound Learning.
During the organiza-
tion's 2013-14 program
season, he volunteered
170 hours, including giv-
ing time to former stu-
dents struggling to com-
prehend math at Olym-
pic College Shelton.
Volunteer Larry
Stecker is a computer ex-
pert who brings
in donated
equipment, loads
software and
maintains the
licenses so they
don't expire. In
the past three
years, he has
donated 1,200
hours of his time.
Parker and Stecker
were among the honor-
ees at Sound Learuing's
Celebration of Success
and 2013-14 annual
meeting Nov. 13 in the
Johnson Library at
Olympic College Shel-
ton. Joyce River and
Mary Soehlen also re-
ceived the Shining Star
Stecker
out
not
Awards for their volun-
teer work.
United Way of Ma-
son County received
the organization's Sage
Award. The Shelton Ro-
tary Club, the Shelton
Skookum Rotary Club
and the West Olympia
Rotary Club shared the
Lynn Busacca Literacy
Advocate Award.
During 2013-14, 120
volunteers donated a
total of 5,300 hours,
said Patty Ayala Ross,
the president of Sound
Learning's Board of Di-
rectors. If they were
paid $22.50 an hour -- a
figure noted by The In-
dependent Sec-
tor, a coalition
of nonprofits
-- that would
translate to al-
most $12,000 in
value, she said.
"This is truly
a grassroots
organization,"
Ross said. "With-
volunteers, we would
exist."
But Ross also brought
up a number that con-
cerns Sound Learning:
The group needs $20,000
to balance its budget for
this year.
State funding for the
program dropped about
30 percent in 2014, and
the group opted to con-
Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
During the 2013-2014 program year, Larry Parker
donated 170 hours of time and expertise to
tutor adults in basic skills and GED math for the
Shelton-based nonprofit Sound Learning. On Nov.
13, he was among the volunteers the organization
honored at its Celebration of Success in the
Johnson Library at Olympic College Shelton. At
left is Shannon Klasell, a program coordinator for
the group.
"So there's more and tor for Sound Learning.
more need for these ser- About 70 percent of the
vices and less and less students in the ESOL
money," Ross said. programs had fewer than
In the long term, the nine years of education
group wants to stabilize in their home country,
itself without counting with most of them from
on the state funds, Ross Mexico or Guatemala,
said. she said.
"We would love to For many of the strug-
double the budget ... so gling students, Sound
we can hire more staff," Learning is their "last
she said. stop" for help, and it's
But last week's event their tutors who make it
was also about focusing work, said Shannon Kla-
on the group's successes sell, a program coordina-
this past year. tor for Sound Learning.
During the 2013-14 "Because of you, these
program year, Sound people have this last
Learning worked with chance, and they can
231 students, 41 of them take advantage of that,"
in basic skills and GED she said.
tinue on without an ex- preparation and 184 Along with money and
ecutive director, Rossin English for Speak- tutors, Sound Learn-
said. At the peak, theers of Other Languagesing needs volunteers to
program received about(ESOL). serve on committees, as-
$350,000 a year;" now The students received sist in the office and help
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of instruction. GED stu- E-Bration fundraiser.
I O| dent Kelly Irish had the The group also needs a
• highest attendance at photographer to capture
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student Roberto DeLeonwith students.
R I( RICES received 170 hoursofin- To contact the
PA LI struction, organization, call 426-
The ESOL studies fo-9733 or email staff@
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*O Jless such as communication The group's next fund-
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