Our Stories

• 07Sep 2023

  10 Things You Can Do to Support Literacy in Your Community

  Embarking on a journey to support literacy is like opening the door to a world brimming with endless possibilities. It’s a remarkable endeavour that not only helps individuals but also has the power to transform entire communities.  Whether you’re someone who gets excited about education, preserving languages, or celebrating diverse cultures, guess what? You have […]

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• 30Aug 2023

  Saskatoon Lions Club Learner Achievement Award Recipient

    Good afternoon everyone, My name is Seabaschine Rockthunder, and I’ve been in the Adult Literacy Program since 2018. I first came to the program to learn how to read and spell and improve my writing. I am working with my coach Cassidy, and we have been working on reading, spelling, and writing. Every meeting […]

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• 30Aug 2023

  Mad with Plaid “We are Glad”: a poem by Peace Akintade

  The world is in a terrible place The storm rages on Outside our windowstills. Rings of fire float through the air As children sigh and moan about the end times. The world is in a dire place. Fear replaces excitement. Anxiety replaces creativity. And bad luck clouds the beauty Of the changing times. The world […]

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• 24Oct 2022

  Kinsmen Community Builder Award Winner

  My Networking Group (MNG) is a group of small and medium-sized business owners and professionals who provide business connections through reputation and trust to help grow each other’s businesses. Our primary goals are to provide excellent customer service and to use and promote all members’ services and products. On behalf of MNG, we would like […]

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• 08Sep 2022

  And So On … by Peace Akintade

  Do you remember the fables of your youth? The quickness of breath as the tale rages on? The exhilaration, thumping beat, As your mother strangled the follicle of your imagination? Leaving you breathless, longing, hopeful? My mother wrote in whispers, as if Afraid of the words she wrote. In secret, she would craft worlds of […]

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• 30Aug 2022

  Reflections from Safa Bouaddi, Winner of the 2022 Saskatoon Lions Club Learner Achievement Award

  Good afternoon, everyone! My name is Safa Bouaddi. I want to thank you for selecting me to receive the learner achievement award. Thanks also for all the help your foundation has provided me with throughout the past three years. I immigrated to Canada in 2016 right after I finished high school in my home country […]

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