Our Stories

• 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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• 29Jun 2022

  From Perseverance to Building Up

  READ Saskatoon’s running theme in 2020 was perseverance and it was fitting for the program participants, volunteers, supporters, and staff in their ability to continue achieving success during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. READ Saskatoon maintained the constant progression forward, setting an example of stability and constant service delivery with their theme being ‘building […]

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• 06Jun 2022

  Kristine Flynn’s Reflections on Volunteering

  Thank you. It is a very humbling honour to be on stage accepting an award.  I love volunteering for READ Saskatoon and have volunteered for many of their programs. But by far the most meaningful volunteer experience has been as an adult literacy coach. I’ve been paired with the same learner off and on since […]

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• 02May 2022

  Supporting Your Child’s Reading Journey

  Even when your child starts school, you are their first and most important teacher. Reading out of necessity and reading for enjoyment are two very different things. At READ Saskatoon we want to spark a love of reading for children by growing their learning strategies and reading skills. We believe parents play a vital role […]

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• 18Oct 2021

  Conexus Wins Community Builder Award

  I am thrilled to accept the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon Community Builder Award on behalf of our Board, our employees – who give unselfishly of their time and talent – and our members – whose patronage enables us to support the phenomenal work being done through READ Saskatoon’s literacy programs. Being connected to our communities […]

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