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Plant a Seed and Teach Someone to Read
Spring is here and we are excited to launch a new fundraising campaign to support the Literacy Outreach Program with seasonal agricultural workers.

Every year, Frontier College provides literacy and basic skills support for seasonal agricultural workers in Southwestern Ontario. Our instructors offer classes at farms, greenhouses, churches, and libraries to over 200 learners . These workers are essential to Canada's food and agricultural system, and we are proud to support them.

Thanks to the generosity of Harris Home Hardware  in London, Ontario, we are selling gardening packages that include flower and vegetable seeds, a garden starter guide featuring tips and resources for beginners, and recipes written by our seasonal agricultural worker learners! . With every purchase, you will help grow our Literacy Outreach Program!

Deadline for orders is May 24, 2018. All orders will ship in Canada in time for planting season.

National Forum on Literacy and Health 
Join us at our annual national forum on Thursday, May 17 as we examine the role literacy plays in improving Canadians' health. Despite Canada's universal healthcare, not all Canadians have the same opportunities to enjoy good health and have the ability to understand and navigate health care services. There are many interconnected factors affecting our health and well-being. Literacy is one of those factors.

Sponsored by Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life, the forum will be moderated by Dave Angus, VP, Chamber Relations at J ohnston Group and will feature the following panelists:

Stephen Faul
President & CEO, Frontier College
Medical Lead for Aboriginal Health Program (North Zone) Alberta Health Services
Health Columnist at the Globe and Mail
Leader, Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety

T he for um will be held at the Radisson Hotel Downtown Winnipeg  and webcast live to satellite conferences in cities across Canada: 

Halifax     Toronto     Saskatoon      Edmonton      Vancouver   Winnipeg   Whitehorse
Thunder Bay (Registration coming soon)
 
Registration is free. Space is limited. 
Can't attend in person? You can register to watch the webcast. 
For more information, contact: [email protected]
You Did It! 
We're happy to welcome spring with some great news: The Frontier College  Alumni Matching Gift Challenge was a smashing success. We exceeded our $1000 goal, which will be matched by former Frontier College staff member, Eric Plato. Thank you to all of our alumni donors for your continued confidence in our work. Your support means the world to us!
Special thank you to:

Lewis Allen
Don Stevenson and Carol Galimberti
 Hui Yi Lu
Marni Andrews
 Richard Huyda
 Walter Murray
Catherine Armstrong
 Pamela  Kovacs
 Andrew Stewart
WilliamFallis
 Murray  Lapp
 David Rae
Geoffrey Rytell Jamie Leone

And to Eric Plato for generously matching $1,000.

If you missed out on the matching gift challenge, you can still support Frontier College's ongoing efforts to improve literacy in Canada.

Do you know a former volunteer tutor who would like to join our Frontier College alumni group? Contact Joanne Huffa , Communications and Alumni Coordinator today!
14th Annual SCRABBLE Corporate Challenge

The 14th Annual SCRABBLE Corporate Challenge, presented by TMX Group , took place on  March 7 th  in downtown Toronto. Twenty-five corporate teams competed for the coveted  TMX Cup   by laying down their most dazzling Triple Word Scores-all to benefit literacy! Catch a glimpse of the fun on  CTV News .  Take a look at the  photo gallery . Thank you to all of our sponsors, teams, guests, and volunteers who made it a great night for literacy!

Codie Hawrylowicz
One of the highlights of this annual event is the  Deloitte Learner Achievement Award . This year's recipient is  Codie Hawrylowicz , who successfully completed the Hammer Heads academic upgrading program and now has plans to become an electrician.

 " My experience at Frontier College has impacted my life in many ways and will continue to in the future. Being  there has taught me determination and perseverance and to keep striving and working hard to meet my goals. Their staff and support team were amazing and will never be forgotten because they have taught me life skills that I can carry out through my apprenticeship and all levels of trade school."
- Codie

Frontier College / Collège Frontière

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www.frontiercollege.ca