Empowering people through literacy so they can lead more productive
and fulfilling lives.
and fulfilling lives.
The 13th Annual VFL Rubber Duck Race and Family Fund Fest will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at the Mountain Laurel Festival in Clarkesville!!!
GET YOUR DUCKS IN THE RACE!!! Click on "Donate" now and adopt your ducks to race for you! You could win $1,000 if your duck comes in first, $500 for second or $250 for third place, Also, when you purchase $20 in duck race tickets, you receive a one-year VFL Membership The Family Fun Fest is Back!!! Head down to Pitt's Park between noon and 2 pm for free games for kids and adults, a bouncy house, petting zoo and MORE!!! It's Quacktastic!!! Thanks to our awesome sponsors and supporters for making the 2024 VFL Rubber Duck Race the BEST, ever. Check them out below!! |
VFL Programs that the VFL Rubber Duck Race funds...
THE DICTIONARY PROJECT
During October VFL takes dictionaries to all third-grade students in Habersham County Schools. Volunteers don a cap and gown and speak with the students about the importance of staying in school. Along with the bright yellow The Best Dictionary for Students, kids received a writing pen inscribed with their graduation date - 2033!
During October VFL takes dictionaries to all third-grade students in Habersham County Schools. Volunteers don a cap and gown and speak with the students about the importance of staying in school. Along with the bright yellow The Best Dictionary for Students, kids received a writing pen inscribed with their graduation date - 2033!
2023 -24 English Language Acquisition Classes Grow in Numbers
After more than a year of class interruptions due to COVID-19, VFL partnered with Cornelia First Presbyterian Church and free English Language Acquisition (ELA) classes began September 6, 2022 on the church campus. A $6,000 grant from Dollar General enabled VFL to hire an experienced director/instructor who, with the help of volunteer teachers, tested and placed students in appropriate classes for learning English. Mr. Jim Miner, who began the program more than a decade ago, teaches citizenship to those eager to begin the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. Thanks to Cornelia Presbyterian and United Way of Habersham County, VFL also is providing transportation and childcare to those who need it. The Georgia Power Foundation also provided funding for this program in 2023.
Several volunteers, most of whom are there consistently on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays, have made it possible for us to add a second class for beginners. Currently an advanced, an intermediate and two beginners classes meet twice weekly.
Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am - 2 pm.
After more than a year of class interruptions due to COVID-19, VFL partnered with Cornelia First Presbyterian Church and free English Language Acquisition (ELA) classes began September 6, 2022 on the church campus. A $6,000 grant from Dollar General enabled VFL to hire an experienced director/instructor who, with the help of volunteer teachers, tested and placed students in appropriate classes for learning English. Mr. Jim Miner, who began the program more than a decade ago, teaches citizenship to those eager to begin the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. Thanks to Cornelia Presbyterian and United Way of Habersham County, VFL also is providing transportation and childcare to those who need it. The Georgia Power Foundation also provided funding for this program in 2023.
Several volunteers, most of whom are there consistently on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays, have made it possible for us to add a second class for beginners. Currently an advanced, an intermediate and two beginners classes meet twice weekly.
Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am - 2 pm.
We are many volunteers with one mission:
To empower people through literacy so they can lead more productive and fulfilling lives.
To empower people through literacy so they can lead more productive and fulfilling lives.