Our guest speaker was Ted Nolan, former professional hockey player and former head coach of the Buffalo Sabres and Latvian men’s national hockey team. The Peter Gzowski Award winner was Joan Kenny, and our Literacy Champion award went to Robert Irving. Another special highlight of the evening was the award presentations to the winners of the Adult Learner’s Writing Contest. See the full story here.

Congratulations to the winners of our 2016 Adult Learner Essay Contest !

Nancy Kelly – Sussex Adult Learning Centre

Jonathan Caissie – Fredericton Francophone Adult Learning Centre

Rose Mary Paul – St Mary’s First Nation Adult Learning Community Centre

The winners will receive their $100 prize and a framed certificate at the LCNB PGI gala Dinner to be held at the Delta Hotel, Fredericton on April 11^th.  We’ll be featuring the winners’ biographies and essays on our website during NB Literacy week April 18-22^nd, 2016. Don’t forget to check them out!

 

The Literacy Coalition held their annual Adult Learner’s Writing contest in honour of Adult Learner’s Week which is celebrated April 18 -22nd, in conjunction with NB Literacy day April 20th, 2016. The competition is now closed but we thank all of you who participated in the contest and encourage you to try again next year! The winners of the contest will receive their award at the 2016 PGI Literacy Dinner on April 11th at the Delta Hotel in Fredericton. The winners names will be announced in early April and their stories will be featured on our website during Adult Learner’s Week.

Mark your calendars!

On April 11, supporters of literacy will gather in Fredericton to honour Mr. Robert Irving, our 2016 literacy champion.

The Peter Gzowski Invitational (PGI) events for literacy are major fundraising events held in every province and territory.

The Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick has raised more than $1.6 million dollars for literacy since the inception of PGI in NB in 2002. Funds raised through the event go directly to youth, adult and family literacy programs around the province, including support for our schools, libraries and community groups.

Join us as we present Mr. Irving with the Champion of Literacy Award and celebrate the ways in which he is working to raise literacy scores in the province and build a strong foundation for future success in New Brunswick.

Event tickets are $150 individually, or $1,200 for a table of eight. Purchase yours now by contacting our Acting Executive Director Lynda Homer at 506-457-1227, or e-mail Lynda at lcnb@nbliteracy.ca with the subject line “Ticket Request – PGI Dinner”

2016 PGI Literacy Dinner

Monday, April 11, 2016

Reception 6p.m., Dinner 6:45p.m.

Delta Fredericton Ballroom

Learn more about our 2016 literacy champion, Mr. Robert Irving, and the ways in which he has long supported literacy initiatives in our press release.