It’s a
Match
LAPL Adult Literacy
Newsletter READ: Summer 2014
Bert’s Story By Tutor Bertram Brescher
I retired from 32 years with AT&T a little after my
60th birthday. It was a physical job that tired me out and the extended hours
kept me away from my family. I had previously retired a few years earlier from
the Air National Guard, which was a job I loved , but I became the OLD MAN
looked to for answers, put the square peg in the round hole. Soon after
retiring I started looking for volunteer work. I wanted something that would
again make me feel good. The Air Force was always about teamwork and how to
help. My Combat Communications Squadron excelled and always pulled through even
through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
I first checked with the AARP local volunteer website. I
saw mostly short term commitment positions. I did come across the Los Angeles Library Adult Literacy
Program and looked deeper into it. It seemed to be a good match. I had
worked on a workshop with AT&T and taught a class with the USAF on the
operation and safety of tactical generators. I sent in an e-mail, but never
received a reply. I figured the program was full or the staff laid off due to
the recession. I took on volunteering at the Veterans Administration in Mission
Hills. I would help filing, making phone calls and other odd jobs they needed
help with. It was the big happy family I remembered from the military.
Raymond’s Story By Learner Raymond Anguiano
I have been with my tutor Bert about one year. I joined
the program to learn how to read and write better. So far my achievements have
been getting my drivers license, teaching my daughter to read, and helping my
wife with reading medical labels.
I heard about the Adult Literacy Program on the radio
and it was something I was looking for. I am so glad there is a program
available in my local library and I do recommend this program to people who
want to learn to read and write. READ MORE !
