ProLiteracy Celebrates Longtime Literacy Volunteer Mary Anne
Nelson
READ: Fall 2016 by Literacy Manager Kelly Tyler
A newsletter written by students and tutors
Literacy Coordinator Carolyn Barelli and I attended a luncheon
this July to celebrate the contributions of longtime literacy volunteer Mary
Anne Nelson. Nelson was a longtime trainer and supervising trainer for
California Literacy, a statewide coordinating office for community-based and
library-based programs. Mary Anne was active in state and national conferences
for many years.
After Nelson retired from actively training, she remained an
active tutor in the Los Angeles
Public Library until spring of this year. She was an active tutor with the
Los Angeles Public Library since the program began in 1984.
Nelson’s continued commitment to literacy was most recently
evident when she established the Mary Anne Nelson Training Fund with
ProLiteracy, a national organization that promotes adult literacy. This
permanent scholarship will be used to help tutor trainers with professional
development materials, travel, and other support. READ MORE @
