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VITA's StoryCorps participants were (left to right) Isaac Julian, Delores Labbe and Moses Morgan. Lorena Comeaux is not pictured.
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StoryCorps Chronicles VITA Students' Lives
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StoryCorps' Mobile StoryBooth recently visited Lafayette and invited VITA to participate in several interview sessions. Student interviews were recorded through a partnership between American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and National Public Radio (NPR). Excerpts of selected interviews are broadcast locally on KRVS, nationally on Fridays on NPR's Morning Edition, and accessible online at www.storycorps.net.
VITA students participating in the interviews were Loretta Comeaux, Delores Labbe and Isaac Julian. Moses Morgan, a VITA Board Member and former student, also took part in an interview. They each received copies of the recordings.
We plan to play selections from the recordings at the next Student Support Meeting.
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Does Your Student Have a Good Story to Tell?
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VITA is planning a new publication of student writings in Expressions of Life and Language IV. We are asking tutors to encourage their students to spend some time on the writing project during their tutoring sessions. Stories, poems or essays will be considered for publication in the book. Please mail or fax the writings to the VITA office and include both the student's name and yours. The address is VITA, 905 Jefferson St., Ste. 404, Lafayette, LA 70501. The fax number is (337) 234-4672. Please send it in by Friday, May 25, 2007.
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Mardi Gras Party Offered More than King Cake
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This year's Mardi Gras King Cake Party was held February 6. King cakes from several local bakeries provided a variety of sweets of the season. In addition, students learned more about Mardi Gras history and traditions. They also played Mardi Gras Bingo to win holiday prizes. The fun occasion gave students and tutors a chance to meet and socialize.
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Newspaper Donations Sponsored by Pinhook Wal-Mart
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VITA receives a donation of ten newspapers each Wednesday through The Daily Advertiser's Partners in Literacy Project. VITA's sponsor this year is the Wal-Mart on Pinhook Road. We appreciate Wal-Mart's and The Daily Advertiser's assistance with our literacy effort.
The Daily Advertiser also offers a special second free subscription for VITA tutors. Each VITA tutor who has a subscription may also receive a second one free for their student. For more information about how to request this service, call Judy Broussard at Partners in Literacy at The Daily Advertiser at (337) 289-6492.
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VITA Executive Director Jeanette Barras (left) recently presented a Celebrate Literacy Award to Sam's Club Membership Coordinator Charisse Comeaux. The award was bestowed in appreciation for the donation of a Sam's Literacy Grant to VITA. The inscription on the plaque read, "In grateful appreciation of outstanding service to the community in promoting literacy."
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