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Exercise your muscles during Family Literacy Week Use it or lose it. Reading ability is like a muscle - if you don’t exercise it often you may not be able to maintain the same level of reading ability as you age. In honour of Family Literacy Day’s 15th year, Kamloops families can enjoy a whole week of fun, local activities from January 20 to 27. ABC Life Literacy Canada wants to realize a vision of a Canada where everyone has the skills they need to live a fully engaged life. This non-profit organization mobilizes business, government and communities to support lifelong learning through leadership in programs, communications and partnerships. Every year across Canada events are coordinated by literacy providers, schools, libraries and community organizations. These activities range from fundraisers, book drives and children’s reading circles, to literacy-themed contests and family games nights. This is a means of reaching not only children, but also the adults in their lives. The 7th Kamloops ABC Family Literacy Day is January 26. Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week is a partnership with the City of Kamloops, School District 73, Literacy in Kamloops (LinK) and many local organizations. This fun-filled week will see great ways for families to build literacy by reconnecting and playing together. To kick off the week at TCC is hosting a Mother Goose swim on January 20 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. Other activities include free skating, dancing, story times, games night, movies and literacy Lego. Now in its 4th year, the Heap the Honda Children’s Book Drive has resulted in the
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Family Literacy Day is an annual initiative developed by ABC Life Literacy Canada that inspires families to increase their literacy skills and encourages parents and children to have “15 Minutes of Fun” learning together. Practicing literacy together for just 15 minutes a day has tremendous benefits. Participate in many free, family activities from January 20 to 27 for Interior Savings Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week.
donation and distribution of more than 40,000 books to families. This year 11 local elementary schools are participating and books will be sorted by volunteers and given to the Bright Red Bookshelf (12 locations throughout the city), ABC Family Literacy Day and Social - Jan. Service Agencies. New orNSE gently used 16, chil-23 dren’s books can be dropped off for donation
to Kamloops Honda, YM/YWCA locations, the TNRD libraries, Starbucks locations and Interior Saving branches. On Wednesday, January 23 at 7:00pm, guest speaker Vince Gowmon is presenting a keynote “Remembering to Play - Inspiring Joy, Freedom and Self-Care” at TRU Alumni – continued on page 2
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