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Mark your Calendars,
Everyone! The annual ELTOC AGM will
be taking place during the
evening on Thursday,
September 26th, 2013.
Since ELTOC is moving by
the end of August this year
(exact date to be confirmed),
we hope to hold this event at
our at our new premises, 404
McArthur St in Vanier. All
ELTOC students and tutors
are welcome and encouraged
to come to this event.
We will be sending out
formal invitations to the
AGM closer to the actual
date. The event will review
the past year at ELTOC,
feature guest speakers
and entertainment, and will
of course have our usual
de l ic io us snacks and
refreshments.
We hope to see you there!
Your News
Welcome New Students 2
ELTOC is moving! 2
Congratulations 3
ELTOC at GGGS 4
Sheila Rorke: Welcoming
Adult Immigrants 4
Student Submission 5
Obituary: Gerry Beaudoin 5
Tips from Our Tutors 6
Quarterly Quote 6
June 2013
Inside this issue:
June 2013 Page 1
Are you looking for an interesting and rewarding
volunteer position?
English Language Tutoring for the Ottawa Community (ELTOC) is
looking for new volunteer board members to be elected at our AGM on
September 26 2013. We hope that the volunteer can give us a commitment
for at least one year, preferably more.
ELTOC with the help of volunteer tutors has been tutoring
newcomers for the last 21 years. This is a one-on-one home tutoring
program offered to those who cannot go to regular language classes for
various reasons including; poor health, caring for a new baby, advanced age,
disability or working long or irregular hours. ELTOC has 5 paid staff
members, a volunteer board of between 5 to 9 members and approximately
100 volunteer tutors. ELTOC receives 98% of its funding from Citizenship
and Immigration through the Language Instruction for Newcomers to
Canada (LINC) program.
The Board meets once a month, normally on the third Thursday of
the month. New Board members will be invited to join one of the Board’s
working groups. (Meetings are scheduled as is convenient for the members)
This year we are looking for board members who can bring interest and
expertise in the following areas; law, HR, marketing, research and/or policy
development. We especially require a candidate to fill the Treasurer
position for which a solid knowledge of finance and accounting is essential.
If interested, you are asked to send your resume to [email protected].
As part of the recruitment process candidates will be asked to come in for
an interview. Successful candidates will need to provide 2 contacts for
reference checks and complete a police records check.
For more information about this volunteer position please contact
Mita Basu( 613-232-8566 or [email protected]) To find out more about
ELTOC please visit our website: www.eltoc.ca
The ELTOC office will be moving to a new
location in late August.
The old Giant Tiger building on 404 McArthur Ave
has been renovated to house 18 charities and non-profits
under the umbrella of the Heartwood House, another
charity.
Our new mailing address will be as follows:
Our phone number will stay the same, as will our
email and fax. We will notify everyone by email of the
exact date of the move; till then, please send the mail to
old location.
Your News Page 2
New Students
Fatima Niaza
Xue Fang
Jiajun Wang
Hanin Awadh
Shokria Dawod
Farouoita
Abdoulghani
Naggat Abbas
Osaigbobo
Ojbemudia
Lei Xin
Gulmira Sufyanova
Mashaal Saleh
Jamila Ghawsuddin
Zhao Zhen Zheng
Amina Mohammed
Khina Tiwari
Mowry Dee
Yi Kwa
The staff at ELTOC would like to extend
a most heartfelt welcome to our
students who joined us for the first
time between April 2013 and June 2013:
Attention: ELTOC IS RELOCATING!
English Language Tutoring for the Ottawa Community (ELTOC)
Heartwood House
404 McArthur Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1K 1G8
New Tutors
The staff at ELTOC would like to extend a most heartfelt welcome
to our tutors who joined us for the first time between April 2013
and June 2013:
Janet Watson
Elizabeth Lamarche
Elizabeth Spence
Marcia Scrimgeour
Kathy Dillon
Patricia Basset
Eryn McConnell
Leanne Vase
Rachael Manion
***And a very BIG
thank you to
all returning
tutors who’ve
taken on a
new student!***
Sanaa and her husband Ali
welcomed Ibrahim on June 3rd –
a baby brother for Ahmad!
Qian became certified by the Society of
Clinical Research Associates!
Page 3 Your News - June 2013
Esra’a had twins!
Congratulations!
Gulfer delivered a beautiful
baby boy!
Rahmata passed her G1 license test!
Lei had a baby girl named Hu Anna
and
passed her driver’s test.
Both mother and baby are doing very well!
Nesreen was hired as an instructor at the
Arabic school that her daughter
attends on Saturdays.
We need student submissions!
Our Next Issue will be published in September 2013
ELTOC’s NEXT ISSUE: Tell us about your summer, or your kids going back to school!
We’d love to hear all about the summer, or about your kids and back to school time.
We are also always looking for more yummy recipes!
Please send us your submissions by September 15, 2013
ELTOC at the Great Glebe Garage Sale
Page 4 Your News
The ELTOC fundraiser at the
Great Glebe Garage Sale on Saturday,
May 25th, turned out to be a great
success. The day was bright and
sunny, and crowds of people were out
and about bargain-hunting. A good
portion of what we had collected was
sold and we have received some tutor
applications from people who learned
about us at the event. We are happy
to report that $1,442 was raised for
ELTOC’s programs.
A big thank you goes to all those
who donated the goods and to all the
volunteers who manned the stands and helped to set up. Well done, everyone!
ELTOC would like to give special thanks to all those students and tutors
Sheila Rorke: Welcoming adult immigrants with individual tutoring
Our tutor Sheila Rorke has shared her
experience with ELTOC in an interview with the
Kitchissippi Times.
Check out the full article at:
http://kitchissippi.com/sheila-rorke-welcoming-adult-
immigrants-with-individual-tutoring/
Page 5 Your News - June 2013
By: Anisa Sufi Student Submission: A Letter to my Cousin
Obituary: Geraldine Beaudoin
It is with a heavy heart that we say
goodbye to our friend and tutor, Gerry
Beaudoin, who passed away June 15th,
2013.
Gerry was a tutor with ELTOC for
almost 3 years. Her sense of humour and
easy-going nature will be missed.
Dear cousin,
I live on Caldwell Ave. in the City of Ottawa. I am writing this letter to tell
you some information about my area and describe life here. My neighborhood is
beautiful and nice. We have some stores in our area, for example, Wal-Mart,
Food Basics and Loblaws.
I like this area because it is clean and I like some people who live here. We
have two parks in our area so we go every day to the park in the spring and
summer. Also we have a community centre and gym to do some activities.
However, I do not like the bus service and sometimes we do not feel safe. I
hate the fire alarm because it goes off often and it is too loud. It bothers me
that some people smoke in the elevators. Also, we do not have an Arabian food
store.
Finally, the weather sometimes is nice but sometimes it is too cold. When
we first moved here we hated this area. After a while we loved it and now we are
happy. I think my area is a good place to live.
Goodbye for now. I hope you are well,
Anisa
Page 6 Your News - June 2013
Counsellors’ Corner
We’re on
Facebook!
Look up our new page:
ELTOC
ELTOC Inspirational Quarterly Quote:
“I'm not a teacher: only a fellow traveler of whom you asked the
way. I pointed ahead - ahead of myself as well as you. ”
― George Bernard Shaw
http://www.kidslearningstation.com;
http://www.bogglesworldesl.com/adultesl.htm
http://www.esltower.com/index.html
Free crossword maker: http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-
your-own/crossword/crossword-puzzle-maker.php
Dialogues:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufk146es6jw
www.learn-english.co.il
www.worksheetfun.com
Helping With Furniture is a volunteer-run charitable organization that
provides gently-used furniture and household goods to families and individuals in
need. In particular, they focus on newcomers to Canada who are living in the
Ottawa area.
Since 2005 they have helped more than 783 families and currently have
more on a waiting list. Most of our families come to us through referrals from
social agencies. They have often fled from conflict and life-threatening situations
and arrive in Canada with little more than hope to sustain them. Those who can
find housing often spend months with little or no furniture.
Contact www.helpingwithfurniture.org for more information.
*Remember, the eltoc.ca/resources
page has many links to useful ESL
related websites!*
Tips from Our Tutors
Do you have some furniture in good condition you would like to donate?
Is your student in need of furniture?