<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-MCcOAc gmail-IqBfM ecJEib gmail-EWZcud gmail-cjGgHb gmail-d8Etdd gmail-LcUz9d" id="gmail-yDmH0d" style="overflow:hidden;display:flex;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;width:960px;height:371px"><span class="gmail-zQTmif gmail-SSPGKf eejsDc" role="main" style="display:block;overflow-y:auto;height:307px;margin-left:0px;opacity:1"><span class="gmail-JMx5je" style="display:block;height:307px;overflow:hidden"><div class="gmail-D1OdOb" style="display:flex;height:307px"><div class="gmail-RBM0ic" style="overflow-y:auto;outline:none"><div role="list" aria-label="September Adult Literacy Highlights"><div class="eH2Xlc" tabindex="-1" style="outline:none"><div class="gmail-oXnYGc" style="display:flex"><div class="gmail-X7AGAf" style="min-width:0px"><div class="gmail-ptW7te" role="region" aria-labelledby="c61" style="margin:12px 0px;overflow:auto;padding-right:20px"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">9/16/2024</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Remembering Ruth Colvin (Dec. 16, 2016-Aug. 18, 2024)</span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Tom Sticht, International Consultant in Adult Literacy (Ret.)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Ruth Colvin passed away on August 18, 2024, at 107 years of age! She began her adult literacy work in 1961 when she began a project which became Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA). She directed LVA into a national organization with over 400 affiliates and thousands of tutors offering one-on-one tutoring and small group instruction in literacy for both native born and immigrant adults.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">In 2002, I got a Christmas card from Ruth noting that LVA had merged with Laubach Literacy to form the world’s largest adult literacy education organization, ProLiteracy Worldwide. In 2012 ProLiteracy moved into new headquarters in Syracuse, New York, and I was invited to present two inaugural workshops on adult literacy education.To my surprise, and great honor, Ruth attended both these workshops.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Having worked for adult literacy education in numerous nations, Ruth continued her adult literacy work into her 11th decade of life. She received the Medal of Freedom from the President of the United States, the Presidential Medal of Volunteer Action, nine honorary doctorate degrees,and the gratitude of thousands of adult literacy learners throughout the world!</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Proliteracy organization provides a web page where you can learn more about Ruth Colvin and her many contributions to Adult Education and Family Literacy. Online at: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.proliteracy.org/news/in-remembrance-of-ruth-j-colvin-1916-2024/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://www.proliteracy.org/news/in-remembrance-of-ruth-j-colvin-1916-2024/</a></span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">###</span></div><div class="gmail-wqmMgb" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div role="button" class="gmail-uArJ5e gmail-Y5FYJe gmail-cjq2Db gmail-gU0jsb" aria-label="Show trimmed content" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" style="border:0px;border-radius:5.5px;display:inline-block;height:11px;outline:none;overflow:hidden;text-align:center;width:24px;color:rgb(95,99,104);background-color:rgb(232,234,237);margin:8px 0px;opacity:0.7"><div class="gmail-PDXc1b gmail-MbhUzd" style="background-size:cover;opacity:0;background-image:radial-gradient(circle farthest-side,rgba(95,99,104,0.16),rgba(95,99,104,0.16) 80%,rgba(95,99,104,0) 100%)"></div><span class="gmail-XuQwKc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