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By LEE BIRD Rappahannock Newt Contributing Writer LVA Rappahannock, the local affiliate of Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc., will convene its third annual membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23 at the Rappahannock County Library. Members, volunteers, learners and friends are welcome. The business of LVA Rappahannock is helping adult residents of the county to learn. Volunteers of the organization work with some learners at the most basic level, teaching reading and writing. Other learners are at various stages of preparation for their GED test, success in which entitles them to a high school equivI alency certificate. Some students | who have earned their certificates * have obtained better jobs; others * have sought further education at I Lord Fairfax Community College to I enhance their job skills. From a modest beginning in 1990, when LVA Rappahannock had 10 tutors and 13 learners, the organization has grown this year to a to|
tal of 22 tutors and 31 learners. The f group’s volunteers have logged I 1,467 hours of preparation and in| struction during the past year. Since
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