July 09, 2025
Avon Lake resident Bill Higgins is popular at Seeds West. As the “Cookie Ambassador” he brings sweet treats with him all three days a week that he volunteers as a tutor. Bill attends the afternoon session, so the cookies provide a much-needed sugar boost to students and tutors alike. They …
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January 22, 2024
“It’s warm in the winter, cool in the summer, the coffee is free, and once in awhile, someone brings donuts,” joked long-time tutor Dean Knauss. Those things are true, but it’s actually the progress of the students that keeps him coming back. Echoing what many tutors tell us, he loves …
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August 01, 2023
In today’s busy world, finding the time and inclination to volunteer is often difficult. And we’ve all done it. Talked ourselves out of wonderful volunteer opportunities. Sometimes we think we don’t have what it takes. Sometimes we think we don’t have time. Sometimes we just don’t understand the opportunity that …
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March 12, 2023
Word of Mouth is the #1 recruitment source for students and quite often, for tutors too. Lynne recruited her brother-in-law to work in the Virtual Classroom. LYNNE MEILLEUR-BRENNER joined Seeds in 2018, not knowing what to expect, but ready to make a difference. She signed up for tutor training after …
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November 10, 2022
She’s going to need a bigger table. That was the unanimous decision at the 5th Annual Seeds of Literacy Thrive! event November 4, 2022, where more than 180 guests filled the ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Playhouse Square. This year’s honoree, MARGO HUDSON, had a section of the room dedicated …
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