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A new chapter for ONE TO ONE: Saying goodbye to Josée and hello to Carol

by ange1martin3z | Jun 18, 2018 | News

I joined ONE TO ONE as Executive Director just over a year ago—I’ll admit to you now that I had a secret motive. I believe in our mission of helping children develop literacy skills for success in school and in life, certainly. And I believe deeply in the power of...

We're Hiring: join our liaison team!

by ange1martin3z | Jun 11, 2018 | News

We are growing our liaison team to deepen our support of our existing program schools! We are seeking two additional part-time Area Liaisons for the 2018-19 school year—one liaison to cover East Vancouver and one liaison to cover Burnaby and Coquitlam. On a very...

Volunteer Stories: Judy

by ange1martin3z | Jun 11, 2018 | News

Judy arrived at work one day to learn that for the first time in 23 years, she wouldn’t be returning to her desk. She had been laid off. Still several years away from retirement, Judy unceremoniously and unexpectedly had to find herself a new beginning. Unbeknownst to...

2018 Spelling Bee raises a record-breaking $65,000!

by ange1martin3z | Jun 1, 2018 | News

On Wednesday, May 30, ONE TO ONE Literacy Society supporters came together for some friendly early-morning competition, all in the name of supporting children’s literacy! We laughed, we cried, we spelled—and raised a record-breaking over $65,000! These funds...

New Spelling Bee tickets released!

by ange1martin3z | Apr 25, 2018 | News

Exciting news! We’ve just released a limited number of extra tables for our Spelling Bee Challenge. Don’t have a team? No problem. Individual registrations are more than welcome—we promise to seat you with fun spellers who are at least as talented as you...

2018 ONE TO ONE Spelling Bee Challenge

by ange1martin3z | Mar 20, 2018 | News

ONE TO ONE Spelling Bee Challenge: Presented by IGA Stores of BC Wednesday, May 30 2018 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Vancouver Convention Centre West (1055 Canada Place) Who’s the better speller: an accountant, a lawyer or a teacher? Well, we’re not too sure. But we get a...