“Sensitive: The Untold Story” Movie Event In Partnership with Okanagan College, LASS is co-presenting a free showing of the movie “Sensitive: The Untold Story” on Friday, April 28th at 10:00… Continue reading Free Movie Event at Salmar Classic Theatre
LASS would like to honour all of our amazing volunteers, donors, members, and supporters at this year’s Volunteer Tea & AGM. where: District Education Services Centre (DESC) in Salmon… Continue reading LASS AGM & Volunteer Tea 2017
Our 4th Annual Team Spelling Bee Fundraiser for community literacy programs and initiatives is fast approaching! Will the SilverQuacks reign supreme, or will another team take the glory? If you… Continue reading 4th Annual Team Spelling Bee
During Unplug & Play Family Literacy Week in January each year, children and their families are encouraged to disconnect from electronics and spend more time playing and interacting with each… Continue reading Unplug & Play 2017
The 2017 Jam the GM Children’s Book Drive takes place throughout the month of January. The Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society (LASS) and Salmon Arm GM are challenging community… Continue reading Jam the GM 2017
Lenore Skenazy, “America’s Worst Mom”, is coming to speak in Salmon Arm on Jan 25 during Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week. The New York City columnist-turned-reality TV show host… Continue reading America’s Worst Mom Coming to Salmon Arm
LASS is fundraising to help support our literacy programs that run in the North Okanagan-Shuswap area. “One of the main programs that we do not currently have sufficient funding for is… Continue reading Fundraising for Literacy
If you are a volunteer in our ONE TO ONE children’s literacy program, you may have noticed we are tracking the PM Benchmarks (a reading level tool used in schools)… Continue reading ONE TO ONE Statistics from Vernon and Kamloops
The Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap (LASS) received good news when Enderby & District Financial Community Endowment Fund’s First West Foundation awarded it a one-time grant of $4646, to be… Continue reading LASS Receives Funding for Small Group Literacy Program at MV Beattie
If you’ve walked down Alexander Street in the past few days, you might have wondered what the colourful little “house” in front of the Salmar Classic Theatre is all about.… Continue reading LASS Unveils First Little Free Library
