[NIFL-AALPD:889] Need nominations by Dec. 31 for Free PD

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This is a message to the list from Alden Lancaster.

Dear friends,

As Founder/Director of a small private foundation, for 2003 I have decided to 
give a free gift to seven adult learners.  The gift is a free membership in 
VALUE (Voice For Adult Learners United For Education) that costs $20, and 
provides learners access to  leadership development.  I will be giving seven 
free memberships (good through August 2005).  I will give one to an adult 
learner living in each of these seven states:  New Hampshire, South Carolina, 
Colorado, North Dakota, Montana, Utah, and Idaho.  This is also a surprise 
$140 gift to VALUE if you can kindly keep the secret.  I will present this 
gift of 7 new members to VALUE the first week of January and reply to each of 
you who nominated at that time as well.

I need your help to identify recipients.  Adult learners can also nominate 
themselves or another learner.  Deadline for receiving nominations by email is 
10am, Wednesday December 31st.  I will review nominations and give priority to 
the first ones received.  In case nominations are received on close to the 
same day,  your sentences about merit will make the difference.

To nominate an adult learner: 1) Find out if the individual would like this 
free gift, if he/she wants to become involved in learner leadership -- either 
within a program, in a local area, or nationally.   2)  Email me with 
"Nomination" as the subject line.  In the message text, you must include the 
name (first and last), the preferred mailing address,  telephone (and whether 
home or work number), and the person's fax and/or email if available.  It is 
also helpful to know if the individual has an affiliation, e.g. a literacy 
program, a literacy student group, etc.  Add a sentence or two to your message 
about the merit of your nomination: the desire to become an involved adult 
learner leader and/or the hardship to pay $20.  Email nominations to: 
Aldenwrite@aol.com.  Or, fax to (301) 270-2042 before 10am any day.  I will 
complete a membership application form using the emailed information.  This 
nomination information will be kept strictly confidential.  Only VALUE and I 
will see it.  VALUE will in turn mail a membership welcome letter to the 
recipient individuals as soon as it can in 2004.

To learn about VALUE, click on this website: www.valueusa.org.  Members 
receive benefits that can be most accurately outlined more up to date by 
VALUE, but to the best of my knowledge, membership benefits include: reduced 
rate at the VALUE adult learner conference, a vote there in key national 
decisions, consideration to lead a proposed workshop there, ability to call 
VALUE with questions/discuss learner needs in your state, and several areas of 
eligibility:  * to receive the Susan Green Award, * to serve in leadership 
roles on a VALUE committee or the Board, * to serve as state 
representative/coordinator of VALUE activities, and * to become a trained 
trainer for VALUE's new acclaimed National Core Leadership Training.

Thank you for helping give 7 adult learners in 7 states this opportunity, 
through a free $20 membership.

Sincerely,

Alden Lancaster  (Aldenwrite@aol.com)

Special Projects and New Initiatives for national and local organizations 
since 1985 
Education/Training Design -- Project Design and Direction, 
Social Change -- Adult Literacy (especially Learner-centered, Participatory 
and Contextual Literacy) 
Takoma Park, Maryland  20912 



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