Megan Weikel

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  Megan Weikel - adult literacyAdams County Literacy Council34 Foth AlleyGettysburg, PA 17325717-334-3065

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  Evening Sun - Local News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/28/2006    Last Visited: 3/28/2006  

  In 2005, one woman in the audience cheered her mother's team on with cymbals, said Megan Weikel, coordinator of the Adams County Literacy Council.
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  In 2004, the bee earned just under $3,500 through donations and admission fees, and last year, the event raised $2,500, Weikel said.
  
  This year, five teams have signed up for the event.Teams are sponsored by local organizations, churches and businesses.

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  Evening Sun - Local News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/13/2006    Last Visited: 1/13/2006  

  And they can win prizes if they raise enough money through sponsors, said Megan Weikel, literacy council coordinator.
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  In the past, between 1,000 and 1,500 children have participated, Weikel said.She said Buck a Book generates about one-third of the council's budget.
  
  "It is vital," Weikel said."I don't know how we would get through a year without it."
  
  Weikel said each child who participates will receive a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.Those raising $50 or more select tickets to either Explore and More Child Museum, the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster or a Baltimore Orioles game.Kids who raise $75 or more receive a Boyds Bear.Other prizes are given to school libraries and teachers.
  
  But a chance to win tickets isn't the only reason kids participate.
  
  "It's not just prizes used for incentive," Weikel said.

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  Evening Sun - Local News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/30/2006    Last Visited: 3/30/2006  

  Megan Weikel, coordinator of Adams County Literary Council, said the spelling bee - named in honor of Kay Scriptunas, a former member of the Adams County Literacy Council who died in 1999 - is a great way to raise funds for adult literacy.
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  "The things you learn from the students," Weikel said.

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  Published on: 3/24/2004    Last Visited: 3/25/2004  

  This was the biggest year yet for the spelling bee, which featured eight teams and raised more than $3,000 for the scholarship fund, said Megan Weikel, director of the Adams County Literacy Council.
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  Weikel said the award has special meaning because Scriptunas was Bankert's tutor.
  
  "This was a sweet and poignant moment for all of us," Weikel said.

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  Published on: 3/30/2005    Last Visited: 3/30/2005  

  The amount of the scholarship varies each year, according to Megan Weikel, the literacy council coordinator.
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  Weikel said they decided to give Velasco the award because of his specific goals and because of his work in learning English.
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  "His application was very specific," said Weikel."He's so aware of what he wants to do."
  
  People who applied for the scholarship had to fill out a nomination form and explain exactly what they would use the scholarship for.Weikel said Velasco did this to almost perfection.
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  "He could be such a phenomenal resource," said Weikel.
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  "She developed a prison training program and was involved in almost everything," said Weikel."She was just a phenomenal woman."
  
  Members of the Scriptunas family attended the event to show their support.
  
  The literacy council center, at 34 Foth Alley in Gettysburg, is operated as a special project through grants from the New Oxford Lincoln Intermediate Unit, according to Weikel.

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  Published on: 9/5/2003    Last Visited: 9/6/2003  

  In the past between 70 and 200 people have turned out to buy and swap books and learn about the history of the Yellow Hill area ­ believed to be a stop on the Underground Railroad, said Megan Weikel, coordinator of the literacy council.
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  Like-new books, 3-foot-by-5-foot bookshelves, magazine subscriptions and monetary contributions are welcome, Weikel said.
  
  Especially in need are books about positive attitudes, self-motivation, home management, and work puzzles, she said.
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  "It is about empowering people to take control of their lives," Weikel said.
  
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  Published on: 2/21/2002    Last Visited: 2/27/2002  

  Mont Alto, PA – Artist Megan Weikel of Gettysburg, will exhibit her work in Penn State Mont Alto's Library March 12 through April 26.An artist's reception will be held March 12 from 4-6 p.m.
  
  Weikel's exhibit, titled Enigmatic Entelechy, will feature constructions, 3-dimensional box art, and works on paper.Weikel graduated from the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C.She has exhibited her work at the Corcoran, the Sackler Gallery, Washington Project for the Arts, and Gallery K, all in Washington, D.C. Weikel is currently the coordinator for the Adams County Literacy Council.
  
  The hours of the exhibit are: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Saturday, noon - 4 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 - 10 p.m.
  
  This exhibit is part of Penn State Mont Alto's How to Hoot and Toot, Howl and Scowl, Plink and Plunk and Call It Art! series.This exhibit is free and open to the public.

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  Gettysburg Times - Local News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/24/2002    Last Visited: 5/24/2002  

  "Based on our experience here - there are people who can't even do it at all," said Megan Weikel, coordinator for the ACLC.
  
  The council began in Adams County in 1987 as the Gettysburg Area Literacy Council.In 1988, it became a special project of Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12.Weikel came to ACLC in 1996 as a tutor, quickly moved up to become the program assistant and became the coordinator in 2000.
  
  As part of LIU, the council runs on a yearly budget of $70,000, with the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Adult Literacy Education Grant supplying $50,000 of the budget.
  
  So far this year, the council's 55 tutors have helped close to 150 students in its programs.
  
  In describing her work as a tutor, Weikel said, "It's amazing how quickly this trust develops between (the student and the tutor).It's a mutual thing - we're equal partners in this project ... It's phenomenal to see your student have these ‘A ha!' moments."
  
  An exhilaration at finally being able to read a menu, or the satisfaction of being able to help a grandchild with homework - is an "A ha!"moment for ACLC students.It's when everything seems to click, and they're able to manage something on their own that they never could before.
  
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  Weikel told an especially heartwarming story of one woman's success through studying at the council, after years of battling with simple things like her checking account."She was a woman who had really been struggling to learn to match the sounds with the letters," said Weikel, adding that writing a check and balancing her account were things she had to rely on her children to do.Her son had been doing all of those things for her.
  
  The woman's tutor worked diligently with her, "teaching her to become more independent ... working with math and working with writing ...They practiced banking forms and check forms," said Weikel.
  
  After writing a check for the first time, and balancing the checkbook, the woman was ecstatic - finding independence that she never had before."It was like this big celebration," Weikel said.To add to the newfound independence, the student had even found a mistake that her son had made in balancing the checkbook.
  
  It's success stories like this that keep the ACLC going.
  
  ACLC provides one-on-one tutoring to not only native-English speakers, but also to those who are speaking English as a second language.The council also does one-on-one tutoring at the prison, in addition to various other programs, such as GED classes, civic classes for ESL (English-as-a-second-language) students, computer instruction, a new readers book club and an annual scholarship.
  
  The organization's book club gives beginning readers a chance to experience literary classics, like "A Tale of Two Cities," "Moby Dick" and "The Canterbury Tales," at a level new readers can understand.
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  "It meets once a month," said Weikel."The tutor facilitates discussion."The books include a glossary, pictures and a short biography of the author.
  
  Computer instruction at the Gettysburg office familiarizes those who are computer illiterate with the basics of computer use; and an annual spelling bee raises money to aid an ACLC "graduate" to further his or her education through the Kay Scriptunas Memorial Scholarship.
  
  With the Adams County Arts Council, ACLC is planning to begin a writer's workshop class, beginning in 2003.
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  "On-site classes are going to be available to businesses in the area to support their work force," Weikel explained, adding that the instruction will not only benefit businesses by accelerating the capabilities of its employees, but it is also something employers want to do to simply help out their employees' quality of life.
  
  In addition to the numerous volunteers at ACLC, there are two full-time employees and one part-time employee at the office.Working closely with Gettysburg College, the council also hosts several work-study students.
  
  The council, with its small work force and ever-increasing population of people in need, has several areas of need.Currently, they're looking not only for tutors, but also for office and special project volunteers.Also, "We really would like to find someone who could take on the role of working in the computer lab," said Weikel.The council really needs someone who has some computer knowledge to do troubleshooting and software installation for the five student computers at the office.
  
  The ACLC is located at 34 Foth Alley in Gettysburg.It's open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Fridays.For further information on the literacy council, call 334-3065 or e-mail aclc@superpa.net.

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  Gettysburg Times - Local News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/6/2001    Last Visited: 9/6/2001  

  Megan Weikel , coordinator of the county Literacy Volunteer program , said the agency also provides a giveaway first book to each newborn at Gettysburg Hospital.
  
  The book is part of a gift bag containing information about reading , a list of favorite children's books , and related items.
  
  Four times a year , the program sponsors literacy volunteer tutor training.The next session , to be held the last weekend in September , will offer training to anyone who wants to volunteer as an English as a Second Language tutor.

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