Martin Luther King Jr. Day


On January 17, 2022 Learn To Read helped clean up West King Street in West Augustine on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
The West Augustine News Connection got to talk to Learn to Read Executive Director, Joseph Cinney.
See article below.

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Lisa Mitchel, Student of the Year with her tutor, Bob Beerbower.
February 28


Ernie Little, Tutor of the Year
with his wife, Nancy, February 28

Lan Ho, Student of the Year
February 28

Literacy Month - September


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In September 2018, The St. Augustine Record interviewed tutor Marilena Blajian and her student Benedicte Mbono. See article above.

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St. Augustine Record interviewed students, Daniel with his tutor, Lisa, and Mary with her tutor, Julie, who works for Herbie Wiles Insurance Agency, on September 22, 2015.

Little Free Library


Stop by our office parking lot anytime at the LTR office, 70 S. Dixie Hwy and choose a book for adults and children from our Little Free Library, sponsored by Sunrise Rotary Club and constructed by Pedro Menendez HS Students!

Left to right: Joe Cinney - Tutor and Board Member, Latoyal Williams -Student of the Year, Ann Breidenstein -CEO and Sid Ansbacher - Board Chair.

2019 Student of the Year - Latoyal Williams

"Learn to Read was the greatest step to success I could have ever made."-Latoyal Williams

Joe Cinney

Left to right: Joe Cinney - Tutor and Board Member, Ann Breidenstein - CEO, Brian Dick, - Tutor of the Year, and Sid Ansbacher - Board Chair

2019 Tutor of the Year: Brian Dick

"Brian has been volunteering above and beyond to his math/GED students and to LTR in other capacities for over six years. I don't know where we would be without him!" - Ann Breidenstein, CEO

Congratulations to Glendy Davis
U.S. Citizen!

February 11, 2019 - Congratulations, Lena, on your 14th year Anniversary with LTR. Lena was a student for two years beginning in 2005 and has since been a Tutor for LTR for 12 years. "Giving back. Paying it Forward", says Lena!

Dr. Joseph Joyner, Superintendent of St. Johns County School District, was the special speaker at a recent ESOL Class. Dr. Joyner spoke about the many resources available to "English for Speakers of other Languages” (ESOL) students attending St. Johns County District schools. July 28, 2015

Second photo: ESOL Tutor Joe Cinney (L), Dr. Joe Joyner

Please watch and spread the word! Inspiring and heartwarming CBS segment on GA Football star Malcolm Mitchell and his journey to improve his reading skills, and what it has meant to him. Tutors and friends, please show this to students and to others who might benefit from this inspirational story.

All American Air Charitable Foundation provides funding to LTR! Thank you, AAACF Board of Directors!

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