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PWC’s 12th Annual Power of Words Breakfast, In Person and Online Edition

October 21, 2021 by PWCUpdates

On Wednesday, September 8, PWC held its 12th annual Power of Words Breakfast! This year’s event was held both in person and online. We had a cozy but delicious hot breakfast provided by the Newport Restaurant. [Read more…]

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PWC is Lighting Up OTTAWA!

August 24, 2021 by PWCUpdates

Get ready for People, Words & Change’s green and white colours to light up the OTTAWA sign on September 8, 2021, in honour of International Literacy Day. People, Words & Change is thrilled to have been chosen by the City of Ottawa Community Lighting Program to light up O-T-T-A-W-A on such an important day. PWC’s colours will light up the sign from September 8-10.

The City of Ottawa Community Lighting Program aims to support, celebrate and recognize Ottawa-based not-for-profit and charitable causes, such as PWC, which provides free, one-on-one adult literacy tutoring.

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PWC’s 11th Annual Power of Words Breakfast, Virtual Edition

August 31, 2020 by PWCUpdates

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, People, Words & Change held an inspiring event via Zoom – our 11th annual Power of Words (virtual!) Breakfast! 

Contributors included Jamaal Jackson Rogers, Brenda Chapman, Deanna Young, Mohammed Adam, Michelle Yuan-Innes, Dick Cooper (The Cooper Brothers) and a host of people currently enrolled in our program. Terry Marcotte returned to host the event, and we had a special appearance by Dick Cooper singing his “Stay at Home!” pandemic song! See our captured images below! [Read more…]

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Power of Words Breakfast – September 6, 2019

September 27, 2019 by PWCUpdates

In celebration of International Literacy Day, PWC held its 10th annual Power of Words Breakfast on September 6 in the Unitarian Fellowship Hall at Heartwood House. Like previous years, the event showed us how important literacy is in the lives of the adults we help and just how strong and inspiring our community is! [Read more…]

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PWC in Perspectives Vanier

May 17, 2019 by PWCUpdates

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