![]() ![]() Martina Boone, the keynote speaker at the event, is no stranger to the struggles that these people face.īoone was born in Europe and moved to the United States when she was five. The Literacy Council teaches adults – mostly immigrants – basic skills in reading, writing, speaking and understanding English. No two things have ever fit together better than Martina Boone and the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia.Īt its annual recognition event on Thursday, June 18, the council recognized the volunteers of the year, gave out community service awards, and heard the winners of the annual essay contest read out their essays which all surrounded the theme: My Hopes and Dreams. ![]() Boone, who published her first novel, Compulsion, in October of last year, knew no English when she moved to the United States with her family at age 5. ![]() Author Martina Boone (right) speaks to Patti Donnelly, executive director of the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia, at the organization’s annual recognition event last month. ![]()
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