^
(
A Publication
forthe
Employees
and Friends
of the
Moses H. Cone
Memorial
Hospital
(
Hospital employees hit the books
May 1993
hen Star Tincher
enrolled in The Moses
H. Cone Group of
Health Care Services' Literacy Program seven months ago, she
couldn't write a letter without her
teen-age daughter's help. She struggled with job applications, avoided
taking phone messages and watched
her daughter wrestle with homework
assignments on her own.
"It was that feeling that I
couldn't ever help my daughter that
really hurts," Tincher, a Radiation
Oncology employee, said.
But now Tincher has a second
chance. With a 17-month-old baby
at home, she's already started studying for her GED and planning the
reading and writing games she'll
play with her youngest child.
"Sure I want to get a GED, but
it will be nice when my baby goes to
school and I can help," she said.
"It's one of the most important
things to me."
Through the organization's Literacy Program, employees can work
on their reading and writing skills
without the expense and inconvenience of scheduling classes. And in
From left, Joan Siegel gives Marva McBroom and Star Tincher GED pointers.
its first year, approximately 30
employees have enrolled in the program either through the Human
Resources Training Department or
Reading Connections, a community
literacy program.
"It's strictly confidential, so it's
hard to know how many employees
are using the program," said Debbie
Lane, director of Training/Guest
Relations. "We're really just a liaison between the employee and
Reading Connections, but if you
choose to come through our office,
we can help with transportation,
scheduling and other arrangements."
Twice a week, Joan Siegel, a
Reading Connections volunteer,
meets Tincher and Marva McBroom,
a Nutritional Services employee, to
help them prepare for the GED. The
three turn an AHEC conference
room into a classroom where they
practice reading, writing and arithmetic and discuss current events.
"Reading Connections has
made it so we can come right here
during the hours we can do it,"
Tincher said.
Like Tincher, McBroom, who
enrolled in the program eight
months ago, is also working toward
her GED. Once she passes the exam,
she plans to attend a two-year com-
(Continued on page 2)
^
(
A Publication
forthe
Employees
and Friends
of the
Moses H. Cone
Memorial
Hospital
(
Hospital employees hit the books
May 1993
hen Star Tincher
enrolled in The Moses
H. Cone Group of
Health Care Services' Literacy Program seven months ago, she
couldn't write a letter without her
teen-age daughter's help. She struggled with job applications, avoided
taking phone messages and watched
her daughter wrestle with homework
assignments on her own.
"It was that feeling that I
couldn't ever help my daughter that
really hurts," Tincher, a Radiation
Oncology employee, said.
But now Tincher has a second
chance. With a 17-month-old baby
at home, she's already started studying for her GED and planning the
reading and writing games she'll
play with her youngest child.
"Sure I want to get a GED, but
it will be nice when my baby goes to
school and I can help," she said.
"It's one of the most important
things to me."
Through the organization's Literacy Program, employees can work
on their reading and writing skills
without the expense and inconvenience of scheduling classes. And in
From left, Joan Siegel gives Marva McBroom and Star Tincher GED pointers.
its first year, approximately 30
employees have enrolled in the program either through the Human
Resources Training Department or
Reading Connections, a community
literacy program.
"It's strictly confidential, so it's
hard to know how many employees
are using the program," said Debbie
Lane, director of Training/Guest
Relations. "We're really just a liaison between the employee and
Reading Connections, but if you
choose to come through our office,
we can help with transportation,
scheduling and other arrangements."
Twice a week, Joan Siegel, a
Reading Connections volunteer,
meets Tincher and Marva McBroom,
a Nutritional Services employee, to
help them prepare for the GED. The
three turn an AHEC conference
room into a classroom where they
practice reading, writing and arithmetic and discuss current events.
"Reading Connections has
made it so we can come right here
during the hours we can do it,"
Tincher said.
Like Tincher, McBroom, who
enrolled in the program eight
months ago, is also working toward
her GED. Once she passes the exam,
she plans to attend a two-year com-
(Continued on page 2)
