Ann Bull and Elaine Wesley have given a combined total of over 45 years of service to Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County.  They both went through the tutor training program and worked one-to-one with several students.
 
As tutors these ladies had a direct impact on the students they tutored.  They developed curriculum and lesson plans to help their students achieve results in learning to read.  They assisted these students to begin their journey on the road to educational gains, more effective involvement in the lives of their children, employment improvement, and successful lives.  They also, over the years, offered assistance to new tutors sharing with them their experiences, successes and failures.
 
In the early years, LVMC produced fund raising spectaculars like the Masked Ball and the Mad Hatters Tea Party.  Ann and Elaine participated fully in the planning and production of these events.  They also served to recruit new volunteers and students at various other community events such as Volunteer Day at Barnes and Noble.
 
During the 20+ years of their service, Ann and Elaine gave a lot of administrative support.  They were instrumental in planning, organizing and administering the matching of students and tutors, keeping accurate and timely records and encouraging tutors in their endeavors.  It wasn’t until their retirement from this volunteer service in August of this year that we all truly found out the extent of the service Ann and Elaine had performed.  It has been difficult, to say the least, to replace the work they did for this organization.  We know that the decision to leave was difficult for both of them but they were ready to enjoy some new adventures. They will be sorely missed and we wish them the best of luck!