Five years ago I was a frightened and insecure little girl caught up in the strange surroundings of the adult literacy council. Today I am a student representative of the board, and often tutor new students. I play an active role in the fundraising functions, as well as help to co-ordinate the many social functions that take place each year.

It is my hope that I will always be able to contribute the skills that I have achieved to those who, like me so long ago, feel frightened and intimidated by the situation that they find themselves in.

I started the adult literacy council as a backward and insecure wall-flower. But today, I have blossomed into a fresh spring flower, holding my head up to the sun...and still growing.