books

book drive

brandon5501 — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:28:48 -0500

we are helping africa and asia trying to get kids an education.

kids in need; books indeed

brandon5501 — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:59:04 -0500

help kids that are in need for education by giving them books.

"One child's imagination fuels another's education."

and remember, no matter how small, your book can have a huge impact on a childs life.

Cochlear Implant Awareness

eboschini — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:03:10 -0500

Deafness is the most common disability in the United States. Cochlear implants are an amazing technology that can restore a sense of hearing to many people affected by hearing loss, enabling them to learn to listen, speak, enjoy music, learn a foreign language, talk on the phone, succeed in mainstream education classes without the use of a sign language interpreter, and overall live happy, successful, productive lives just like anyone else!

Books without Borders

JessieBullock — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:59:49 -0500

My goal is to create the first library at Meru Peak School, Mount Meru, Tanzania. I will be teaching at the school for 2 months. The Meru Peak School and orphanage provides free education for children whose parents have died of HIV/AIDS. Headmaster Joseph Maganga believes education is the key to creating opportunities for the young people in Tanzania. Both he and his wife, also an educator, use a majority of their combined salaries to sustain Meru Peak School.

Fill-the-Bus

kyliejo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:46:05 -0500

The student council of McKinney High School implemented in McKinney ISD a district wide project called “Fill the Bus”. The students of all elememtary middle and high schools donate new school supplies, and new/gently used backpacks and books. High school student council officers pick up donated school supplies from all of the schools throughout the district, in a big yellow school bus. We literally "fill the bus" with the donated supplies. Then the supplies are sorted and distributed to students who need them.

Dance Into Books, Inc.

darlabrooke90 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:28:33 -0600

I conceptualized and developed a program called Dance Into Books for economically disadvantaged children. I initially started the program in my local library to complete volunteer hours for the Teen Advisory Board on which I served. After my first class I was so impressed with how well the children grasped the concept of stories translating into the art of dance and how fulfilled I felt after this experience I began to talk to my parents about the possibility of committing time in my schedule to offer classes on a regular basis.

Dodge Literacy Magnet School Book Drive

DSclub_KS_Dodge — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:48:57 -0600

To promote literacy in our community, students in our school were asked to donate "gently used" children's books. The books are being donated to several agencies in our area, including Red Cross, Inter-Faith Ministries, the Wichita Children's Home, and Catholic Charities, so that children in need will have books to read. Besides helping the environment by recycling these books, students who donated were also assisting children in our community who have been affected by poverty in such a way that they do not have access to children's books away from school.

Vietnam Book Drive

athu.pham — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:52:27 -0600

Vietnam Book Drive (VBD) is a volunteer group founded by 5 high school students in HCMC, Vietnam, who attended leadership training workshops held by SEALNet (Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network) Vietnam Project 2007.

Literacy Festival

Lindsey Jayne Saxton — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:34:32 -0600

This is a week long literacy festival for the Julian Center for Abused Women and Children in Indianapolis, IN.

It will consist of a donation of a new library section, book readings and demonstrations, an essay contest for the children, and a small books-on-tape section. Prizes will be given away to the top 10 readers for both women and children.

The days activities are as follows:

Monday: Due date for essay contest, 45 minute reading
Tuesday: Opening of book-on tape section
Wednesday: 45 minute reading
Thursday: Essay contest winners announced

Owl Project

OwlProject — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:05:02 -0600

The purpose of the OWL Program is to provide books free of cost, through donations, to increase literacy among homeless and poverty-stricken children and young adults. Through these measures, we hope to increase literacy and awareness of the importance of education among the families of the EHC Lifebuilders' Sobrato House, the only shelter we are focusing on at this time. We have installed bookshelves in the shelter that we stock with donated books so the children and young adults may have any book on the shelve whenever they want.