Cruising By

What's the total count of books so far? IT'S OVER NINE HUNDRED!

On Thursday, Bookaneers spent another 4 good hours producing results. First, we went to Josh H.'s house to pick up about 60 books and give 20 flyers and a pin, so thanks for your efforts, Josh!

Then, we went to Shari M.'s house to drop off a donation box for the awesome collect-a-thon she's hosting on Saturday, July 5. Shari, with her extensive knowledge of Roswell, also came along with us to do the real work: asking places around town for help with the book drive.

During the day, we visited the Land Of A Thousand Hills Coffeeshop, whose excellent coffee helps widows of the Rwandan genocide, where friendly barista Anna S. said she would definitely ask if they could host a collection box or have flyers in the store. We also went to the City Hall and the Visitor Center, where we received suggestions on where to collect and donate books; we were also able to leave flyers at the latter.

In addition, we drove around Roswell to visit a total of 8 churches to ask if we could leave a collection box and/or flyers. Most said they would get back to us, but Northbrook United Methodist Church took flyers, and Andrew at First Christian Church [11365 Crabapple Rd.] and Ginger at Roswell Assembly of God [11440 Crabapple Rd.] took donation boxes.

Finally, we headed back to Shari's neighborhood at Inverness to tape flyers to about 150 mailboxes and at the club house. We think her collect-a-thon will be a great success!

Thanks so much for everybody's help!

Some pictures for your viewing pleasure:
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Thanks, Northbrook United Methodist Church for letting us leave some flyers for your members to see!

Thanks to Andrew at First Christian Church for agreeing to hold a donation box!

We're really grateful to Ginger at Roswell Assembly of God for allowing us to set up a collection box!

If you live in Inverness, you'll see one of our flyers on your mailbox. :)