Books Galore

Today, four of the crew, Kelsey B., Rebecca M., Tanya N., and Kathy N., met in the Nguyens' garage for three hours to organize the books and discuss plans. Here are some photos!

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So we are over halfway to reaching our goal! This is fantastic! Thanks so much for all the help!

Rebecca M. is going to see about getting collection boxes set up at her dance place and Music Matters; she'll also contact her grandmother's library that might be able to use donations. Kelsey B. is going to try to talk to the Roswell Neighbor paper to see if they can help us with publicity and connections. Josh H., our newest member(!), is establishing his own neighborhood drive, which is awesome, and Biplab P. hopes to do the same. Elisabeth D. is going to message some hospitals involved with the Reach Out and Read program. We'll also call some women's shelters and contact other potential donation sites, such as universities. In addition, Marcus, a Peace Corps member who is building a library in Morocco, has expressed interest in receiving some children's books, which would be great. Asif L. will contribute some books sometime in the near future, and we know of others who have more, too.

Our effort is really starting to show, so let's keep up the progress! We would love if people would host drives in their own circles, spread the word, and help us with securing donation locations. Merci beaucoup!