Deck the Halls with Books, by Golly!

Unfortunately, things are pretty busy right now, what with finals and the upcoming winter vacation...

However, we'd like to really thank the Smith family for donating (and helping us load!) a whole carful of books -- we very much appreciate it! Millie S.'s Girl Scout Troop, including Rachel E., little sister of Molly E., raised hundreds of books for our cause as a service project. Thanks so much!

A safe and happy break to all, and hope you read some good books over the holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for your giving!

Ah, today was the first day of break, and the Nguyens took some time to deliver 100 books each to 2 clinics. We plan to pick up books this week, as well -- they'll put us over 2000 books! Shirts are on the way, too.

Kathy N. (left) and Tanya N.

Kathy N. (left) and Tanya N.

Kathy N. (left), Tanya N., and Dr. Nazarie Romain

the Tides, They Are A-Changin'

Whew, October was a busy month, so it's really nice to be able to focus on Bookaneers efforts more now. New developments!

First, we will have t-shirts soon. It'd be great to get input about possible designs!

Also, we're proud to support our troops by participating in Operation Paperback, through which we can send gently used paperback books to American soldiers overseas who request them. On Thursday, we sent 11 boxes with a total of 222 books. Thanks so much to Mrs. Nguyen, who sponsored the shipment, which cost roughly $5 a box with the media mail option. We hope they can arrive in time for the holidays!

Tanya N. (left) and Kathy N. with the boxes at the post office

So even if you do not have books to donate, please consider sponsoring a box of books -- any amount helps!

Finally, thanks very much to the Beta members who donated books. On Thursday, we picked up 134 books from Mrs. Benda's room, bringing our total count really close to 2000! :D

Book Shipping

Elisabeth D. came by today to pick up some (sorted) donations from the Nguyen garage. Her father is traveling again soon, so we're excited to give so many books and mags. Thanks, Deeb!


We're also going to be delivering children's books to a couple of ROR clinics soon, and we're planning a meeting next week.

Sunday Bookaneers Sunday

Sunday was quite the productive day! Kate P., Liz T., Ramsey W., Shari M., and Micah G. came over to the Nguyen residence to help sort out what seemed to be tons of books, and we had fun doing it!

Bookaneers also are probably going to have t-shirts sometime! Stay tuned. :D

From Bookaneers Photo Gallery

From Bookaneers Photo Gallery

From Bookaneers Photo Gallery

From Bookaneers Photo Gallery

From Bookaneers Photo Gallery

"Wrapped Up In Books" -- Belle & Sebastian

News from Overseas

Today we received an email from Marcus H., a Peace Corps volunteer to whom we sent two boxes of books for a new trilingual library established by the Peace Association of Sidi Allal Bahraoui.

Hello Tanya and Kathy,

As promised, here are a few pictures of people with the books. I invited a few of my students to come to the library and check out some of the books that you sent. They loved them. I had planned on having a picture with a big thank you sign but was unable to because of lack of time and because banners are really expensive here and the association is currently running low on cash.

I really apologize for the delay. It's Ramadan, which means that things move really slowly and people tend to stay in their houses because they're so hungry and thirsty.

Once again, thanks so much for your generosity. I really can't convey how grateful the association, my students and I are.

Best,

Marcus

Thanks for the wonderful pictures, Marcus!

We are getting more boxes of books soon and are planning a sorting day next Sunday. There's much to be done on the Bookaneers agenda!

Blown Out Of The Water!

WE'VE BROKEN OUR 1500 GOAL AFTER MERE MONTHS!!! THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL WHO HAVE HELPED US ALONG THE WAY...AND YOU CAN BE SURE THERE'S MORE TO COME! LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET OUR NEXT THOUSAND BOOKS IN RECORD TIME!

Today the Nguyens were ecstatic to gather 132 books generously donated by Mr. G and the science department -- much appreciation to Katie B. for getting them together for us! This is nowhere near the end of our journey, and we have a lot of work to do! We have new ideas we can't wait to launch, so please join the club if you want to get involved.

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED THE BOOKANEERS CAMPAIGN; YOUR EFFORTS ARE TRULY APPRECIATED.
And we're really not just saying that!