News from Books for the World
From Rtn. Bill Draper in South Africa:
Hi Gentlemen,
Your Container of books has arrived. Here it is, just opened. Words cannot express the delight in them - the cartons are clearly marked on
the top, thus making it easy to find the type of book the teachers want. The selection is perfect for our range of needs. The lady in the pic. Is Rotarian Cheryl Marx. She & her husband have just returned from the Transkei coast - one of the poorest areas in South Africa (deeply rural, lovely scenery, delightful people, fantastic beaches & fishing. Very basic, incredibly cheap). While there they visited the local school - almost no books, no library within 100 km. I asked her to come & chose some. As you can see from my trousers, I did the looking - good American dust!
She took 4 cartons away & will get them to the school. We now will get them to local schools.
Your Container of books has arrived. Here it is, just opened. Words cannot express the delight in them - the cartons are clearly marked on
the top, thus making it easy to find the type of book the teachers want. The selection is perfect for our range of needs. The lady in the pic. Is Rotarian Cheryl Marx. She & her husband have just returned from the Transkei coast - one of the poorest areas in South Africa (deeply rural, lovely scenery, delightful people, fantastic beaches & fishing. Very basic, incredibly cheap). While there they visited the local school - almost no books, no library within 100 km. I asked her to come & chose some. As you can see from my trousers, I did the looking - good American dust!
She took 4 cartons away & will get them to the school. We now will get them to local schools.
Please pass on our thanks to all concerned - you have made a huge improvement to the ability of our Teachers to teach. Since I am second only to Oliver Twist, I attach brief details of two projects for which we are collecting funds for a Global Grant. If any of you know of a Club or District that has funds to spare, I would be delighted to liaise with them & give them further details.
Again our Thanks -
Bill