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Following the success of our SCHOLAR Challenge to Rajasthan in October 2007, Books Abroad and International Rescue Corps (www.intrescue.org.uk) are organising a joint fundraising mission to Bhuj, Gujarat, India the epicentre of the devastating earthquake in 2001.

For further details please see attached file.

Mission_To_Bhuj_2009.pdf

At midnight on Saturday 29th September, during the Books Abroad 25th Anniversary Ball at The Exchange, Thainstone, Inverurie the auction on ebay.co.uk of a complete set of signed Harry Potter books donated by J K Rowling ended with a winning bid of £18,200 - a fantastic result!

Exclusive Harry Potter prize means world attention for Books Abroad

More details about our Harry Potter 7 books auction can be found at our 'About Us' page on Ebay.

We have uploaded photos of the complete set of 7 books in our gallery. Read more »

To celebrate the first 25 years of Books Abroad a Ball is being held at The Exchange, Thainstone, Inverurie on Saturday 29th September. Tickets are priced at £45 pp and tables are available. ( 8 people )

Steve Robertson from Scotland The What has kindly volunteered his services for our after dinner speaker and the Woodlands Dance Orchestra will be providing the music during the evening. An auction will be held on the night and donations for this have been received from J K Rowling, Alexander McCall Smith, Louis de Bernier, Ian Rankin and Stuart McBride to name but a few.

If you are interested in coming along , do not hesitate in getting in contact with the Office on 01464 861446

Welcome to the latest adventure for Books Abroad. The Scottish Charities Helping Overseas Learning And Resources is a joint venture between two charities from the North East of Scotland.

Scholar_Flyer.doc

The_Scholar_Challenge-Rajasthan-FINAL-26.01.07.doc