books abroad

Could you spare 2 weeks to make a difference?

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!

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

Welcome to the Books Abroad website and blog . As you have probably read already, we are a charity that sends books around the developing world and have been doing this since 1982 . Times have changed since then and Books Abroad has tried to move with them accordingly . In the 21st century technology is moving at an ever increasing rate and the medium of the internet is becoming more of a mainstay in our lives than few thought likely . So now Books Abroad is trying to keep pace and even be a leader in these changing times . Read more »