Book Drop – Laurencekirk
The Second Treehouse on the Left of Laurencekirk has kindly offered to organise a book drop to collect books for Books Abroad during the month of June. The Second Treehouse on the Left can be found at 23 High Street, Laurencekirk. (www.secondtreehouseontheleft.com)
Banff Bookshop Re-opening
Our Banff bookshop is now fully open and we will be pleased to see you in our shop. As a re-opening special we are currently offering all hardback books at £1 and all paperbacks at 50p. So, come along and get a bargain and support a good cause.
Zimbabwe Delivery Update
As promised in our last report we said we update everyone on this delivery when we had more news. We are pleased to say the books have now been distributed. In the photos above the local MP can be seen handing over the donations to the various heads of the schools receiving the books. The schools are still very short of books in Science, Maths and
Uduvil Sri Lanka
As mentioned in our last newsletter we said that the Sri Lankan delivery was being delivered to various schools and organisations. We have now received a thank you letter from one of these organisations: Uduvil Public Library. This quote from a thank you letter illustrates how important and how well appreciated these deliveries are. "They will be a valued addition to our newly expanded Children Library
Sri Lanka Delivery Update
It has taken a lot of time and effort but finally, our shipment to SriLanka, which arrived in December, has been distributed to various schools and organisations in the country. As usual, the recipients are very grateful for the donations and hope that we can send more in the future.
Zimbabwe Delivery
We are pleased to announce that Our Zimbabwe shipment arrived safely in Bulawayo and was unloaded on the 17th of February. These deliveries are very welcome as shown by this extract from the thank you: "Once again thank you very much to Books Abroad and all its partners for the wonderful consignment of books that has so much potential in alleviating poverty through education." Ziphathele Ncube