Comments | cheezaddict: Books for needy children

cheezaddict

Books for needy children

Feb 01, 2007 11:09

My friend Maria is in New Orleans, volunteering with house gutting, tutoring, and several days a week she staffs a temporary library in one of the temporary YMCA elementary schools in one of the hardest-hit sections of New Orleans. These kids don't have a lot of books that survived the flooding. She talks about how excited they are when they see ( Read more... )

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hep February 1 2007, 20:23:45 UTC

do you think we could donate used books? I have, i am not kidding, 3 6ft wide floor to ceiling books for children, but now that Zane is 8 and graduated to chapter books, most of them are outgrown. We had been discussing whether to donate them to the library here, but most of them are already in the library in town.

cheezaddict February 1 2007, 20:26:55 UTC

Awesome! I'm sure they would love those books. Maria's shipping address is on the wishlist page, you can ship directly to her.

weezyl February 1 2007, 20:24:34 UTC

For awesome; thanks for posting the link to the wishlist, too!

raverpup February 1 2007, 21:14:47 UTC

Just sent two books and two DVDs off the list!

BTW, the address isn't on the wishlist, it's hidden "for privacy."

cheezaddict February 1 2007, 21:59:55 UTC

I have edited the entry with the address:
Shipping Address:
Maria Kramer
Hands On New Orleans
2309 Dryades Street
New Orleans, LA 70113
United States

sassycat8 February 2 2007, 00:18:25 UTC

I sent them a book about FloJo, and now I can't get Baby Got Back outof my head. Thanks for the opportunity to do something easy and good.

mzsa February 2 2007, 18:06:26 UTC

Hi Honey,
First: this made me cry.

Second: I hope you don't mind, but I forwarded this info to a bunch of my coworkers and they are sending some books to Maria.

love you,
me