2010 Totals

Books Collected: 1,129

Books Distributed: 368

Number of Organizations: 4

Used Bookstore Credit: $100

Thank you for your continued support!

Adult Books

Got used, unwanted paperbacks? We are able to trade adult books for children's books at the used bookstore, so please save any and ALL unwanted books!

Reading Program

Books 4 Belize will now be looking to donate books to The Reading Partners program in the South Bay! Save your children's books. Montague Elementary School is in need of books for the beginning readers, such as K-2nd grade. The "Take Reading Home" program provides students with books to read and keep forever. Visit http://www.readingpartners.org for more information. We are thrilled to support this great cause!

Books Donated to Sacred Heart Community Service in San Jose, Ca

These 120 books were donated to Sacred Heart along with 50 others

totaling 170 books!

Book Collection: December

December 4: 335 Children's Books

Donor: Morrison Family

Working with the Presentation Book Club!

We will be working in conjunction with Presentation's Book Club to facilitate the donation of educational resources to local libraries, after school programs, and schools. We will continue to update the blog with more details as we iron out the logistics!

"AND ALL THE BOOKS YOU’VE READ HAVE BEEN READ BY OTHER PEOPLE. AND ALL THE SONGS YOU’VE LOVED HAVE BEEN HEARD BY OTHER PEOPLE. AND THAT GIRL THAT’S PRETTY TO YOU IS PRETTY TO OTHER PEOPLE. AND THAT IF YOU LOOKED AT THESE FACTS WHEN YOU WERE HAPPY, YOU WOULD FEEL GREAT BECAUSE YOU ARE DESCRIBING ‘UNITY'."

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Book Collection Totals!

San Jose Chapter:

Current collection total (updated as of November 23rd): 794

Volunteers at the August 21 Meeting

Left to Right: Kaitlyn Garish, Melanie Borrelli, Emily Wolf,

Megan Bence, Natalie Audelo, Amanda Fasano

Books Sent to the Boys and Girls Club in San Francisco

These 100 Books Were Donated to the Boys and Girls Club in San Francisco

Book Collection: July-September

We are so thankful for the generosity of our donors!

September 17: Books Collected from the Book

Drop off at Presentation High School

Donors: Tori Tsolis, Kristen Vaccarello

September 2: New Adult Books

Donors: The Reisers, Thailers, and Goldstones

August 21: Purchased Books

August 15: New Shipment of Teen Books

Donor: Kaitlyn Garish

July 31: New Shipment of Children's BooksDonor: Bailey Family

November 26th 2010

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are currently in the process of counting, sorting, and boxing recent shipments of books. As the holidays are fast approaching, we are in the process of looking for local organizations in need of educational resources. The blog will be updated with new totals, pictures, and information in the next few weeks!