Book Project help?

Question

OK, so I am doing an Eagle scout project I have dubbed "Project READenforcement" It's a project I designed to help the Mississippi Gulf coast. When hurricane katrina came in, it wiped out the schools. Well, the state departments uilt them new libraries and stocked them and such, but the classroom library sets were never replaced. Anyway, I am going to begin by collecting as many books as possible for K-12. I started by going to thrift stores, and they either donated them to me by the box or sold them for 50 cents apiece. Now, I need some more ideas. Does anyone have any suggestions on ways I could get massive amounts of books at once? And maybe how I could set up monetary donations? Thanks!!!!!

p.s.---If you would like to donate a book (or monetary donation) please contact me at [e-mail] Thanks again!

Answer 1

Some stores will let you put a box inside their store to accept donations from people who have books to donate. Might even be a good idea to ask a book store if they'd do that for you. For one, people who are looking to donate can do so easily inside a book store, plus it will have a chance of increasing the store's sales because people might buy books there to donate. It's a win/win situation for all involved.

Answer 2

Well... a few years ago in sixth grade, my gifted teacher promised my class an extra 100 exam grade if we all did projects to improve the classroom. I noticed we were badly in need of books. After all, reading is a big part of gifted class, right?

So anyway, I went to Office Max and bought some file-folder boxes. I then went around to my public library and some small bookstores and set them out with a flier-

WANTED- Books for PCMS Gifted Class. Any readable condition accepted. Please no inappropriate books. Thank you for your donation!

I also ran off fliers and asked my principal to hand them out.

I went every day to the library and classrooms (I had boxes in there, too) and picked up books, and every weekend to the bookstores. Within a month I had gathered over five hundred books, most of them in excellent condition!

Ironically, my hard work got washed away by Katrina. Pfft.

The two things to remember are:
Post your fliers somewhere where they'll be appropriate. A gas station or a restaurant- not appropriate. A bookstore or a library- appropriate.
Get the word out! If you really feel up to it, write a letter to your local news station and ask them to run a spot with your phone number and e-mail address. This will tell just about everyone in town that you need books, and they should come pouring in.

As for the monetary donations- get a few huge jars. A restaurant should have some that they would be happy to give away. Clean it out well and hot-glue the lid on. Cut a slit in the top of the lid. Put a flier on the front to show your purpose and beg for donations. Ask local businesses- preferably shops of some sort- if you can place it in their store. You have to break the jar to get to the money, but no one should steal it :D

Answer 3

IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO SOLICIT BOOKS FROM NEIGHBORS, HAVE A BOOK SALE AND DONATE THE MONEY TO THE SCHOOLS. THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE COST OF SHIPPING HEAVY BOOKS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE DUPLICATES. I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE EXTRA BOOKS LAYING AROUND GATHERING DUST. MOST OF US WOULD BE HAPPY TO DONATE.

Answer 4

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