University: Norwich

READ Book Project Norwich is returns for 2009!

THE IMPORTANT STUFF!

25,000 BOOKS £6,000

£1,289.27 SO FAR

Last year we sent over 20,000 textbooks to Tanzania! We couldn't do this without your support. Help us to repeat the success this year!

PROJECT LEADERS

Harriet Corbett PR and Communications

I’m a second year Environmental Sciences student at UEA. I lived in Singapore for eight years before coming to university. While there I was exposed to volunteering along with different countries and cultures. READ Book Project enables me to fulfil both of those interests! I was a volunteer last year and travelled to Tanzania over the summer, meaning I was able to see the project through from beginning to end! READ is unique in that sense! Although hard work, Tanzania was an amazing experience which cemented my belief that a small group of students can make a fundamental improvement to education on an international scale.

Daniel Hester-Smith Resources Collection

Natalie Tucker Fundraising

Kate Barnett Think Global

I am in my second year at UEA studying International Development. I have always been interested in International newd and global issues and I am passionate about learning about different countries and coultures, having recently travelled to Japan, Zambia, Morocco and Ecuador. READ is an amazing oppertunity to actively make a difference, helping both to promote education in Tanzania and to encourage recycling in the UK, whilst raising awareness about problems faced in developing countries. The initiative is particularly special due to the fact that it's main body consists of students dedicated to a good cause. Volunteering for READ is a great chance to meet new people and make new friends. Though a challenging task, being part of READ is very rewarding and perhaps most importantly, lots of fun!

FUNDRAISING

£6,000 is our target so we can complete our mission of sending 25,000 textbooks to Tanzania! We have an enthusiastic bunch of volunteers hot on the task and lots of ideas in the pipeline! Here are some of the latest suggestions:

Book Sales

Rhythm for READ

24hour Challenge

Norwich Monopoly

RAG Collaboration

Live Free for a Week Raffle

Garden House Pub Quiz

Max Giammello's Hairdressing

BOOK COLLECTION

TEXTBOOKS

We are in the process of contacting schools and arranging our first Book Collection Week of 2009. We envisage collecting about 50,000 which must all be sorted through in order to source the very best and up to date books for shipment to Tanzania. If you are an educator, or work in a school, or simply have some textbooks you want to get rid of, please get in touch and we can discuss logistics!

OUR NEXT BOOK COLLECTION WEEK:- MONDAY 16, NOVEMBER - FRIDAY 20, NOVEMBER 2009

BETTER WORLD BOOKS

An exciting collaboration is happening this year with Better World Books (BWB). All the books we collect that aren't suitable for shipment to Tanzania are sent to BWB, who sell them online on our behalf and we can reap the profits! There are now collection boxes all around the University of East Anglia campus so please bring those books along you don't need anymore! You can find the boxes at:

HOW CAN I HELP?

INTERNET SHOPPER?

Whenever you internet shop, please consider using the website www.easyfundraising.org.uk. By simply clicking on the link of a retailer from the easyfundraising website, a small percentage of any purchases you make will be donated to a charity of your choice. Registration to the site is free and you can select from a list of great causes. READ Book Project Norwich is of course registered and we would love for you buy things on our behalf!

DONATIONS

If you wish to simply donate money please visit www.justgiving.com/readbookprojectnorwich

BOOKS

We are collecting ALL types of books throughout the year. We will have drop boxes all around the UEA campus or if you have a large number of books, please get in touch so we can relieve you of them! Please do bear in mind though, that in order to be as cost effective as possible, we do ask that you hang on to your books until our book collections weeks, when we will have manpower and vans available to pick up your books. If you really can't wait, you can drop them off at Big Yellow Storage in Norwich, just get in touch and we'll give you the details!

RESOURCES

You name it and we can make use of it! We are always looking for resources to make our lives a little easier or to make a fundraising event that much more fun! If you could offer any services or equipment to a great charitable cause, please get in touch!

MORE INFORMATION

To contact us about fundraising, book collection or any other general queries please feel free to drop us an email or give us a call.

E norwich@readbookproject.org.uk

T 07986207716

SPONSORS

READ Book Project Norwich would not be possible were it not for the kind support of: