Comments on: Books for Kids, Aid for Guimaras, Trees, etc.

By: Arlene

Arlene — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:06:01 +0000

Way to go MM! You’re really an inspiration. Friends of ours in Manila have put-up a small daycare center, to reach out to the poor. In nation-transformation, they see the task as reaching out 1-family-at-a-time. We’re trying to be part of that project.

Re books, we need them in nation-building — to spark imagination, to inspire young kids, to build knowledge … I’ll organize something with my friends in Manila, so those who can donate books know what types of book (maybe even age group of kids) will be suitable.

By: Mia

Mia — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:18:33 +0000

you are such an inspiration to all!! Thanks for all your good work!

By: wysgal

wysgal — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:29:20 +0000

In my house we have so many books (lots of people = lots of books) that one day I got tired of seeing useless volumes like “50 Prizewinning Woodwork Projects” and three copies of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that I pulled everything out and started cataloging it. We weren’t sure where we could donate the books but I was thinking we’d figure it out.

A few days later some college students literally knocked on our door and asked if we had any books to donate because they were collecting books for donation to a public school’s library. We unloaded over a hundred books straightaway. =)

In any case I think we still have a lot of reading material lying around in various black holes (as I’m sure many other households with grown up children do) … MARKETMAN: let us know what kind of children’s books you want to gather and I’m sure you’ll get a lot of donations.

By: Cay

Cay — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:02:10 +0000

If only I saw your post earlier I couldh’ve commented as well, bless you MM for your good deeds! When I was in a book sale here in LA I heard the coordinator say that the books that were’nt sold were going to be donated in schools there in the Philippines. I just hope they did ahaha =]]

By: ken

ken — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:25:48 +0000

omigod! marketman! that’s so nice of you…i salute people who help save the our environment. :-)

By: millet

millet — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:25:01 +0000

wow, am overwhelmed! i was gone for a day and look at the fantastic reponses to this post! frankly, i do not know a cheap way of sending used books. there is a chain of used bookstores here in davao (bookshop) and in manila (book sale), and sometimes their books come with “goodwill” stickers and all, but i think they ship them by container vans. as to customs duties, i do not know how much these people pay, but i know one charitable group that had some trouble getting used books in because of ridiculous customs duties. now, if anyone can help us get through these two major issues, that would be the greatest thing. keeping my fingers crossed….

By: filet minion

filet minion — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:30:45 +0000

excellent idea marketman!

yey! we’ll all support your book drive! and this time we could actually do more than just leave posts! btw, what kind of books do you usually send? textbook types or storybooks?

By: Chinachix

Chinachix — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:43:40 +0000

Wow! Am glad the enthusiasm is catching on…reading is one of the best ways to encourage curiousity and creativity in kids. I am working on filling up a box and sending it through the balikbayan service in our area, but am just looking for someone to receive and distribute it directly on the other end. btw, what is the name of that school you visited in Batangas? MM has been generous enough to offer to coordinate receipt…I will email you once ready and hopefully, we can work something out. Salamat uli!

By: Marilou

Marilou — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:07:55 +0000

What a great idea! I’m in! I’ll be keeping an eye on your blog and collecting books for kids. I have lots of gently used books that my kids have out grown plus there are great bargains and sales during the Christmas season at the local bookstores. Just let us know where to send them. Last year I participated in a similar drive that involved knitting hats and mittens for kids…heck this is a lot easier!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:55:52 +0000

Hi everyone, YES, I think I will craft a separate post on this for next week. I am heading out of town for a few days so I won’t be commenting much but I have left posts for release over the next two days… thanks so much!