2004 Annual Book Drive Update (Jamaica)

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2004 Annual Book Drive Update

Published Aug 31, 2004

The children heard that new books arrived and they came hoping to be the first to get thier hands on them. They did not want to hear that the new books had to be logged and tagged. They waited, especially when they heard that there were books on Jamaica in the pack.

Thanks again to the many of you who participated in the Jamaicans.com 2004 book drive. The books were given to benefit the children of the Allen-Shaw Reading Room in Jamaica. Below are pictures and a thank you letter from the Allen-Shaw Foundation. Thank you and we will do it again next year.

LETTER FROM THE THE ALLEN-SHAW FOUNDATION INC.

“When you [give] a man a book, you don’t sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue-you [give] him a whole new life.” - Christopher Morley

To: All Jamaicans.com Book Drive Contributors

The Allen-Shaw Foundation, Inc. wishes to thank you for your kind participation in the Jamaicans.com 2004 Book Drive to benefit the children of the Allen-Shaw Reading Room in Jamaica, West Indies. At the Allen-Shaw Reading Room, we not only strive to enhance the literacy rate and the interest in reading, but also to make the children proud of their culture, traditions and heritage. The children are grateful for your donations.

We depend on kindness such as yours to achieve our educational goals for the children of the Allen-Shaw Reading Room community.

Sincerely,
Paula Shaw
Founder/Chairperson

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