Books Back Better is a project to collect monetary donations from our wider communities around the motu to buy Booksellers Tokens and distribute these to kura/schools, Kohanga Reo and Kindy’s affected by the recent cyclone Gabrielle in Aotearoa New Zealand.
A group of local Hawkes Bay authors, school librarians and booksellers, led by author Mary-anne Scott, have teamed up with SLANZA (School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) and Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand to create the Books Back Better project.
By donating to this initiative, you will be supporting those in the area to get books back into the hands of children.
Donations will be used to purchase Booksellers Tokens which will be distributed to Kura/School, Kindy or Kohanga Reo in Aotearoa New Zealand affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and who fit the project criteria via an application process. These tokens will enable the affected kura/schools to purchase new books from local booksellers to replace those damaged.
All donations will be collected into a bank account administered by SLANZA and these will be transferred to Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand to purchase Booksellers Tokens which will be distributed equitably by Books Back Better to those affected.
Thank you for your donation!
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Alan Dingley | NZ$52.45
Stay strong!!
UBS Otago | NZ$111.67
Sumner School | NZ$549.90
Sumner School Otautahi; money raised by the Schools' Librarian bake sale. Sending our aroha.
Titirangi School | NZ$1,219.71
Tracey | NZ$416.05
Jody | NZ$290
Funds rasied by the Glendowie College student librarian team
Te Mata Kindergarten | NZ$210
Irene Johnson | NZ$52.45
Dorothy
Life without books would be a complete desert. I'm desperately hoping all schools will now be back to teaching reading using phonetics.
Glubb Family | NZ$104.39
For the children
Annie Naylor | NZ$156.34
What a wonderful way to be able to help. Our children are are future. Mary-anne Scott you are a treasure keep up the good work
Tania | NZ$52.45
Diane Street | NZ$104.39
From the Librarian at Collingwood area school to all our fellow school Librarians. Love Diane Street
The Kiwi Kids' Bookstore
Great initiative. Hope lots of schools will benefit.
Heather/Shane | NZ$519.94
Jo & Jon Eames | NZ$104.39
A fantastic initiative.
Frances | NZ$104.39
Great initiative, everyone! Well done Mary-anne.
Sarah
What a great initiative. Love your work!
Una Cruickshank | NZ$21.29
Christina | NZ$52.45
Great idea!
Beth van der Loeff | NZ$52.45
Hope this goes some way to helping the kids escape for a bit.
Lobat | NZ$104.39
Jane Arthur | NZ$21.29
Jenni Shah | NZ$52.45
Anne | NZ$21.29
Clare | NZ$21.29