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?Give your books a new life?, this advertisement caught my immediate attention. It was encouraged by Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS) to donate used books in good condition. This was a noble environmental cause. Otherwise people just throw the old books in garbage. By recycling the used books it serves three benefits one is save the landfills by another load & another is a person can have access to books that are otherwise expensive and finally the charity raise some money by selling the used books at a nominal price. I have a mini library at home with approx. 2,000 books. Encouraged to donate I set aside 100 books & contacted the SCHS. They welcomed my contribution & thanked profusely. This motivated me to run a small campaign in my building. I put up notices everywhere asking the people to donate used books. I got another chunk of 75 books donated by the kind neighbors. On my second visit I was told by the Marketing head that they have collected more than 200,000 books for the used book fair & he kindly invited me to be a volunteer at the fair. I immediately accepted the offer & performed the services to arrange books on the preceding evening on 25th Feb & also served on all 4 days of the fair 26th. Feb to 1st March at Sharjah cornice. I performed practically all the duties at the fair viz. Donating the books myself, encouraging others to donate, Sort the books before the fair, Stamping & pricing the books as per instructions, help public to select books, Guide them at various stalls, performed the cashier helping services also. My heart filled with love to the special children for whom the kind Sharjah government is doing so much. I wish to mention here that public donated books in excellent condition. They were useful for all ages starting from 1 year old to 90 year old. They were in all subjects and for all age groups. The fair was visited a large population & it was a grand success where approx. 200,000 books exchanged hands.. I thank all my friends for their contribution and participation in the fair It was a time well spent for a noble cause. I encourage all my global members of Tunza eco-generation to conduct similar campaigns in their respective countries so that the benefits may be spread globally. As this is great eco friendly idea of making the best use of used books & saving the environment. |
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20 Comments
Thanks for the idea. I also have an immense library at home. Will make sure it lasts longer than it would in my own home :)
Posted 18-03-2013 03:28
A very smart initiative that benefits the environment AND aids in the education of the people. Keep up!
Posted 16-03-2013 05:03
thanx Simran, Abhay, Suhawan, Dhiroj, Monica and Janak for reading and posting ur opinions about it
Posted 16-03-2013 01:58
thanx eco generation and christy lee for the encouragement
Posted 16-03-2013 01:55
Great Report Inspiring
Posted 13-03-2013 17:22
Good Initiative! :)
Posted 12-03-2013 20:54
great .............
Posted 12-03-2013 13:25
nice initiative go green make an impact ............... be change maker
Posted 12-03-2013 13:22
Oh, sharing knowledge is a noble thing only human can do. Great job, Raunak! Very impressive work.
Posted 11-03-2013 17:40
Great Idea
Posted 08-03-2013 11:24
what a great reuse idea~! Thanks for introducing such a wonderful event.
Posted 06-03-2013 08:53
i also like keeping books in house rather than give any others..........
Posted 05-03-2013 22:11
books are the source of the knowledge so we should keep them safely.Thanks for the article .....
Posted 04-03-2013 11:26
@Pratap- Thanx for the appreciation
Posted 03-03-2013 17:06
@Sumit- Go ahead convert your small library into a big one..... and never forget the environment
Posted 03-03-2013 17:05
i am also book lover.....i love reading books
Posted 03-03-2013 10:25
my hobby is also keeping books and i have also make small library in my house...........
Posted 03-03-2013 10:10
nice article..........
Posted 03-03-2013 09:46
great one.............keep iit up
Posted 03-03-2013 09:40
very good initiative...appreciated...
Posted 03-03-2013 00:07