Books For The World Beaverton Rotary

1. BOOKS FOR RWANDA
A World Community Service
Project of Beaverton Rotary Club
and Many Partners

2. GOALS OF THE PROJECT
To send used K-12 school textbooks and
used library shelving to Rwanda

3. RECIPIENTS
• Kigali Parents School and other schools
• National Library of Rwanda

4. SHIPPING COSTS WERE PAID WITH
ROTARY MATCHING GRANT #79516
• International Partner: Rotary Club of
Hood River
• Host Country Partner: Rotary Club of
Kigali-Mont Jali in Rwanda

5. DONORS OF FUNDS
Rotary Clubs of
• Astoria
• Hillsboro
• Hood River
• Lake Oswego
• Gresham
• McMinnville Sunrise
• Portland
• Salem Creekside
The Rotary Foundation
A generous Private Donor

6. Where did the books come from?

7. About 32,000 used K-12 textbooks were donated by our
partner Bookbyte, an online bookseller in Salem

10. Loading

12. Books from Bookbyte filled a 40 ft shipping container

13. Additional books were collected by volunteers

14. School districts donated books being replaced
with new editions

16. a
Volunteers sorted and packed tons of books

17. The books plus used library shelving donated by
the library of Portland State University filled a
second 40 foot shipping container

18. In Rwanda the books were unloaded by hand

19. And sorted for distribution

20. The shelves were assembled

21. And set up

23. Rotary Club of Kigali-Mont Jali held a Handing-over Event

24. Happy students couldn’t wait to start reading

27. Teachers were glad to have books for reference

29. Happiness is having a book to read!

30. Books and shelving were sent to Rwanda by
ROTARY BOOKS FOR THE WORLD NW
An International Service Project of
Beaverton Rotary Club and Many Partners
Shipping used textbooks around the world
to book-hungry students!
Slideshow by Joyce Lockard rj.lockard@frontier.com