Onward to Moshi Town

Being this is the official season of giving, though I believe it should be a year round sport, I would like to offer my thanks to Denise and her friends in California as well as my friends here in Ontario. Your enthusiasm, encouragement, and support for this project have surpassed everything we could have hoped for to this point. It couldn't have been done without you. It has been simply astounding. I am grateful for everything all of you have done. Asanteni sana.
The box arrived from California like a wonderful surprise Christmas present early yesterday evening.
Now the next stage begins. There is a total of nine boxes of books going over; the majority of which are bound for St. Theresia. It will take between six to eight weeks for them to arrive in Moshi.
I will be travelling over at the end of January or beginning of February in order to assist in organizing the resources for use and purchasing other materials.
This is a very exciting time and I am very thankful for your abundant generosity and giving spirits.

Moving along

Today, I packaged and mailed a box of new dictionaries and writer's handbooks and a few novelettes as well to Nick in Canada. He will add my box to his 8 or so boxes that will be shipped to Tanzania shortly. So far, I have raised $300! I will send Nick all the cash I raise before he goes to Tanzania at the end of January so that he can use that money to buy books for the school library there, saving shipping costs and contributing to the local economy as well. Again, thanks to the folks that have contributed to the fund!

Denise

Moving Right Along

The updates look terrific. I've just gotten to it today. I just finished delivering a shipment of used texts and other reading resources to an exchange program in Toronto over the weekend. A number of texts and reading materials will be available for schools looking for discounted resources and places in need within Canada. The texts and novels they are unable to use will be recycled from which the proceeds will be donated to buy school materials, texts, reading resources, and general classroom supplies in other developing countries through highly regarded international aid agency. I've collected five boxes of reading resources for St. Theresia which amounts to approximately three hundred books in a variety of reading ranges. They will be shipped over shortly. In addition, enough funds have been collected to cover the entire cost of shipping. There is also moneys left over to purchase reading supplies from shops/distributors located within Tanzania. I'll be organizing that for my arrival in country as part of my return trip. Many heartfelt thanks and greetings to everyone who has contributed to this project both in the U.S. and Canada.