If you or your local group or club can help donate books, wonderful! If not, please consider posting on blogs and web sites, Twitter, Facebook, and forwarding to your peers, loops and clubs. (Feel free to link to this post.) Let's all help in any way we can by getting the word out or contributing to the cause.
*PERMISSION TO FORWARD*
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As some of you may already know, a team from the RWA commitee has
started a drive for book donations...
RWA Flooded Communities Book Appeal
We've all seen the devastation the recent Queensland floods have wrought
and have wondered how we can help. We know that for many affected
families, books will not be high on their priorities list for some time
to come.
But...
We also know how valuable books can be in providing time out when
reality gets tough.
So…
With the aid of some wonderful volunteers, we've put together a
Romance Writers of Australia Flooded Communities Book Appeal.
What we need?
FICTION BOOKS! Romance books, children's books, young adult books, genre
books, whatever – either new or in sparkling condition.
Please send them to:
RWA Flooded Communities Book Appeal
PO Box 1717
Noosaville Post Office
Noosaville BC
Queensland 4566
Australia
When to send them?
Now! And any time over the next few months. The books will be boxed and
delivered to the appropriate libraries/schools/neighbourhood
centres/community centres in batches as soon as the communities are
ready to receive them. We'll be liaising with councils, libraries
and schools to ensure this is done appropriately. Feel free to pop a
note inside, or if you're an author, sign it.
Questions:
If you have a question about donations, email Jess Anastasi:
Jess@jessanastasi.com
If you work in a library / council / community centre / school in a
flood affected area, email Rachel Bailey: rachel@rachelbailey.com.au
And now for the extra detail...
I want to ask an extra favour of everyone on this list. If you feel
comfortable enough about it, and your publisher has some sort of
group/e-loop, please forward this on to them. In fact, forward it to
anywhere you think might be useful. Put it up on your blog or website,
talk about it on facebook and twitter. The more people who know, the
more books we're likely to get. We'll take donations from anywhere, so
long as people are willing to send those books!
If you have any questions, send me an email.
Thanks for your cooperation and support!
Jess Anastasi
RWA Flooded Communities Book Appeal Team
To read more about the Australian Flood Disaster, see the News on the SFR Brigade web site or go to Kylie Griffin's blog.
