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Students at Higginson Elementary school in Boston benefit from book donations

“We received the books. We are very thankful for them. They will help the children improve in knowledge and reading.” - M. Sattar, Head Master, St. Souphia Grammar School

“Thank you for the children’s books. We remain thankful for the act of kindness and appreciate this type of work.” - Dr. Mushfiqh Siddiqui, Galaxy School

“We received the books for the cause of knowledge development of students, we are grateful to you for your social service towards our school we are looking for long term association.” - Head Master, Royal High School   

Below is  the Community Learning Resource Center of the Pamanga Barangay Hall near Mindanao in the Philippines . Books were recently sent to this and other Phillippine schools and libraries as part of our ongoing effort to to promote literacy and education globally.

The Pilot, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boston covering Eastern Massachusetts, did a feature write up on us! They featured the collection program active at St. John the Evangelist Church at 2254 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. We have a drop slot container in the rear parking lot of the church. The container is available to the general public for use every day during daylight hours. Read the article here.

Look for our new drop slot containers for your book donations in the parking lots of the Stop & Shop Supermarkets at Brookline, Medford, Saugus, and Watertown (400 Pleasant Street store), in addition to our containers at recycling centers, schools, and other locations as listed in the Where to Go section of our website.

In the first three months of 2007, Hands Across the Water donated over one million books in several shipments that went to needy schools and libraries in Nigeria, Ghana, India, and the Phillippines. The books were enthusiastically received and we have a continuing need for books of all kinds both library and school (text)books on all subjects. Upcoming shipments go to Kenya and Tanzania with continuing support for our domestic mission to help needy areas within the USA. Thanks for all your support.