Wisconsin Books for the World Improving global literacy and education.
Madison Breakfast Rotary Club Focus on Youth and Literacy Coordinates Wisconsin Books • for the World • Sponsors one in-bound and one out-bound exchange student each year Project Home Pant-a-thon • • Special Olympics shot-put • Meals on Wheels Madison Reading Project •
Rotary International 1,200,000 members 35,000 clubs
Because educational resources are scarce in other countries….
… and many schools/libraries in the U.S. need a place for used books…
… we support global literacy and education by placing used books in the hands of people who need them.
History • Began as a Texas – South Africa partnership between two District Governors in 2000 • Three major collection sites in the U.S. • Wisconsin Operation began in 2005 14 Truck Loads 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 7.6 8 7 7 6 6 4 4 3 2 2 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2018 by the Numbers • Collected 3951 boxes of books (94% from schools) • Packed 89 pallets of books (26 pallets fill a truck) • 8 packing events (11 pallets per packing event) • 188 volunteers contributing 619 hours (7 man-hours per pallet) • Shipped 7 truck loads • 171 pallets • Plus 300 desks • Ended the year with 14 finished pallets available to ship and 35 unfinished pallets to pack • 1517 volunteer hours from 607 volunteer events
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Book Collection - Locally Deforest RC Waunakee Madison East RC Madison Breakfast Fitch- Rona Stoughton Oregon
Book Collection – State Wide
Book Collection – State Wide Merrill S.D. Green Bay S.D. Arcadia S.D. Neenah S.D. Kiel S.D. Pardeeville S.D. Kenosha Waukesha Library S.D.
Sort, Pack and Palletize Books 8 packing events in 2017 with 188 volunteers
Shipped from Madison to Houston, TX (Second Wind Foundation)
Houston, TX to Around the Globe
Rotary Connections
2018 Financials Beginning Balance $13,996 Ending Balance $12,282 Income Expenses Schneider Trucking (in-kind) $4750 Shipping* $13,950 MBR $2100 Misc. $726 MBR Foundation $500 Follett $563 Individuals $4296 Total $12,209 Total $14,676 • Includes value of two “free” loads from Schneider Trucking. Does not include one “free” load to Nebraska by Future Foam.
In-kind donations • MATC – Warehouse space • Second Wind Foundation – Overseas Shipping • Schneider Trucking – Two truckloads/year • Hallman Lindsay Paints – Delivery of book donations in Wisconsin • Pelliterri Waste Systems – Cardboard recycling • Future Foam – Local Transportation (+10 pallets of books to Nebraska) • Allen Lund – Transportation brokerage services • Ad Press – Boxes • Steller Services – Boxes • Webcrafters - Pallets
Kenya
Books from Cedar Grove to Uganda…
Desks to from Deforest …
… to Kenya
More desks… From Marshall and McFarland…
… to Kenya and Uganda.
Rotary Book Packing Event • Saturday September 28, 10:00 – Noon.
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