Youth Groups Sought to Organize Local Book Drive
Bedsidebooks is seeking students, scouts and youth groups to establish book drive to benefit local non profits. Groups and individuals can earn a stipend up to $450 for their efforts.
New York, NY, December 13, 2006 --(PR.com)-- It's a publishing blockbuster and everyone has to have a copy. It's the DaVinci Code, Harry Potter or the latest Stephen King novel. It's a must have book that will be read intensely while it's hot, and then put on a shelf. Many times it will never be opened again. Why do we keep them, well this isn't a psychology project, so we won’t go beyond what Cicero said: "A room with no books is like a body with no soul."
In less than 30 years, the amount of non-durable goods (which include paper) in the solid waste stream has nearly tripled. Unlike a daily newspaper which becomes stale as yesterday’s fish dinner, a book can have multiple lives. Just go to the library and confirm that the latest bestseller is read dozens of times. That is the concept behind Bedsidebooks, a program dedicated to reducing paper in the solid waste stream, reusing books, and teaching members of the community that materials once cherished by one person can be loved by someone new.
"Bedsidebooks" program was established in 2003 when a high school student noted the lack of available reading matter in his grandfather’s nursing home. It was named "Bedsidebooks" because most of the residents of the nursing home were bedridden. Since that time, the program has expanded to 15 states.
The program is seeking student volunteers to collect, sort and deliver books to needy members of the community. The program also has an environmental side, too. One tree is saved for every 300 books recycled. In addition, books that get reused don’t end up in the nation’s landfills. Project participants will receive a certificate commending them for outstanding achievement in environmental protection services from the President of the United States. Youth groups and individuals will also be eligible for stipends that range up to $450.
More information is available at www.bedsidebooks.org and Bedsidebooks@gmail.com.
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In less than 30 years, the amount of non-durable goods (which include paper) in the solid waste stream has nearly tripled. Unlike a daily newspaper which becomes stale as yesterday’s fish dinner, a book can have multiple lives. Just go to the library and confirm that the latest bestseller is read dozens of times. That is the concept behind Bedsidebooks, a program dedicated to reducing paper in the solid waste stream, reusing books, and teaching members of the community that materials once cherished by one person can be loved by someone new.
"Bedsidebooks" program was established in 2003 when a high school student noted the lack of available reading matter in his grandfather’s nursing home. It was named "Bedsidebooks" because most of the residents of the nursing home were bedridden. Since that time, the program has expanded to 15 states.
The program is seeking student volunteers to collect, sort and deliver books to needy members of the community. The program also has an environmental side, too. One tree is saved for every 300 books recycled. In addition, books that get reused don’t end up in the nation’s landfills. Project participants will receive a certificate commending them for outstanding achievement in environmental protection services from the President of the United States. Youth groups and individuals will also be eligible for stipends that range up to $450.
More information is available at www.bedsidebooks.org and Bedsidebooks@gmail.com.
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Bedsidebooks, Inc.
Raphael Spiro
718-263-4320
www.bedsidebooks.org
Raphael Spiro
718-263-4320
www.bedsidebooks.org
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