By WENDY SCOTT
JUST over 600 children’s books are on their way to the children of Tarawa, Kiribati, with help from The Kindness Club.
After reading about a Pomona man’s plan to send books to children overseas, The Kindness Club promptly contacted Doug McDonald and offered their assistance. Doug, who had recently visited the Kauma School in Tarawa and recognised their lack of educational resources, welcomed The Kindness Club’s offer of help.
The children began their book drive by sorting through their own books and donating books they no longer needed or felt the children of Tarawa needed more. The families of Cooroy Outside School Hours Care were very supportive of the children’s project and donated many boxes of books.
Inspiring Cooroy organisers, Richard Hansen and Priska Clarke, kindly offered their support by asking attendees of their most recent event to bring along new and used books for The Kindness Club’s project. Cooroy Supa IGA, Sauer’s and Cooroy Mitre 10 kindly donated the materials the children used to make centrepieces for the Inspiring Cooroy event. The centrepieces were then sold on the night raising $290 to put towards the cost of posting the books to the children in Tarawa.
The Kindness Club would like to thank their family and friends, Doug McDonald, Inspiring Cooroy and everyone who donated books. Together we have made a big difference in the lives of our new friends across the ocean. The children of The Kindness Club are excited by the support they receive from the community and look forward to sharing more of their endeavours to spread kindness.
Anyone who would like to contact The Kindness Club and share stories of kindness, they would love to hear from you. They can be contacted at Cooroy Outside School Hours Care on cooroy_oshc@bigpond.com
