Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Work smarter with a Pro licence Learn More

Art & Entertainment | Book Reviews | Education | Entertainment Video | Health | Lifestyle | Sport | Sport Video | Search

 

Books for Variety – The Children’s Charity Book Fair

Call for Books for Variety – The Children’s Charity Book Fair

Clear the clutter for 2013! It’s time to make way for the new and rid your cupboards of good quality pre-loved books, games, CDs, DVDs and puzzles. Variety – The Children’s Charity will happily accept donations for its annual Variety Monster Book Fair which will be held from 25 - 28 July at the Alexander Park Function Centre.

The book fair committee is hard at work sorting the donations into over 200 categories of different subjects, enabling purchaser’s easy access to their specific areas of interest.

Funds raised from the Fair will go towards providing grants for books, computers and literacy aides to benefit children nationwide. In 2012, sales exceeded $85,000.

Books can be either dropped off to Variety’s office at 290 Great South Road, Greenlane from 8.30am – 5.00pm or Variety’s special ‘Book Bus’ can pick them up if requested. Please call the Variety office on 520-4111. The Book Bus will pick up in areas within a 20km radius of Greenlane.

Variety - The Children’s Charity levels the playing field for disadvantaged Kiwi kids. Every year we help over 10,000 local children - we meet their unmet health and educational needs providing them with brighter futures.

We work alongside schools, agencies and the government, tackling child poverty so the Kiwi kids who urgently need our life-changing assistance are set up to reach their full potential in life.

With strong roots in entertainment, we’re now famous for unique fundraising events and campaigns.

Every day all sorts of people get the Variety feel-good factor helping all sorts of children in need. Please join us and help create brighter futures for Kiwi kids.

www.variety.org.nz

ENDS

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.

© Scoop Media

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
 
 
 
Culture Headlines | Health Headlines | Education Headlines

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • CULTURE
  • HEALTH
  • EDUCATION
 
 
  • Wellington
  • Christchurch
  • Auckland
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.