Tulane University Freeman School BLOG

I received this email and felt it was a worthy enough cause (and spearheaded by a Freeman student) to throw it out to the blogosphere. And if kids are reading books, that means they’re not polluting their minds with pointless drivel like K-Ville (which is about to be canceled…yeah I called it!)

Quick summary:

- Masters of Accounting Student Laura Cox is part of CACTUS (Community Action Council of Tulane University Students)
- Running a book drive for New Orleans school kids
- Has 4000 kids’ requests for books, now needs to supply books!
More info at their website, www.bookgivingtree.org

Laura Says:

Help us help the children in the New Orleans public elementary schools this holiday season! THE BOOK GIVING TREE is an organization dedicated to providing the children of New Orleans with books for the holidays!
We have a list of 4,000 children and a book they each requested for the Holidays. We are currently collecting, wrapping, and delivering books to the schools…

Please help us by donating a book, money, or wrapping paper! It is reallllly easy and inexpensive! Also, pass this message along to your family and friends at home…We need all the help we can get!

Visit our website: http://www.bookgivingtree.org

Or email me if you want a list of kids: bookgivingtree@gmail.com

The full dish:

> My name is Laura Cox, and I am a graduate student at Tulane
> University pursuing my Master of Accounting degree. I am on the Board of C.A.C.T.U.S.
> (Community Action Council of Tulane University Students), the umbrella
> organization for community service programs at the University.
>
> This year I am running the Book Giving Tree project. We are hoping
> to provide students in the New Orleans public elementary schools in
> Pre-K through 2nd grade with books for the Holidays. We need your
> help! As a student of Tulane University, you are part of the New
> Orleans community, and you understand the importance of building a
> strong relationship between the city and the university.
>
>
>
> Earlier this fall, I sent out packets to each of the public
> elementary schools in Orleans Parish. I received responses from over
> half of the schools, and I now have a list of about 4,000 children
> requesting books! I have the names of each child and a book they
> requested for the Holidays, and I need help completing the project! We
> need help raising money and collecting books. We are hoping that this
> will be a huge and successful project, but we need support.
>
>
>
> Please let me know if you are able to help in any capacity (i.e.:
> donating books, money, wrapping paper, etc.)! We want to make this as
> easy as possible for donors, so we encourage you to purchase books or
> wrapping paper online and ship it to us directly. Also, all donations
> made to the Book Giving Tree go through Tulane University and are
> tax-deductible! We are hoping to receive all of the donations by
> Thanksgiving and all of the books by the first week in December…
>
> Feel free to email me and visit our website,
> www.bookgivingtree.org , for more information about the project.
>
> Thanks so much!!
>
>
>
> Laura Cox
>
> Tulane CACTUS
>
> Book Giving Tree Chair
>
> (847)644-0004
>
> bookgivingtree@gmail.com

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