A book collection drive staged by a local volunteer charity has been a resounding success, with hundreds of tomes set to be donated to an orphanage.
Books for a Cause was organised by the Sacred Heart School (SHS) Interact Club, which is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Salmaniya (RCS).
The Interact Club – a Rotary-sponsored service organisation for young people aged 12 to 18 – was established at SHS just last month and currently comprises 47 high school students who have already collected more than 350 books from kind-hearted donors.
The project was inspired following a visit by an RCS delegation to the school.
RCS president Hanadi Al Ansari told the GDN that the students gave them an impressive presentation showcasing the initiatives they hoped to undertake, ranging from teaching children from low-income families to helping animals.
“They made a video documenting their ideas, adding some humour so that it can appeal to a wider audience. It was wonderful how they brought everything together,” she said.
Among the students’ proposals, the plan to donate books particularly resonated with the rotary members.
RCS board secretary Seema Ahmad – an SHS alumna who attended the meeting – said the timing of the idea could not have been better, as the Rotary was preparing for its annual school bag distribution to several entities including an orphanage.
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