Dell Volunteers – 2017

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Many thanks to Dell CS team for their hard work on November 17. They completed the 18 boxes we had for them. Pictured are, front row: Kristi Cooper, Betty Harris, Harmonie Sullivan, and Sabra Luton. Back row are Bill Kelly, Raymond Duran, Randy Maynard, and Richard Cooper.

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Thanks to the six volunteers from Dell IMO who prepared 20 boxes of books on November 3. Pictured, left to right, are Jo Scribner, Chris Kleiman, Victoria Reichman, Kristen Dolbeare, Mike Palmer, and Scott Hayter.

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Thanks to the volunteers from Dell GDO Marketing who completed 11 boxes on October 20. Many thanks to Carl, Rebecca, Sofia, Felicia, Andre, and Scott for all their help.

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Thanks to Dell volunteers who prepared books on September 22. They are, from left to right, Kristen O’Neal, Lana Acola, and Rocco Pape.

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We had another hard working group of volunteers from Dell this afternoon (September 8). Led by Shyrla Zapata, they completed 27 boxes. Pictured left to right are Wendy, Natasha, Patricia, Kathy, Amanda, Natalie, Zack , Shyrla (seated) and Analicia (not pictured). Thanks to all for a very productive afternoon!

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Thanks to the volunteers from Dell Global Eval who prepared books on June 16. They were a hard working group who finished all 23 boxes that we had. Our thanks to Harleen, Meenu, Rhett, Ginger, Diana C, Katie, Stephanie, Brynna, Rohit, Hannah, Carmen, Tripti, and Diana G.

A large group of 12 Dell volunteers prepared books on April 21. They completed 19 boxes, all that we had ready to process. Many thanks to Rebecca Sanchez for organizing the group from Cloud Client Services + Solutions with Steve Lalla SVP+GM

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On Friday, April 7, we had our first Dell group processing books for the 2018 shipment.  The volunteers were from Dell’s EUC Configuration  Services, and they completed 14 boxes. Pictured, left to right, are Anna Swanson, Raymond Duran, Olanda Sharp-Buckley, Bill Kelly, Amy Jackson, and Randy Maynard.

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The Global Evaluation Programs Team volunteered on February 16. They finished all 15 boxes that we had which satisfied our goal for 2017! Shipping will occur in March. Pictured left to right are Ginger Garner, Stephanie Regas, Brynna Vogel, Diana Garcia, Katie Bennett, Jackie Vallejo, Rhett O’Hara, and Diana Clukey.

dell_2017_01_27.jpgAmerica’s GPP group from Dell (10 volunteers) finished 15 boxes on January 27, getting us so close to this year’s goal for 7 libraries in Kenya. Many thanks to this group led by Shyrla Zapata. They are faithful Libraries of Love volunteers.

Global Dell Outlet volunteers at Libraries of LoveA group led by Felicia White from Global Dell Outlet processed 15 boxes on January 20. We are getting close to making our goal for 2017’s libraries in Kenya.

Download our brochure

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Click the image above to download our updated tri-fold brochure. In PDF format, it’s a great pass-around to use to share the Libraries of Love story, complete with details of our mission and contact information.

Thanks to Olivia’s World Literacy

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Books here. Books there. Books everywhere! Cheers! Thanks to Teresa and Joni who brought books all the way from Andrews, Texas. Theresa has a nonprofit, Olivia’s World Literacy, that donates books to groups in honor of her granddaughter, Olivia, who died.

What a great way to pay tribute! Many thanks Teresa and Joni.

Mbale/Kampala, Uganda – Summer 2016

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What a great team!  It is hard to imagine the work involved. This team definitely did their part – working quickly and tirelessly. They laughed and joked even when conditions were hot and dirty at times . They are pictured with our favorite safari driver, Naser.

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One new library created

Thirteen existing Libraries of Love libraries were restocked this summer with thousands of books, and one new high school library was created. Many thanks to the incredible 2016 team for their hard work and for taking time to share their love with the students. The “mzungu” parade through the villages to visit sponsored students’ homes will never be forgotten. The huge smiles said it all.

Continue reading “Mbale/Kampala, Uganda – Summer 2016”

Dell Volunteers – 2016

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The last Dell volunteer group of the year came to prepare books on December 9. Lydia, Jason, Kristen, Mohit, Nadia, and David completed 18 boxes. Many thanks to this group of hardworking Dell volunteers.

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Dell volunteers from Sales Stregy and Planning volunteered on November 11, 2016. Pictured from left are Felicia Zhang, Anna Montillet, Jonathan Mason, and Kristen Jernigan.

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Dell volunteers prepare books for check out on November 11, 2016.

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Dell services volunteers Liz Otero, Joe Roth, and Greg Sinney volunteered on November 4, 2016.

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A wonderful group from Global Production Planning volunteered on October 28, 2016.  They completed 18 boxes for us. They are from left to right Kristina, Shyrla, Andrea, Maggie  Garrett, Diana, and Kathy.

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Our volunteers on September 30, 2016, were once again from DELL-Amer.GPP. This group has been such a dependable group of volunteers, and we are so grateful for their faithful service to Libraries of Love. Left to right in the photo are Andrea, Maggie,  Martin,  Jamie,  Amanda,  Thang, Wendy, Patricia,  and Kathy. They completed 19 boxes!

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Led by Felicia White, this wonderful group of Dell volunteers completed 14 boxes on September 2, 2016.

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This group from Dell Enterprise Tools volunteered on July 8, 2016. They completed 22 boxes, which was really awesome. Pictured are, front row, Niki Zezulka, Tim Pael, Seetha Mahadevan, Georgia Thompson and, back row, Walter Sims, Steve Miller, Juan Lobo. Alexa Koenigseder, Clark Robinson, and Jan Bobak.

 

Donate Books with African Themes

Go to Amazon to make your selection.

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Thanks to board member Jim Matthews and his wife, Ellen, who volunteers weekly, for this wonderful idea. They’ve put together a list of books with African themes, and now they are available directly from Amazon. Just click here and make your selection. The books will be shipped to Libraries of Love where we’ll add spine labels and pockets and cards for checkout.

It has been our hope for some time to provide more books with African settings so that the children who read them in Uganda – and Kenya – can better identify with the stories. Now, you can be the one to provide the books.

Perhaps if your child has a birthday party, each student could donate a book, or give a book as a Christmas present. What a great way to teach philanthropy!

Thank you, as always, for your support.

Annual BBQ Dinner & Fundraiser

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Full house! Wonderful evening. Thanks to those who cooked, brought desserts, helped at the event, and were able to attend. The Libraries of Love team appreciates you!

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This is your chance to show your support, hear inspiring updates, and enjoy some great food provided by Pflugerville Community Church. A highlight this year is the premiere of the Libaries of Love video created by a professional videographer who spent time filming our work in Uganda this year. Many thanks to Lynne and Anne Dobson for their firm faith in our mission and for funding this project.

  • Saturday, October 1, 6-8 PM
  • Pflugerville Community Church, 1214 Pfennig Ln
  • $10 per plate ($5 for 6 and under)

Learn more here

Your donations make it all happen

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An all volunteer organization, Libraries of Love has created libraries in 36 schools in Uganda and reached an estimated 70,000 students since 2005. Thanks to the individuals, groups, book publishers, distributors, and library material suppliers who support our cause. Libraries of Love is also on Amazon Smile. If you select us as your charity, Amazon will donate a part of any qualified purchase to Libraries of Love. To learn more, go to http://smile.amazon.com/about.

Click DONATE on the menu above to make a donation now.  Thank you for your support.

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Facebook post from Trudy (June 26, 2015):
Our incredible team boarded the airplane an hour ago to return to the States. They restocked 11 libraries 
(which is more difficult than doing new ones), and created 3 new libraries. They spent time with many young people, sang and visited in classes, took boda rides through the bush, and made many new friends. I will miss them!

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More than Books
Libraries of Love Team 2015 rode motorbikes through the countryside sharing love with kids and adults. The team handed out suckers and toothbrushes. Those in the bush will always remember the time when the mzungus arrived on 8 bodas.

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A lifelong partnership
We appreciate Babirye Sophie. She has been a Libraries of Love librarian for 6 years. Over 800 students come to borrow books each week at Ugandan Martyrs Primary. The library has had many visitors, such as those from the Red Cross and Operation Uganda. Sophie said she especially loves the 2-day librarian meeting sponsored by Libraries of Love where she gets to interact with other librarians. She also loves reading novels. Cheers for Sophie!


Thankful for past support and looking to the future
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