Book Drive for Sri Lankan Refugee Camps
By Mickey Boardman
My friend Tanya Selvaratnam is in the middle of a book drive for a mobile library in the IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps and for orphanages in her native Sri Lanka. She is looking for books for kids ages 4-19, and so far she has collected hundreds from individuals and publishing houses. There are thousands of kids in the camps, so she would like to send many many more. The Asia Foundation is coordinating getting the books to Sri Lanka, and Tanya needs your contributions by November 19 to make the next container. If you don't have books that fit the bill, you can purchase books online and have them sent to her. To participate and find out more, please contact Tanya directly here. Mr. Mickey is sending a bunch of books that were super-cheap on QVC.com Here's the link. It's 15 books for just over 20 clams!!
She also wanted you to know about Sri Lankan humanitarian organizations Sarvodaya and the Manitha Neyam Trust. You don't hear much about them abroad, but they're working in and around the camps and have solid reputations.
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