From 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 14, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at Books for Development (3709 Polk St., Houston, TX 77003).
Books for Development is a nonprofit organization that addresses book shortages in developing countries by increasing access to literacy. It is an all-volunteer organization that relies on book donations and volunteer efforts to ship books and create libraries in nations around the world. According to the Books for Development website, the organization has delivered over 1.5 million books and established around 500 libraries, reaching lives from all over the globe.
At this event, members of the AYLUS Bellaire Branch helped sort books to provide for libraries. Books donated to the warehouse were first sorted by genre. Volunteers then packed the categorized books into cardboard boxes and placed them onto pallets for shipment.
6 AYLUS volunteers participated in this event (9/14, 2 hours): Victoria Wang, Bella Zhu, Sophia Yang, Evelyn Liu, Ryan T. Li, and Isabel Li.
Reported by Isabel Li
