On Friday, January 5th, 2024, members of the AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch sold balloons in order to raise enough money for the African Library Book Drive Event. The weather during that time was quite chilly. However, there were still many people.
We raised $147. The best selling items were balloon swords, frogs, and pikachus. We sold all the balloons for either 1 dollar or 2 dollars each. All the parents and children were very supportive of our goal, and some even bought more than one balloon.
We sold these items to raise money for our book drive. To transport the books to Africa, we needed some money. We needed around 500 dollars plus shipping costs. Yesterday, we raised just a bit of the money needed. In the future, we will continue hosting fundraisers such as this one to support our book drive.
Our Volunteers:
Hong Hao Liu (Alfred): 1 hour
Stephanie ShiRan You: 1 hour
Sophia ShiHan You: 1 hour
Iokseng Lin: 1 hour
Ioklee Lin: 1 hour
Ioknor Lin: 1 hour
Iokting Lin: 1 hour
Runyi Liu: 1 hour
Ryan Wu: 1 hour
Velma Wu: 1 hour
Christopher Robles: 1 hour
Ethan Wang: 1 hour
Report by Sophia ShiHan You, Hong Hao Liu (Alfred)
Reviewed by Jia Qi Liu (Angela)
