Author Topic: Books for Ulundi (Read 6693 times)

Double D · « **Reply #30 on:** August 11, 2006, 08:47:43 AM »

Two boxes of 159 books arrived today from Cpt Ed. Thanks Ed you are way above and beyond kind!!

Total 700 books, 408 from Ed alone!!!

How about the rest of you? Only 327 to go!!!

Double D · « **Reply #31 on:** August 18, 2006, 06:15:00 AM »

72 more books from Cpt Ed...Ed is making this a one man show!! Thank you again for your generosity Ed!

Double D · « **Reply #32 on:** August 29, 2006, 07:01:29 AM »

37 more books showed up today. Thanks Bill and Ross, they are appreciated. The total now is 813 books.

Only 214 more to meet are goal!!!

Come on guys dig in the boxes out in the garage and get all those books your kids are to old for and send them to me for the Zulu Kids to learn to read!!

Double D · « **Reply #33 on:** August 31, 2006, 06:20:26 PM »

Wiley sent 20 from MI, thanks Wiley, greatly appreciated!!!

We are only 194 books away from our goal. But thats only a goal, not a limit.

Cpt Ed · « **Reply #34 on:** September 09, 2006, 04:13:58 AM »

DD:

Through the kindness and generosity of one of our local Hospital Thrift Stores, I am able to send to you another box, 18 lbs. 12.0 oz, of story books for the children of Ulundi.

Double D · « **Reply #35 on:** September 09, 2006, 05:25:28 AM »

Thnaks Ed, that is great. Some of the others here have sent books also, but we can always use one more. Every book counts. Come on guys put just one book in the mail for the Zulu kids!

Cannonmaker · « **Reply #36 on:** September 21, 2006, 05:41:56 PM »

Today Neff Cannons shiped 5 boxes of books, total of 151.34 lbs. There is 120 plus books. Shiped via US Mail.

We can thank my daughter and son-in-law for gathering the books. I can remind the high school principle of our project and see if they still want to gather books for the Zulu kids.

Rick

Double D · « **Reply #37 on:** September 21, 2006, 06:23:38 PM »

Great Rick!! We can Use them!! Every single one of them. Tell the Principal to send those books. THe kids need them!!!

The actual cheapest way to send the boks is media rate.

And another big thanks goes out to Capt Ed 75 more books, way to go Ed.

How about rest of you can you send even just one book!!!

Cpt Ed · « **Reply #38 on:** September 25, 2006, 09:20:45 AM »

Hello DD:

Today I have posted your way another box of books with the weight of 45 lbs. 3.4 ounces.

There are some really nice books in this load. More education and enjoyment for you and the children.

Cpt Ed.

Double D · « **Reply #39 on:** September 25, 2006, 05:56:25 PM »

Ed you are more the awesome you are Incredible!!!!! Thank you!!!!

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #40 on:** October 04, 2006, 03:30:53 PM »

Darlene's putting together a small box to be shipped soon.

Double D · « **Reply #41 on:** October 11, 2006, 06:10:49 AM »

I was headed to a meeting this afternoon and popped into the Mail room and there were 8 boxes of books. I was running late so don't know who sent them or how many there are yet.

You folks are awesome!!!

We have decided that we are going to divide the books up and take some to Ulundi and some possibley to Eshowe or some other Zululand library.

Thanks folks for helping with this project!

As long as the books keep coming I will find some place for them, and beleive me there are places for them.

Double D · « **Reply #42 on:** October 12, 2006, 05:17:03 AM »

Goooooooaaaaaaaal!!!!!!!!!!
Way to go everyone.

I can't count! There were 10 boxes and 289 books!!!!! Total 1297 books. We met the goal and them some!

Neff Repairs sent 255 books, Wiley Harris sent another 79 bringing his total to 99. Loose Cannon Enterprises sent 30. Cpt Ed sent 25 making his total 584 books.

We will be taking a car load of these books to Ulundi next Wednesday. I will take pictures and post them here.

I am going to keep collecting books and getting them to the poor areas around here. So keep sending them.

Double D · « **Reply #43 on:** October 17, 2006, 06:24:15 PM »

Ernie in Sunburst MT sent a box of 32 books, Thanks Ernie!!! Pretty neighborly of you, Neighbor! Ernie was my neighbor when I lived in Montana!! He lived just over the hill about 20 miles away.

I will be taking a trip up to Ulundi this morning to deliver the first batch of about 1000 books. Should have some pictures tonight.

We still need more books. We are locating a couple of other libraries in need so keep them coming.

Double D · « **Reply #44 on:** October 18, 2006, 07:48:58 AM »

This morning we loaded the car up with as many boxes of books as we could get in and drove to Ulundi to deliver the books you folks have sent for the Kids in Zululand.

The library at Ulundi serves about 300,000 people.

The library has an annual operating budget of R400,000. The Rand was trading today at 7.5 to the $ this morning. That is about $53,000 USD. That money has to cover salaries, maintenance, utilities, improvements and books. That doesn’t leave much room for new books.

This is the main library floor for reference and non fiction. Final exams are going on right now and the high school students were busy writing and researching there papers.

This is the children’s section.

Remember this is a library that serves a community of 300,000.

The Library was very grateful to receive the books. They also identified two other libraries in Zululand in need of books.

So folks please keep the books coming. Talk to your friends and family, ask them to gather books. Talk to you children’s school teacher. Mention it at your church. As long as I am here in South Africa I will continue to gather the books and get them to the kid.

Double D · « **Reply #45 on:** October 22, 2006, 05:17:37 AM »

http://pretoria.usembassy.gov/wwwhnews061020.html

GGaskill · « **Reply #46 on:** October 22, 2006, 06:41:11 AM »

... his network of friend and family in the United States ...

Is this description a case of political correctness or did you not tell them of the source?

Double D · « **Reply #47 on:** October 22, 2006, 09:18:36 AM »

What I told them was that i solcited all my friends and family by email as well as posted on two Cannon boards an four gun boards on the internet. I don't think it had anything to do with PC just basic wordsmithing.

If you remember I set an intial goal of 1027 books and nobody every asked me how I came up with that number.

Cpt Ed · « **Reply #48 on:** October 23, 2006, 11:04:58 AM »

DD:

Two more boxes of books, heading your way. One box 29 lbs 12.8 oz. and the other is 25 lbs. 3.6 oz. for a total weight of 55 lbs. 4 oz.

OK; I will bite,

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE QUOTA NUMBER OF 1027 BOOKS?

Double D · « **Reply #49 on:** October 23, 2006, 05:33:12 PM »

Before Cannons, my passion is Martini Rifles. I first posted this book drive on the Martini Boards, then here. Perhaps the most predominate caliber of the Martini is the 577/450 in the Martini Henry. 577+450=1027

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #50 on:** October 24, 2006, 12:56:13 AM »

Quote from: Double D on October 22, 2006, 09:18:36 AM

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If you remember I set an intial goal of 1027 books and nobody every asked me how I came up with that number.

I remember seeing it, but putting it into the category of "it really should be some other number but came out 1027 because of lateness-of-night or typing skills" and was politely ignored.

Little did I realize that it was a TRAP to see if anyone was a) reading or b) alert/intelligent enough to spot a wierd number and either raise the question.

GOOD JOB! Have you considered transferring to the intelligence community? There might be some openings there.

Double D · « **Reply #51 on:** October 24, 2006, 05:33:45 AM »

By the way Ed, thanks you are a one man book drive!!!

Double D · « **Reply #52 on:** November 08, 2006, 07:50:00 AM »

Quote from: Cpt Ed on October 23, 2006, 11:04:58 AM

DD:

Two more boxes of books, heading your way. One box 29 lbs 12.8 oz. and the other is 25 lbs. 3.6 oz. for a total weight of 55 lbs. 4 oz.

OK; I will bite,

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE QUOTA NUMBER OF 1027 BOOKS?

165 more books from Capt Ed today, Thanks again Ed.

Looks like another trip to Zululand in December. Get those books to me folks!

Cpt Ed · « **Reply #53 on:** November 10, 2006, 09:52:51 AM »

DD:

Another small box of books heading your way. Sorry, but this is probably the last box I can send.

The wife has said no more, must save all of our $$$ before the newly elected Liberal Democrats find a way to steal it all away.

Double D · « **Reply #54 on:** November 12, 2006, 05:35:23 PM »

Ed, in some ways I must agree with your wife. I am greatful to you for every single book you sent, 747 of the 1492 books received so far. I thank you and your wife from the bottom of my heart for your kindness. There are some very poor kids who are going to have a better chance in life because of your genrosity.

The others of you who have sent books, your generosity is as greatfully appreciated as Ed's, as every single book cherished

No how about the rest of you can't you send just one book!

Cpt Ed · « **Reply #55 on:** November 13, 2006, 04:12:22 PM »

Thank you DD for your very kind words. We here on this Board will not let your Kids down.

Double D · « **Reply #56 on:** November 13, 2006, 09:54:37 PM »

Another 26 Books from Cpt Ed and 32 from my Aunt Doris, Thanks Ed and thanks Aunt Doris!!!

Double D · « **Reply #57 on:** December 05, 2006, 08:10:21 AM »

Delivered 300 more books today to St. Augustine's Catholic School in Durban. The books are stacked on the table in the picture.

Now this library looks like it is pretty well stocked with books. But look closely, you are seeing an entire school library to serve 700 primary grade children. Look closer here is what the books look like!

This isn't just a small section of tired worn out books, but all the books in the library look like this. The kids have read the words right off these books. I wish I could have given them more.

St Augustine's in a public school attend by the children of the working class--the maids, gardeners, janitors of Durban. Parents pay school tuition. The Government does provide R100, 000 that's R142.86 per child per year. One U.S. Dollar equaled 7.11 Rand at this morning’s exchange. So R142.86 is $20.09. St Augustines is celbrating it Centanary year this year. We learned of this library from one of the staff at the Consulate. He attended the school when he was a child and is very aware of it's needs.

I will be going next week to a library up the North coast and will deliver about 300 books to another Zululand library. That will leave us just under 300 books that I will be taking to the school at Isandlwana at Christmas.

I still have two more schools and a Zululand library that need books. So if you have some books please send them right away.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #58 on:** December 07, 2006, 06:04:13 AM »

One box, 35 Lbs, headed your way.

(has return address from "Pooch").

Double D · « **Reply #59 on:** December 07, 2006, 08:44:03 AM »

I left something very important out. The reason that library looks so bright and shiny is they just got a grant from the U.S. for new equipment but the grant doesn't provide for books.