The Rotary Club of Howick would like to give a big Christmas thank you to the Community of Howick for supporting the most successful Bookarama that the club has ever run.
Project coordinator Geoff Thompson said, “With two years of collections, we knew we had the largest volume of books, puzzles, DVDs CDs and LPs to present to the public to buy and what is great is that they responded to make it the most financially successful project we have ever run.
“The funds raised this year will add significantly to the more than $500,000 that the project has made over the years and, in turn, will allow the club to continue to help families in need, improve the environment, support heritage, develop young people and assist local fun events.”
Thompson said it is not only the public and book dealers purchasing the books that make it successful.
“It is the support that we have had from Ray White Real Estate through Marie Raos and the RSA for storage, all of the depots at Placemakers, Grasslands, House of Travel, Howick Village Optometrists, David Fels Showcase Jewellers, Botany Mitre 10 Mega, Farm Cove Intermediate, Lawn Heat and Leisure and the Café Botany Downs, retailers and the HVA in promotion, the venue at Somerville Intermediate and the assistance we got in moving the books from Coastguard,” said Thompson.
“Even individual members of the public came to help. The project’s huge success belongs to the whole community.”
Rotary President Madeleine East also commented. “This year’s Bookarama with two years of collections has been a herculean effort by the club and all of the community groups and individual members of the public involved and it is a testament to the way that the Howick community works together for charitable purposes,” East said.
“On behalf of the club, I would like to extend a huge thank you for all those people who helped make this the most successful Bookarama we have ever held and we look forward to making the funds raised available for the vast range of community projects that the club has in front of it.”
