Boxes of Books Collected and Donated for Better World Books
Amidst the pressures of finishing essays and studying for finals, CMU students found time in April to look up from their books and conduct a book drive for
those with fewer resources, lending their support to “Better World Books.”
Student Council members launched their book campaign as a way to support world-wide literacy while also helping people find a way to recycle text books, novels, and other books they no longer planned to keep.
“Better World Books is an organization that partners with Books for Africa, Invisible Children, Worldfund, and the National Center for Family Literacy to promote literacy around the world,” explained the Student Council 2010-2011 President Kirsten Hamm. “Any donated books that cannot be used directly in classrooms are sold and the proceeds are used to fund teaching programs in Africa.”
Students established two collection stations on the Shaftesbury campus, and collected a total of 30 boxes with more than 1,000 books donated by students, faculty, staff, and friends of CMU.
“What better way to end the semester than by getting rid of books that you don’t need, for others in need?” asks Hamm.
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is an accredited Christian university offering undergraduate degrees in the arts, music, music therapy, theology, and church ministries, and master degrees in theological studies and Christian ministry. CMU is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). Located in Manitoba, CMU has over 1,700 students at its Shaftesbury Campus in Southwest Winnipeg, at Menno Simons College in downtown Winnipeg, and enrolled through Outtatown, CMU’s adventure and discipleship program.
For information contact:
Nadine Kampen, Communications and Marketing Director
nkampen@cmu.ca
Tel. 204.487.3300, Toll free 877.231.4570
Canadian Mennonite University, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3P 2N2