[Bookstoprisoners] Re: text books to donate

[Barbara kessel]

AMEN to Deb's WOWWWW' S. Let's say yes to high school textbooks. Barbara

On 8/19/07, Sand and Sea Sells Used Books Etc.
<sandncsells at ameritech.net> wrote:
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> WOWWWWWW!!!!! Our name and site is sure getting around these days!
> Halleluiah!  B2P has made the "big time".
>
> You can always have them ship the books to us!  Our address is on the site
> but you can send it to them if they request info by email.  We could use
> some high school level books.  We get plenty of college but not nearly
> enough lower level math and science.  As long as we don't have to drive up
> there to get them that is!
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> We should all be very proud!  Great work people!!!!
>
> Deb
>
> Deb Sanderson
> Owner/Buyer
> Sand and Sea Sells Used Books Etc.
> www.sandncsells.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jay Schubert
> To: BTP
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 4:38 PM
> Subject: [Bookstoprisoners] Re: text books to donate
>
> Suzanne picked up a copy of the Tribune and found our web site listed in the
> Chicago Tribune Magazine (a glossy insert in Sunday's paper).  It's listed
> in a side bar called "20 (mostly) quick and painless ways to brighten
> tomorrow TODAY"
>
> We're listed as number 5.
>
> 5. Help a prisoner learn
> Donate used books, especially text books, to prisoners so that incarcerated
> men and women can work toward a high school equivalency or college degree.
> books2prisoners.org
>
> While it's likely just a convenient case of a lazy reporter assuming our
> authoritative domain name and good search result rankings means that our
> scope is larger than it in fact is, I'll take it!  Our web site had its
> busiest day and weekend ever with over 2,500 hits so far this weekend from
> more than 130 unique visitors.
>
> So far the extra volume of messages I've gotten today are people interested
> in donating books, who I've been referring to the Chicago projects, but I
> think it's all good :)
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> DayNumber of visitsPagesHitsBandwidth
> 18 Aug 200762424103625.16 MB
> 19 Aug 200772159156137.72 MB
> - Jay
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> On 8/19/07, Jay Schubert <jay.schubert at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Has anyone seen this Trib article today?
> >
> > - Jay
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: polly hawkins < hatcheggs at ameritech.net>
> > Date: Aug 19, 2007 12:58 PM
> > Subject: text books to donate
> > To: jay.schubert at gmail.com
> >
> >
> > Dear Jay,
> > I read about your organization today in the Chicago Tribune. I have 22
> highschool textbooks, our last  child is a high school senior. They are all
> in good condition and most are math and science with some Spanish textbooks.
> > Please let me know where I should send them.
> > Sincerely,
> > Polly Hawkins
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