The Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley worked with the Friends of the Moraga Library with the set-up of books for sale to the local community, for the take-down of the books at the completion of the sale, for the distribution of some unsold books to local non-profit organizations, and for collecting books for the Bahay Pagasa Center in Bacolod, Philippines.
About 800 books per year are shipped to the Bahay Pagasa Center, a center for juveniles in conflict with the law, sponsored by the University of Saint La Salle, located outside of Bacolod. While some of the books are added to the small library at the center, most are re-distributed to needy schools in very remote rural areas outside of the city of Bacolod.
Recently a few Kiwanis members lunched with Brother Kenneth Martinez, President of the University of Saint La Salle to discuss his vision for expanding access to the library at Bahay Pagasa to the local public school teachers.
Pictured:
Brother Kenneth Martinez of the Philippines, FSC, and Kiwanis members Cherie Grant, President Gloria Eive, and Peggy Brown-Salazar with boxes of books ready for shipment to the Philippines.