Well, seeing as how I've spent the summer stalking Jen, Melissa Richie, the UCF Interns in Ballymena, and Robbie & Jeremiah via their blogs, I figure it's time I contribute to this new found fascination...
Location: Samford Hall, room 309- my home away from home
Time of day: 11:39am CST
State of mind: optimistic
People within 20 yards: Stan Davis, Major Gifts Officer
Last time you saw an ugly baby: I went home this weekend and was hoping to catch a glimpse of this kid Meri Claire who is the ugliest baby ever... no such luck
Book that you're currently reading and enjoying: Kara gave me a really cool book that I'm excited about reading, but haven't really started yet... and I can't remember what it's called. So, I fail this question.
Ok, now that I've gotten all the minutia out of the way... Like I said, I went home this past weekend for the annual Altrusa Labor Day book sale. It really is a weekend I look forward to every year. Altrusa is a national service organization that focuses on literacy. Their annual fundraiser is a massive book sale, and my dad is a member (and avid book reader slash collector) so I go home to help out. Now, you may be thinking... "used book sale, no biggie". Well, my dad guesstimated on Friday that we had about 120,000 books! It is a ridiculously huge endeavor. It's so much fun! It's all these old ladies from the library and my dad basically, so it's hysterical... the drama that undoubtedly ensues is usually because someone found a whole box of hardback fictions in the biographies, or that one volunteer decided to organize the romance novels by author and another person didn't think that was a good idea. So... that was my weekend. Good news: we raised $21,350 to give to the Ronald McDonald House, student scholarships, and local schools!
Ok, here are some pictures.
Location: Samford Hall, room 309- my home away from home
Time of day: 11:39am CST
State of mind: optimistic
People within 20 yards: Stan Davis, Major Gifts Officer
Last time you saw an ugly baby: I went home this weekend and was hoping to catch a glimpse of this kid Meri Claire who is the ugliest baby ever... no such luck
Book that you're currently reading and enjoying: Kara gave me a really cool book that I'm excited about reading, but haven't really started yet... and I can't remember what it's called. So, I fail this question.
Ok, now that I've gotten all the minutia out of the way... Like I said, I went home this past weekend for the annual Altrusa Labor Day book sale. It really is a weekend I look forward to every year. Altrusa is a national service organization that focuses on literacy. Their annual fundraiser is a massive book sale, and my dad is a member (and avid book reader slash collector) so I go home to help out. Now, you may be thinking... "used book sale, no biggie". Well, my dad guesstimated on Friday that we had about 120,000 books! It is a ridiculously huge endeavor. It's so much fun! It's all these old ladies from the library and my dad basically, so it's hysterical... the drama that undoubtedly ensues is usually because someone found a whole box of hardback fictions in the biographies, or that one volunteer decided to organize the romance novels by author and another person didn't think that was a good idea. So... that was my weekend. Good news: we raised $21,350 to give to the Ronald McDonald House, student scholarships, and local schools!
Ok, here are some pictures. 1. Before the people came in... one angle of 120,000 books in boxes.
2. The ridiculous line before we opened the doors. Oh, and it was raining.
3. Tons of people shopping for cheap books! What joy!
2 comments:
Dear Em. Lovely post, really, beautifully written. However, you failed to include the words schlep and hump...which would have been most beneficial to readers and contributors world wide. Love.
I didn't think the world was ready Jane... not quite yet.
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