Clairbourn School

spotlightON SUCCESSBUNDLES OF BOOKS BENEFIT MARYVALEKicking off the school year’s calendar of community serviceprojects, sixth-graders collected and delivered over 1,400books through a BookEnds book drive for the Maryvaleresidential treatment center for abused girls in Rosemead.Maryvale needed a library for its 75 young residents, sothey partnered with BookEnds—a non-profi t organizationwhich empowers kids through student-run book drives thathelp develop libraries for schools and youth organizations(www.bookends.org).The book drive began with BookEnds teaching theClairbourn students about community service and the manyorganizations in the area that need books. They were thengiven instructions on how to run a successful book drive,including ideas for making posters and announcementsat Chapel, as well as how to collect, sort, and pack thebooks. When the books were delivered to the treatmentcenter, students spent quality time reading with the Maryvaleresidents in small groups. Many students found that theywere deeply moved by interacting with these children,and it drove home the importance of understanding andserving the needs of others in the community.Sixth grade students Laura Lundegard, Kylie Salkin, and Emily Giffordworked as a team to sort and pack books collected during the book drivefor the Maryvale library.Aaron Samuelson reads to two young Maryvale residents during the bookdrive for the Maryvale library.SPRING 2008 BRANCHING OUTEbony Martin counted and sorted books with her fellow students during thebook drive for the Maryvale library.17