If you want to write, read!

"When I was really little I asked my dad if he had read every book in the world yet. I also asked him if he knew the answer to everything. He let me know that the best you can do is know a little about many things and know enough about those things to find out more about them if you want. He made me become a librarian!" Melanie Wood, librarian in Charlotte, NC


"Fiction is as essential as milk. I believe that in literature, in poetry, that we learn what we need to know." Elizabeth Strout

"Put a good book into the hands of a skilled and passionate teacher and those ideas come alive in the classroom; not longer is reading simply a laborious and necessary evil...Suddenly. reading has purpose." Steve Wolk. (2009) Reading for a Better World: Teaching for Social Responsibility with Young Adult Literature, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, (52:8), p. 664.

"Narrative is an 'existential necessity.' Through dialogue we 'mediate the world, in order to name the world,' and that by narrating our worlds, we transform them and thus gain significance as human beings." G. Wesley Houp, (2009), Lana's Story:Re-Storying Literacy Education, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (52:8), p. 701, quoting Friere, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Haiti Relief Update




On December 16 I blogged about a Haiti Relief project that Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, NC sponsored. Yesterday, I received the following e-mail from Diane Dworek, of the co-coordinators:

"So what all did God send to Haiti through your generosity and giving spirits? Well would you believe…..?

"1469 full size bars of soap, 16 boxes girls clothing, 10 boxes boys clothing, 137 underwear/training pants, 16 boxes women clothing, 14 boxes men’s clothing, 5 boxes misc kids shoes, 4 boxes adult shoes, 3,000 pairs of Crocs, 850 back packs, 1916 washcloths, 1737 toothbrushes, 737 toothpaste tubes, 449 full size shampoo + conditioner and hair products, 5 boxes other toiletry items, 60 enamelware mugs, 1182 rolls of toilet paper, 163 gallons Clorox, 100 first aid kits for each orphanage room, 1,200 pounds + medical supplies, 5 boxes misc. hygiene items, 117 Igloo coolers, 100 pre-cut cooler stands w/nails, 2 dry erase boards, 9 boxes towels & sheets, 3 boxes school supplies, extra lumber, 1 TV, ! new sewing machine, cloth, 2 stainless steel industrial tables, a 6 ft. folding table." Diane Dworek

It's wonderful to be a part of a community who has reached across cultures to help people recovering from hurricanes and floods. Image courtesy of Endeavor to Develop Education. Technorati Tags:
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1 comments:

Jean said...

Wow, Carol! Isn't God good? Isn't it wonderful that He works through generous people?

Blessings,
Jean
http://www.jeanmatthewhallwords.blogspot.com