A Border initiative to provide children's books to underprivileged schools in Thailand keeps on growing, with a third collection weighing about 650 kilograms ready for shipment.
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Books for Kids Global has been set up by Suthatta Kanprom and Jos Weemaes in co-operation with the Rotary Club of Wodonga West and Lifeline's Albury office.
Mr Weemaes, who is the Rotary club president, said the donations would be distributed at no cost among 11 primary schools by the Rotary Club of Surin. The last delivery, 250kg of books, was well received.
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"We were made welcome by the children and stories were told to us, all in the English language," he said.
"This project shows that Rotary clubs, combining their resources and getting other organisations involved, can make an impact on young lives in remote areas of the world."
The early childhood reading and picture books are collected through Lifeline and then Books For Kids Global packages them up and organises transport.
This shipment will arrive mid-March and the next is being planned to leave about August.
