Rosemary and Kathy display some of the 30 shoeboxes that have been filled with presents by Inner Wheel members and friends. They will be sent to vulnerable children and adults overseas through the ‘Shoebox Appeal Charity’.

The Book Bus is a registered charity and was founded in 2008 by publisher Tom Maschler. The Book Bus began work with schools in Zambia, delivering books and working with teachers and volunteers to help get more children reading.

Over the last twelve years, The Book Bus and its fleet of five buses has travelled 250,000 miles and opened further reading schemes in Malawi and Ecuador.

With help from our supporters, volunteers and teachers, over 100,000 children now have books. Not only have they boosted their reading abilities, they share their love of learning and literacy skills with families and communities.

This is just a small selection of the 113 wonderful books we have collected that Rosemary took to the District meeting on Saturday. She thanks you all and says she is sure the children who sit on the bus and listen to the stories will benefit greatly from your kindness.