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TOTAL NUMBER OF BOOKS DONATED: 11,925




Book Drive Updates

* Clyde and Lynne Hoffland and Cabrillo Middle School came through in a big way with a wonderful donation of books!

* Sheila Strayer donated a number of books to our Ventura headquarters. She wrote to me in an email: "Like you, I love teaching, listening and helping kids. We (adults) can learn so much from them." I could not agree more. Thank you for your support, Shelia!

* Raeanne Alliapoulos donated 30 books to the Boys and Girls Club of Pomona, California! Thanks, Raeanne!!

* We donated 89 good-as-new hardcover best-sellers to the San Buenaventura Friends of the Library in honor of the late, great Chuck Thomas.

* The American Association of University Women donated two big boxes of beautiful new books at their 2010 Interbranch Luncheon. Thank you, ladies!

* Andrea Spence Accinelli and the Write On! Canada Chapter donated 31 new books.

* Ventura's Cabrillo Middle School students donated 167 gorgeous new books.

* Jeff Becker from Ventura donated a huge box of 128 books.

* Linda Brug's class at Ventura High School donated many boxes of beautiful new books.

* Marsha Barr and Santa Barbara High School students donated 47 great young adult books.

* Nichole Schiff from Dallas, Texas donated 50 books to her local library.

* The Baxter Family in Laguna Niguel, California donated two boxes of beautiful books!

* Nanci Cone from Ventura, California donated childrens books in excellent condition.


Books Have Been Donated To...
  • 93rd Street School in Los Angeles
  • Boys and Girls Clubs on Johnson Drive and Olive Street in Ventura, California
  • Casa Pacifica in Camarillo, California
  • Project Understanding in Ventura, California
  • Ventura County Migrant Education Services





Want to get involved?

  • You can mail book donations to the Write On! chapter headquarters: 400 Roosevelt Court, Ventura, CA, 93003

  • Log on to Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com, pick out a book (or two, or three!) and have them shipped 400 Roosevelt Ct, Ventura, CA 93003.

  • Gift cards and monetary donations to purchase books are also very welcome and can be mailed to the above address. (Checks made out to Dallas Woodburn.)

  • You can start a chapter in your area! Donate books to a local charity -- Boys & Girls Clubs are usually very grateful for donations -- and then e-mail me the total number of books donated which will then be added to our grand-total.






"Outside of a dog,
a book is man's best friend. 
Inside of a dog,
it's too dark to read." 
-- Groucho Marx








Below is my car all loaded up to deliver boxes of
beautiful new books to the Boys and Girls Clubs
on Johnson and Olive Streets in Ventura, California.





Thank You to All Who Helped with the
2010 Holiday Book Drive!

There is a common adage: "Life is an echo. What you send out, you get back."

Even in the midst of these difficult financial times, generous individuals responded to our call for books with enthusiasm and compassion. The final donation tally for 2010 was 623 new books, bringing our grand total to nearly 12,000 books!

In Ventura, these beautiful new books were distributed to children through the Boys & Girls Clubs on Johnson and Olive streets and Casa Pacifica.


For the ninth year in a row, we made a big difference by sending out comfort, compassion and hope to underprivileged children. Each new book donated is a seed of learning that helps brighten a life. Indeed, together we changed many lives this holiday season — lives that, I have no doubt, will in turn send out beautiful echoes to others.


"A book is a gift you can

open again and again."
–Garrison Keillor