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Durban Book Drive

In the News Today: A THOUSAND books were collected for various public school libraries in North Durban, thanks to donors who generously opened their hearts during Literacy Month this September.

The project was spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Umhlanga, together with the Interact Club of Tongaat Secondary and Helene Griffiths of Granny Griffs who agreed to the premises being a collection point.

Cohan Arjoona, president of the Rotary Club of Umhlanga, said the book collection drive was initiated by the club. Books were then handed over to the Interact Club of Tongaat Secondary to distribute to school libraries in the area which are under-resourced.

“The schools that will benefit from this drive will finally have libraries with books for learners to read. Literacy… continue reading HERE.

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