Ask your library to buy Jane Kurtz's books about Ethiopia. Check them out and read them with your children, grandchildren -- or even by yourself. People can't care about what they don't know about.
Buy copies of Ethiopia Reads’ multi-lingual books for children. 100% of the money goes to Ethiopia Reads.
Organize a book sale and donate the proceeds to Ethiopia Reads.
Host a “dinner party” in which guests stay home and donate the cost of a meal out to Ethiopia Reads.
Write an article about Ethiopia Reads for your school, neighborhood, church, synagogue or community newsletter.
Tell your friends to visit www.ethiopiareads.org.
Honor a friend who loves to read by making a donation in his or her name.
Challenge a group of friends or co-workers to raise enough money to plant one library.
Are you a teacher or librarian? Encourage your students to learn about Ethiopia! Make a book about your school or classroom and ship copies to Shola Children’s Library.
Make Ethiopia Reads the focus of a service project for Scouts, school, camp, church, bar mitzvah, graduation, etc – or just for fun!
Introduce Ethiopia Reads to your service club, such as Kiwanis and Rotary.
Celebrate the birth of a baby by making a gift in a child’s name to Ethiopia Reads.
Let your local librarian know about Ethiopia Reads.
What Children Can Do
Send a favorite book to Ethiopia Reads P.O. Box 2677, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ask birthday party guests to bring a book for Shola Childen’s Library.
Offer to do odd jobs in your neighborhood to raise funds to donate to Ethiopia Reads.
Contribute a portion of allowance money (each week) for the permanent library building fund.
Put your old toys and clothes in a garage sale – contribute the money to Ethiopia Reads.
