Preparations for this year’s Bookarama sale are well under way with the collection and sorting already phase up and running.
The Rotary Club of Howick is staging the popular annual event at Somerville Intermediate School from October 9-13.
Bookarama has become Auckland’s largest charitable book fair and depots have been set up throughout the area to collect donated books, puzzles, games, CDs, DVDs and LPs.
The collected items are sorted and categorised ready for the big move to Somerville Intermediate before the sale in the second week of the school holidays.
The sorting operations take place in Ray White’s basement and at Placemakers Pakuranga.
“Once again, we are extremely grateful to the local community for their support,” event convenor David Fels says.
“This is a huge project through which we can turn people’s generosity into funds that can then be ploughed back into a vast variety of local and international projects that help needy families, improve the environment, support heritage, help young people, provide disaster relief and assist community events.
“If there’s anybody who would like to volunteer to help sort items or assist at the sale, they would be more than welcome to join our enthusiastic team.
“If you have an interest, please contact Carole Ansley on 021 253 4899 or Rob Mouncey on 021 413 341”.
People can drop off items for Bookarama at the following locations: Placemakers, 481 Pakuranga Highway; Grasslands, 204 Moore Street; Howick Village Optometrist, 94 Picton Street; Mitre 10 Mega Botany, Bishop Dunn Place; Farm Cove Intermediate, Butley Drive; Lawn Heat and Leisure, 64A Ti Rakau Drive; and The Café Botany Downs, inside Dankse Mobler at Botany Town Centre.
