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BRISBANE VOLUNTEERS: Books 4 PNG Kids is taking a two-week break. We’ll be back again as usual on Wednesday, September 18 and Friday, September 20.

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Today we bring you photos of Charles Bilgan’s recent deliveries for Books 4 PNG Kids to 13 primary schools in Kundiawa-Gembogl District, Simbu Province.

And we also say thank you and farewell to a group of year 12 students from Carinity Education Southside who have been volunteering at Books 4 PNG Kids as part of their community service.

It’s the last time this group of hardworking and efficient students, accompanied by teacher Julie Cavanagh and youth worker Sharon Armbrust, will be volunteering at our Salisbury factory as they will be concentrating on their studies next term before they graduate.

As Books 4 PNG Kids CEO and founder Heather Doonan told them, packing and labelling cartons of books so that they’re ready to be shipped to PNG for schools in need of books really makes a huge difference. “It’s people like you that make it all happen,” she said.

We wish each student all the best for the future!

Meanwhile, thousands of parents, students and young people turned out for a book distribution day at Gembogl Station, Simbu, in July, when Charles Bilgan delivered 50 cartons of primary school books donated by Books 4 PNG Kids to 13 schools.

The recipient schools included Gondumakane, Gambugl, Kegesuglo, Pombumer, Goro, Womatne, Krumugl, Bongul, Bona, Mainage, Kagir and Golme Primary Schools.

Mt Wilhelm Secondary School received 25 cartons of books donated by Brisbane-based charity Project Yumi.

Our thanks to Charles and team for their outstanding efforts!

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​Volunteers are always welcome to join us on Fridays and some Wednesdays (except public holidays) at Books 4 PNG Kids factory at 39 Flanders St, Salisbury, on Brisbane's southside.

Come along any time from 8.30am-4pm on Fridays.

Just wear closed-in shoes. Lunch is provided.

For Wednesday times, ph: Heather on 0418 623 675.

Currently accepting book donations suitable for preschool and primary school children, both fiction and nonfiction up to a reading age of 12, including picture books, beginner readers, textbooks, up-to-date atlases, dictionaries, geographical magazines, Bibles, unused maths and English workbooks, and stationery.

No teachers' resources, thank you.

Please see our drop-off locations below. We are no longer picking up books. 

Email all requests for PNG schools to books4pngkids@gmail.com