| Time to Donate Books! |
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Got Books? Don’t throw them out—they’ll pick them up! Kids have books, lots of books, and they outgrow them as quickly as shoes. If you are like most people you can find those books stashed all over – on shelves, in toy boxes and just about anywhere they can be squirreled away. They gather dust, they get dumped all over the floor and they take up space! One solution is to donate your outgrown books to a group that will put them to good use. One such group is Got Books. Got Books supports the community by giving away books to teachers for classrooms, donating to schools, libraries, other groups in need or selling them in book sales or online. One solution is to donate your outgrown books to a group that will put them to good use. One such group is Got Books. Got Books supports the community by giving away books to teachers for classrooms, donating to schools, libraries, other groups in need or selling them in book sales or online. Got Books makes it easy for you to donate - they’ll pick up books, CDs, DVDs video tapes and audio books at your home or you can drop them off at one of their many local donation containers. Don’t think this is limited to just the little ones either - you can donate all of your adult books, cookbooks, textbooks, and many of these will be used for their Books for Troops program.Read More...
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| Got Books? St. Francis Xavier Wants You |
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ACUSHNET, MA - You know those ads proclaiming “Got Milk?” Well, at St. Francis Xavier School in Acushnet, they’ve “Got Books.” Principal Donald A. Pelletier said he saw the latter program advertised on TV. “I thought it would be a great way to raise some money for the school and, at the same time, have the books donated find a new home rather then being discarded into a landfill,” he said. Mr. Pelletier said a large gray “Got Books” container is located a the end of the school building and anyone wishing to donate old books, texts, DVD’s or CD’s can just drop them into it. “Got Books” will donate them to hospitals, other schools, homes for the elderly or to military personnel overseas. In return, St. Francis will get a check based on the amount of items donated. The principal said recycling books is just one way St. Francis is environmentally conscious.Read More...
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| Got Books Raises $2,198 for CSF Scholarships |
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NORTH READING, MA - The Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of North Reading was recently presented a check in the amount of $2198.00 from local fundraising partner Got Books. Through weekly charity book sales during the month of February, Got Books was able to raise this money for scholarships which are provided to North Reading students furthering their education beyond high school. CSF of North Reading, a local chapter of Scholarship America, is a nonprofit organization committed to supplying financial assistance to local students obtaining post-graduate degrees. From their inception in 1963, the organization has awarded over $580,000 to more than 1400 North Reading students. Since a partnership began in April 2007, Got Books has been able to raise over $7,000.00 for CSF. "We’re thrilled. Working with Got Books has given us a whole new set of fundraising alternatives for our Dollars for Scholars program that are interesting, and that everybody can participate in to help raise money,” says CSF North Reading President Dennis Marasca.
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| Donate Used Books to Fund Scholarship |
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FRAMINGHAM, MA - Looking to give your used books to a good cause? There are now two locations in Framingham to donate used books! Got Books has placed a book donation container at the Framingham Recycling Drop-Off Center and the Brophy Elementary School for residents, businesses, schools, libraries, and other groups who wish to donate used books they no longer have a use for and would like to see repurposed. You can also donate used CDs, DVDs, videos and audio books. The donation container located at the Recycling Center on 255 Mount Wayte Avenue is open to residents with stickers every Friday and Saturday from 8am-3pm and Sunday from 11am-3pm. The container at Brophy Elementary on 575 Pleasant St. is open to the public anytime. Proceeds raised from donations in the Recycling Center container will go directly to fund a scholarship for a Framingham High School student pursuing a career with an environmental focus and proceeds raised at Brophy will benefit the school’s funding.Read More...
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| Got Books Teams up with Danvers for Earth Day Event |
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DANVERS, MA - Got Books has once again partnered with the town of Danvers for their annual Earth Day celebration. The two day event was held at the Town Hall over Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 and provided the opportunity for residents to recycle numerous items, including textiles, papers, and other goods. Got Books was on hand to collect used and new books, CDs, DVDs, audio books, and videos from the many Danvers residents who showed up to the event. In total, Got Books was able to save over 12,000 books from the Danvers waste stream.
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| Donate Your Used Books! |
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READING, MA - Are you planning on doing some spring cleaning? Do you have a lot of used books that aren't getting used anymore? Why not donate your used books to Got Books! Got Books is a local organization whose primary mission is to support the community through books. They also sell used books at their weekly Charity Book Sale in North Reading. Used books that you donate are given away to local schools and libraries, sent overseas to local soldiers, and sold online. Got Books offers drop-off locations for you to donate your used books that serve as a fundraiser for these schools: Wood End, Barrows, Joshua Eaton, Killam, and Birch Meadow elementary schools, and Parker and North Reading Middle Schools. Community members can donate used books and other items at these locations anytime. They even have a free pick up service which you can schedule at your convenience to donate. You can donate used books, videos, CDs, DVDs, audio books. Know a school that needs to fundraise? Contact Got Books! Containers collect used books from the public and when they donate you earn! The used books they donate will be paid for by Got Books, earning your school money on a regular basis. For more information on Got Books, visit the Got Books fundraising page.Read More...
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| Donate Used Books to Benefit Schools |
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WOBURN, MA - Looking to donate your used books to a good cause? The Woburn Memorial High School and Saint Charles School of Woburn have partnered with Got Books to place drop-off donation containers for residents, businesses, schools, libraries, and other groups who wish to donate used books they would like to see repurposed. Community members can also donate used CDs, DVDs, videos and audio books. The public can donate used books in the containers, distinguished by their lively purple and yellow signs, which are located at Woburn High School on 88 Montvale Avenue and in the Summer Street parking lot at St. Charles School on 8 Myrtle Street. The public may donate used books at these containers anytime. Items that you donate will benefit each school respectively.
Choose to reuse! When you donate used books they will be kept out of the trash and given a new life. In addition to helping divert waste from landfills, the used books you donate will be repurposed in great ways; they could be donated to schools, libraries, and other groups in need, sent overseas to the troops, or sold in used book sales and online.
About Got Books?
Got Books is a North Reading, MA-based used book seller and fundraiser dedicated to keeping books out of the trash. Got Books raises money for local charities and nonprofit groups through book donations. They have 230+ book containers placed throughout New England at which to donate used books. Can’t make it to the donation container? You can still donate through the Got Books complimentary pick-up service offered throughout MA and NH.Read More...
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| Books for Troops program offered |
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READING, MA - Do you know someone who is currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces overseas? Let Got Books donate a care package full of used books to them! Packages of about 100 books will be sent to each participating service member, which means there will be plenty of used books to enjoy and donate to friends in their unit. The mission of this program is to provide local servicemen and women with engaging and high-quality books to read while stationed overseas. “Got Books,” a local organization dedicated to finding new uses for used books, will hand-pick the books, ensuring that every one will be appropriate and enjoyable to its recipient. The books will typically be small used paperbacks which are lighter and easier to carry. To submit the name and address of a loved one overseas, visit www.GotBooks.com/troops. Got Books will donate all books and also handles and pays for all labor and shipping costs. All that we need from you is a name and an address to donate to! This program is made possible by community members who donate used books. Got Books is dedicated to re-circulating used books, CDs, DVDs, and video donations back into the community and getting them into the hands of people who will value them as you once did. The ‘Books for Troops’ program is just one of the ways this is done. To learn more or to donate used books contact Got Books at 978-664-6555.Read More...
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| Donate Used Books at Needham Transfer Station |
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NEEDHAM, MA - Got books? Donate them! The town of Needham is proud to host a Got Books donation container at the Recycling Transfer Station at 1421 Central St. Residents can donate used books during Transfer Station hours. They can also donate used CDs, DVDs, videos, and audio books are also accepted. Got Books is dedicated to reusing, recycling and keeping books out of the trash. Got Books serves the local community by helping charities and nonprofit groups raise money by hosting weekly Charity Book Sales at its warehouse in North Reading, selling used books they have collected from home pick-ups and 220+ donation bins placed throughout New England.Read More...
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| Got Used Books? Donate Them in Newmarket! |
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NEWMARKET, NH - The Newmarket Transfer Station has partnered with Got Books to place a drop-off donation and reuse container for residents, businesses, schools, libraries, and other groups looking to donate used books they no longer have a use for. The bin will also accept used CDs, DVDs, videos and audio books. The Got Books donation container is on Ash Swamp Road. All residents of Newmarket and Newfields can donate their used books and other items every Saturday from 7:30am to 4pm. Donating used books is a great way to keep them out of the trash and give them a new life with someone who will treasure them as you once did. In addition, when you donate used books, they will be repurposed in several great ways and used to raise money for local groups.Read More...
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